Weekly Bangladesh Policy Outlook: Analysis, Truth, Debate.
Ruksana Akhter Freelance Architect Chattogram is Bangladesh’s commercial engine. As the country’s principal port city and second largest urban centre, it drives a disproportionate share of national trade, industry, and economic activity. Yet the commercial buildings that house this economic energy are, by any credible measure, dangerously unfit for purpose. A convergence of fire hazards,…
Desk Report Oniket Research Group The indigenous communities of Muralipara in Rangamati live beneath hills that could collapse at any moment (the daily star). For Chingchoyai Marma, a mother of four, the last monsoon was so terrifying that her entire family fled to her in law’s house for two weeks, returning only after the rain…
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Sustainable infrastructure is not merely a development ambition for Bangladesh; it is a strategic imperative. As the country continues its trajectory of economic growth, bridges have emerged as critical connectors of markets, regions, and communities. They reduce transport costs, enable disaster response, and draw peripheral areas into national value chains. How Bangladesh finances, builds, and…
