Weekly Bangladesh Policy Outlook: Analysis, Truth, Debate.
The article aims to highlight how a technical failure at a single foreign company, Facebook, exposed Bangladesh’s overreliance on one platform for everyday communication, business, and social connection. It uses the outage as a starting point to raise a bigger policy question about digital sovereignty and infrastructure dependency. The piece describes a Facebook outage that…
This article examines Bangladesh’s cosmetic and aesthetic implant industry, a sector that has grown quietly in the shadow of public silence and policy neglect. The intention is to assess, in plain terms, why a market with clear and rising demand has produced almost no domestic capacity, and what that failure costs the country in economic…
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The purpose of this article is to examine how the growing prevalence of online illicit relationships in Bangladesh affects mental health, family stability, social harmony, and individual dignity, while exploring practical ways to promote personal responsibility, ethical digital behaviour, and community well-being. In summary, the article finds that these relationships are not driven by a…
The purpose of this article is to examine the government’s newly announced plan to provide free and subsidised cataract surgery to roughly 10 lakh visually impaired people in Bangladesh, and to assess whether this initiative is built to deliver lasting change or whether it risks becoming a short-lived political gesture. The article looks beyond the…
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This article examines a recurring pattern in Bangladesh’s cultural life: the state’s tendency to honour its artists only after they have died. Using the examples of Azam Khan, Ayub Bacchu, Helal Hafiz, and Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah, it questions why recognition so often arrives as a postscript rather than a timely tribute, and what this delay…
This article examines Bangladeshi media’s limited commitment to educational programming, highlighting why these matters for national development. It identifies lessons from respected public interest media organizations to help create a culture of knowledge, heritage, and scientific awareness. Mass media shapes how citizens understand their country. In Bangladesh, television, newspapers, and digital platforms prioritize politics, crime,…
Mustafa Monwar, who passed away on 29 June 2026 at the age of 91, was one of the most versatile and beloved cultural figures in the history of Bangladesh. A painter, sculptor, puppeteer, television director, art educator and radio performer, his creative life spanned nine decades and left an enduring imprint on the nation’s artistic…
Social media has undoubtedly revolutionised communication. For the millions of Bangladeshis living in the United Kingdom and the United States, platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok and X have become virtual bridges connecting them with families, friends and events back home. These digital platforms have helped preserve cultural identity, promote businesses and strengthen community…
Overview Bangladesh carries a literary heritage of remarkable depth. From the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore to the novels of Humayun Ahmed, the country has long nurtured a reading culture shaped by language, emotion, and a fierce sense of identity. That culture, however, has struggled to find its footing in the digital age. Despite a young,…
Bangladesh has always been a nation that breathes poetry. From the electrifying songs of 1971 to the melancholic love verses whispered into the rainy season, poetry has never been merely a literary form here. It has been a pulse, a prayer, a way of being alive. But today, that very intimacy between a people and…
