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Data Protection and Hacking in Bangladesh: Will the New Act Perform?

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 editor No Comments

Meem Arafat Manab’s article, published in The Daily Star on 7 July 2026, offers a compelling critique of Bangladesh’s Personal Data Protection Act (2026), arguing that the law is structurally inadequate to safeguard citizens’ personal data. While the piece makes a persuasive case regarding enforcement gaps and architectural flaws in Bangladesh’s digital infrastructure, it occasionally…

Science, Technology & Innovation

Mental Health in Bangladesh: Reasons or Habits?

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh faces a substantial mental health crisis, with pooled prevalence estimates for depression, anxiety, and stress reaching 47%, 47%, and 44% respectively during the COVID 19 pandemic. Rather than prescribing positive behaviours to adopt, this article synthesises evidence on the everyday habits that actively erode psychological wellbeing in the Bangladeshi context, arguing that eliminating these…

Health, Humanity, Social Welfare, Human Rights & Happiness

The Present and Future of Space Research in Bangladesh

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 editor No Comments

When Bangladesh launched the Bangabandhu-1 satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in May 2018, it joined a relatively small club of nations that own and operate geostationary communications satellites. It was a landmark moment, and it was celebrated as such. But a single commercial communications satellite, managed by the Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited…

Science, Technology & Innovation