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One Way Table: Why Is Bangladesh a Host in Culinary Treaties but Never a Guest?

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 editor No Comments

The purpose of this article is to examine why Bangladesh consistently hosts foreign culinary diplomacy initiatives but rarely promotes its own cuisine through equivalent platforms abroad. While international food festivals are often presented as cultural celebrations, they are also instruments of trade promotion, tourism marketing, and economic diplomacy. The article argues that Bangladesh’s position is…

Trade, Commerce & Industry

The Scattered Home: Why Bangladeshi Bangaliana Needs a Global Network

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 editor 2 Comments

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

Why Bangladesh Struggles on the Global Pageant and Brand Ambassador Stage

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 editor No Comments

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

Facebook dark: Bangladesh too?

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 editor No Comments

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…

Media, Publishing & Digital Dissemination

Implant Industry in Bangladesh: A Challenge or a Prospect?

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 editor No Comments

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…

Health

Online Illicit Relationships in Bangladesh: Implications for Mental Health, Social Harmony, and Human Dignity

July 23, 2026August 29, 2026 editor 2 Comments

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…

Humanity, Social Welfare, Human Rights & Happiness

Subsidizing Cataract Surgery in Bangladesh: Too Little or Too Late?

July 23, 2026July 30, 2026 editor No Comments

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…

Health

The Award that Arrives after Life Ends

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

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…

Art, Literature, History & National Heritage

Beyond Headlines: Why Bangladesh Needs Educational Media that Inspires Knowledge, Pride, and National Identity

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

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,…

Media, Publishing & Digital Dissemination

Mustafa Monwar

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 editor No Comments

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…