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

July 23, 2026July 23, 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

Cyber Security Act Reform and Citizen Rights

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s digital rights landscape is once again in flux. On 13 July 2026, the Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister announced that the government has initiated amendments to the Cyber Security Act to compel international platforms to remove defamatory content within defined timeframes. A five-member cabinet committee has been formed to review the proposed changes….

Politics, Democracy & Citizen Rights

Fearless does not mean Mindless: Mirza Fakhrul on free media in Bangladesh

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 editor No Comments

LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s remark that “the stronger the media, the stronger the democracy” delivered at a reception for the newly elected executive committee of the Thakurgaon Press Club crystallizes a principle that Bangladesh has long acknowledged in rhetoric but struggled to uphold in practice. His call for journalists to “call things as…

Media, Publishing & Digital Dissemination

Bangladesh’s Child Marriage Restraint Act 2017: Did we pay attention?

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s Child Marriage Restraint Act 2017 was designed to modernise a colonial era statute and curb one of the highest child marriage rates on earth. Instead, its controversial Section 19 special provision has become the focal point of sustained domestic and international criticism, raising questions about whether the reform moved the country forward or backward….

Law & Local Governance

Working from Home and Sick Days: The New Social Challenges Facing Modern Working Families

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 editor No Comments

In today’s world, the term “Work from Home” has become familiar to almost everyone. The purpose of this article is to examine how the growing trend of remote work and the rise of technology-driven healthcare services such as telemedicine have transformed the experience of working parents during periods of illness. It explores the social, familial,…

Humanity, Social Welfare, Human Rights & Happiness

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

The endangered capital: Flood and Dhaka

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

Dhaka floods after thirty to forty millimetres of rain. A capital of over twenty million people, built on the world’s largest delta, submerges under the modest downpour that any functioning monsoon city should absorb without incident. This is not an act of nature. It is the accumulated consequence of a century and a half of…

Sustainability & Urban Planning

Forecasting Bangladesh’s Economic Recovery: Timelines, Reform Priorities, and Long-Term Sustainability

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s economy has demonstrated resilience over several decades despite global economic shocks, domestic inflationary pressures, exchange-rate adjustments, and financial sector challenges. Recent data published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) indicate that the economy continues to expand, although at a slower pace than its long-term average, while inflation and business confidence remain important concerns. …

Economy & Policy Governance

Gen AI and Education Policy in Bangladesh

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

The rapid diffusion of generative artificial intelligence tools into everyday academic life has confronted Bangladesh’s education system with a challenge it is poorly equipped to meet. From primary schools anchored in rote memorization to university departments where theory still outpaces practice, the gap between technological reality and curriculum preparedness has grown unmistakably wide. Recognizing this…

Education

Legal Reforms in Bangladesh on Adultery Cases

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh’s Penal Code of 1860 retains a colonial-era provision on adultery that is increasingly difficult to reconcile with the country’s constitutional commitments to equality and non-discrimination. Section 497, as it currently stands, not only fails to protect the very individuals it claims to serve but actively perpetuates gender-based legal inequality with far-reaching social consequences. The…

Law & Local Governance