Lessons we can learn from the recent Teesta disaster
We do need a Teesta megaplan, but not the one that the BWDB is proposing.
Why Western approaches can't prevent river erosion in Bangladesh
It is because the physical nature of rivers in Bangladesh are different from that of the rivers in Western countries.
A proportional election as a way out of the impasse
The proportional system can ensure the robust presence of contending political parties in parliament and thus allay the fear of becoming marginalised.
The sorry state of rivers in Bangladesh
There used to be more than a thousand rivers crisscrossing through Bangladesh. Many of those rivers are now lost, mostly due to human interventions.
The Mirage of Teesta Treaty
It is necessary to be aware of the real and unvarnished truth regarding the sharing of common rivers between Bangladesh and India.
Buying vs selling dollars: What should we do?
The US dollar has now surpassed the Tk 100 mark, and Bangladesh Bank is making contradictory moves to deal with the situation.
'Untranquil Recollections': Reviewing the memoir of Rehman Sobhan, an incurable optimist
The second volume of Rehman Sobhan’s memoirs, Untranquil Recollections: Political Economy of Nation Building in Post-Liberation Bangladesh (University Press Limited, 2022) deals primarily with the years of 1972 to 1975,
Some lessons from the untimely Teesta flood
An untimely flood wreaked havoc on the Teesta basin in Bangladesh, beginning on the night of Wednesday, October 20. A sudden onrush of Teesta water flooded the area to a level that has not been witnessed since 1968.
October 20, 2023
Lessons we can learn from the recent Teesta disaster
We do need a Teesta megaplan, but not the one that the BWDB is proposing.
August 26, 2023
Why Western approaches can't prevent river erosion in Bangladesh
It is because the physical nature of rivers in Bangladesh are different from that of the rivers in Western countries.
August 3, 2023
A proportional election as a way out of the impasse
The proportional system can ensure the robust presence of contending political parties in parliament and thus allay the fear of becoming marginalised.
September 27, 2022
The sorry state of rivers in Bangladesh
There used to be more than a thousand rivers crisscrossing through Bangladesh. Many of those rivers are now lost, mostly due to human interventions.
September 6, 2022
The Mirage of Teesta Treaty
It is necessary to be aware of the real and unvarnished truth regarding the sharing of common rivers between Bangladesh and India.
July 16, 2022
Buying vs selling dollars: What should we do?
The US dollar has now surpassed the Tk 100 mark, and Bangladesh Bank is making contradictory moves to deal with the situation.
June 2, 2022
'Untranquil Recollections': Reviewing the memoir of Rehman Sobhan, an incurable optimist
The second volume of Rehman Sobhan’s memoirs, Untranquil Recollections: Political Economy of Nation Building in Post-Liberation Bangladesh (University Press Limited, 2022) deals primarily with the years of 1972 to 1975,
October 26, 2021
Some lessons from the untimely Teesta flood
An untimely flood wreaked havoc on the Teesta basin in Bangladesh, beginning on the night of Wednesday, October 20. A sudden onrush of Teesta water flooded the area to a level that has not been witnessed since 1968.
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