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The Scattered Home: Why Bangladeshi Bangaliana Needs a Global Network

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The purpose of this article is to examine why Bangladeshi Bangaliana has struggled to develop a cohesive global presence despite the rapid growth of Bangladeshi communities across the world. While migration has created vibrant expatriate populations on every continent, it has not produced a connected cultural network capable of transmitting language, literature and identity across…

Art, Literature, History & National Heritage

Life and Philosophy of Humayun Ahmed

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Humayun Ahmed remains the most widely read Bangla novelist of the post-independence era, a writer whose stories defined how an entire nation understood itself. Born in 1948 in Mohanganj, Netrokona, and raised across the district towns of a young country, he grew up in a household where literature and public service were inseparable. His father,…

Art, Literature, History & National Heritage

English Medium Schools in Bangladesh: Achievements, Growing Popularity, and National Realities

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Over the past three decades, English medium education has expanded rapidly and become an important component of Bangladesh’s education system. While this stream of education has made a significant contribution to providing internationally recognised education, expanding opportunities for higher studies, and preparing students for the global job market, it has also raised important questions about…

Education

Borrowed Light: The Prospect for Green Data Centers in Bangladesh

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Every Dhaka kid of my generation remembers the sound before the darkness, a small click, and then nothing. Load-shedding didn’t warn you. It arrived mid-sentence, mid-boss-fight, mid-save. You lit a candle, and if you were lucky, your progress had been saved a few minutes earlier. If you weren’t, you replayed the whole level from memory,…

Science, Technology & Innovation

Why Bangladesh Struggles on the Global Pageant and Brand Ambassador Stage

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The purpose of this article is to examine why Bangladesh continues to remain largely absent from the global beauty pageant, modelling, and celebrity brand ambassador industries despite possessing one of the world’s largest garment manufacturing sectors. It argues that the country’s limited international presence is not the result of a shortage of talent but of…

Humanity, Social Welfare, Human Rights & Happiness

The QatarEnergy Disruption and Bangladesh’s Energy Reckoning

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Assessing Structural Exposure and the Path to Energy Resilience This article assesses the economic effects of QatarEnergy’s LNG disruption and identifies priorities for strengthening Bangladesh’s energy resilience. The crisis exposes excessive dependence on imported LNG and the cost of underutilised generation without secure fuel. Immediate priorities are transparent procurement and disciplined gas allocation. Medium-term resilience…

Sustainability & Urban Planning