When the Planet Wobbles: What NASA’s Discovery Means for a Delta Nation

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When the Planet Wobbles: What NASA’s Discovery Means for a Delta Nation

Somewhere beneath our feet, the planet is quietly shifting its balance. NASA scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have refined a method for tracking Earth’s centre of mass, the point around which its gravitational pull is centered, finding it moves several millimetres yearly as water, ice, and air redistribute globally. Snow over North America nudges…

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Science, Technology & Innovation

When Reporting Becomes a Weapon: Lobbies, Bias, and the Crisis of Crime Journalism in Bangladesh

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When Reporting Becomes a Weapon: Lobbies, Bias, and the Crisis of Crime Journalism in Bangladesh

Crime reporting in Bangladesh occupies a peculiar and vulnerable position. It touches on police investigations, political interests, business rivalries, and personal reputations all at once, which makes it uniquely exposed to influence from parties who benefit from a particular version of events reaching the public. The result, increasingly visible in recent years, is a media…

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Media, Publishing & Digital Dissemination

A Timely Push for a Unified Skills Framework: Reviewing the PM’s National Training Directive

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A Timely Push for a Unified Skills Framework: Reviewing the PM’s National Training Directive

The recent directive (by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh) to introduce a unified, internationally standard training and certification system for Bangladesh’s youth marks a genuinely constructive intervention in a sector long plagued by fragmentation. Chairing the third meeting of the Governing Body of the National Skills Development Authority, the head of government identified a problem…

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Trade, Commerce & Industry

A Nation Squeezed: The Politics Behind Bangladesh’s Latest Fuel Price Shock

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A Nation Squeezed: The Politics Behind Bangladesh’s Latest Fuel Price Shock

Bangladesh’s decision to raise diesel, petrol, octane, and kerosene prices by Tk 20 per litre from September 21 has triggered one of the year’s sharpest political confrontations. Diesel now costs Tk 135, up from Tk 115, while kerosene has jumped nearly 15 percent to Tk 155. The government, in office since February, frames the increase…

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Politics, Democracy & Citizen Rights

Too Late, or Right on Time? Bangladesh’s New Madrasa Protection Rules

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Too Late, or Right on Time? Bangladesh’s New Madrasa Protection Rules

Bangladesh’s apex Qawmi madrasa authority, Al Haiatul Ulya Lil Jamiatil Qawmia Bangladesh, has issued its clearest statement yet on student welfare: a categorical ban on beating students, a mandate for functioning protection committees, and a seven-day deadline for investigating complaints. The announcement raises an obvious question. Does it arrive too late to matter, and what…

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Education

A Delayed Ballot, a Deepening Gap: What the EC’s Postponement Means for Local Governance and Law and Order

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A Delayed Ballot, a Deepening Gap: What the EC’s Postponement Means for Local Governance and Law and Order

This article examines the Election Commission’s decision to rule out local government elections this year, and considers its implications for regional governance, law and order, and the protection of vulnerable citizens across Bangladesh. On its surface, the announcement that local elections will not take place in November or December is an administrative scheduling matter. Preparations…

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Law & Local Governance

Harvest as Blessing or Distress: Moral Hazard in Bangladesh’s Agricultural Supply Chain

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Harvest as Blessing or Distress: Moral Hazard in Bangladesh’s Agricultural Supply Chain

For a Bangladeshi farmer, harvest season carries a peculiar duality. A bumper crop of rice, potatoes, or vegetables ought to be an occasion for celebration, yet a striking number of farmers describe the moment with apprehension rather than relief. The disjuncture does not originate in the fields themselves, where yield is the product of soil,…

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Agriculture

E-Governance in Local Government: Bridging the Gaps to 2030

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E-Governance in Local Government: Bridging the Gaps to 2030

On 31 August, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh organised a significant discussion titled “E-Governance in Local Government Institutions: Current State and the Way Forward.” The analysis and recommendations presented by the panelists show that Bangladesh has already gained positive momentum on its path toward digital transformation, and that the time has come to…

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Law & Local Governance

The Star Who Never Faded: Salman Shah and the Wound he Left on Bangladeshi Cinema

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The Star Who Never Faded: Salman Shah and the Wound he Left on Bangladeshi Cinema

In the early 1990s, Bangladeshi cinema discovered a face capable of selling tickets on the strength of a poster alone. Chowdhury Mohammad Shahriar Emon, better known as Salman Shah, entered the industry in 1993 with Keyamat Theke Keyamat and, within roughly three years, redefined what a Bangladeshi leading man could look like on screen, bringing…

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Art, Literature, History & National Heritage

The Missing Ledger: What the SAARC Revival Debate Still Has Not Priced In

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The Missing Ledger: What the SAARC Revival Debate Still Has Not Priced In

A recent piece in The Oniket Bulletin, titled Can SAARC Be Revived, and If So, Under Bangladesh’s Leadership, makes a useful contribution by tracing this year’s wave of regional unrest, from Bangladesh’s 2024 uprising to Sri Lanka’s Aragalaya and Nepal’s youth protests, back to a shared institutional vacuum. Its central claim is compelling: a functioning…

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Economy & Policy Governance
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