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Degrees Without Direction: Addressing the Graduate Skill Gap in Bangladesh

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 editor No Comments

Bangladesh produces hundreds of thousands of universities graduates every year. It does not, by most employer accounts, produce nearly enough job-ready professionals. The distance between these two facts represents one of the most consequential economic inefficiencies the country faces, i.e a systemic skill gap that wastes human capital, depresses wages, prolongs youth unemployment, and constrains…

Education

Second Chance: Jute’s Present Crisis and Future Promise in Bangladesh

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 editor No Comments

For most of the twentieth century, jute was Bangladesh’s identity crop. The golden fibre built the foreign exchange reserves of undivided Bengal, financed the Pakistani state’s infrastructure ambitions, and gave the new nation of Bangladesh whatever economic foundation it inherited in 1971. That era of dominance is long past. Synthetic substitutes, changing global packaging markets,…

Economy & Policy Governance

From Wetland Fragility to Systemic Risk: Rethinking Bangladesh’s Haor Crisis

May 30, 2026May 31, 2026 editor No Comments

The unfolding crisis in Bangladesh’s haor region is not just another episode in the country’s long history of floods, it is a warning signal of a deeper structural failure in development strategy. What appears as a localised agricultural disaster is a systemic shock to national food security, rural livelihoods, and macroeconomic stability. The haor basin produces…

Agriculture

A Media Moment to Remember: Bangladesh’s Public Press and the 2026 General Election

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 editor No Comments

National elections represent the ultimate stress test for any country’s media ecosystem. They demand accuracy under pressure, fairness across competing interests, and the courage to inform rather than merely entertain. By these standards, Bangladesh’s public media outlets, both digital and print, performed remarkably well during the 2026 general election, showcasing a level of maturity and…

Media, Publishing & Digital Dissemination

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

Government Pay Scales, Corruption, and the Case for Reform in Bangladesh

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 editor No Comments

Every Bangladeshi who has registered a land deed, filed a tax return, cleared goods through customs, or sought a routine service at an upazila office knows the unspoken arithmetic: the official fee is what the form says; the actual cost includes additional payments to people who will otherwise find reasons to delay, misplace, or complicate….

Economy & Policy Governance

Not just the hands, but the body and mind are also at risk

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 editor No Comments

On 13th May, the daily newspaper Prothom Alo published a report titled, “The damage excessive mobile phone or computer use is doing to the hands”. The report details the damage being done to the nerves and muscles of the hands because of excessive smartphone and computer use. Undoubtedly, the report addresses a highly pertinent issue…

Health

Above the Gridlock: Assessing the Dhaka Elevated Expressway’s Traffic and Revenue Prospects

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 editor No Comments

Dhaka’s traffic congestion is more than an inconvenience; it poses a significant business challenge. This is a structural drag on Bangladesh’s economic productivity. The combination of rapid urbanization, rising vehicle ownership, and chronically insufficient road capacity has led to long and unpredictable commutes, which negatively impact quality of life and business efficiency. The Dhaka Elevated…

Sustainability & Urban Planning

Healthcare for All: Moving Beyond Brick and Mortar to True Health Equity

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 editor No Comments

In a poignant op-ed published in The Daily Star, public health researcher Sumit Banik highlights a grim national reality: falling sick in Bangladesh has transformed into a profound financial crisis for ordinary citizens, leaving nearly 65 percent of healthcare needs entirely unmet. For millions of families nationwide, the constitutional guarantee of healthcare has been reduced…

Health

Harnessing the Sun: The Path to Sustainable Solar Energy in Bangladesh

May 30, 2026May 31, 2026 editor No Comments

Few countries are better positioned to benefit from solar energy than Bangladesh. Sitting within a high-irradiance solar belt, receiving abundant sunlight for much of the year, and facing rapidly growing electricity demand driven by urbanisation and rising living standards, the country has both the resource and the motivation to make solar power a cornerstone of…

Sustainability & Urban Planning