From November 25 to December 10 each year, the United Nations urges governments to go beyond slogans and tackle violence against women. This year, the UN's UNiTE campaign has shifted focus to a newer frontline: the internet.

Bangladesh’s window for earthquake preparedness is rapidly closing.

: A society where women live in pervasive fear cannot credibly be described as harmonious, and this is where political pledges diverge from the lived realities of women.

People in erosion-prone districts suffer mental health consequences of riverbank erosion.

All these phenomena not only impact the environmental sustainability of our planet, but also affect the global inequality and instability.

If COP30 is to be remembered as a turning point, dedicated gender-responsive finance windows must be created for adaptation, loss and damage.

Bangladesh lacks the regulatory discipline needed for involving foreign operators in port management.

US policy documents on the Middle East do not reach the daylight before Israel is given the chance to filter and gut them.

For 15 and a half years, Bangladesh showcased Sheikh Hasina as the ultimate symbol of female empowerment; the woman who survived assassination, exile, and persistent threats to become the longest-serving leader in our history.

The earthquake of November 21 once again exposed the serious weaknesses in Bangladesh's built environment. At least 10 people lost their lives, including in Dhaka, where many buildings tilted dangerously, developed cracks, and some of their parts collapsed.

Every year, the global community observes countless designated days, organises events, undertakes projects, and spends millions with the aim of eradicating gender-based violence against women and girls. Yet, despite decades of effort, the needle has barely moved.

As the impacts of climate change become more severe with deadly heatwaves, eroding coastlines, rising food prices, and increasing social and economic instability, affected countries, particularly poor ones, are getting concerned about having to slow their development while addressing climate change.

The verdict against Sheikh Hasina does not just condemn a former prime minister. It sentences an entire model of politics. The deeper question now is whether Awami League survives as a party, or only as a memory of fear and loyalty.

Dhaka and Bangladesh's other densely populated cities stand exposed to alarming seismic hazards—an uncomfortable truth underscored by the magnitude 5.7 earthquake that rattled the nation on November 21, 2025.

While the government's goal is to enhance accountability, much will depend on effective implementation.

Although the interim government has repeatedly stated that it opposes mob violence, its actions have not reflected a serious commitment.

It is with profound sorrow that we remember M Matiul Islam, the first finance secretary of Bangladesh, who passed away on Thursday, November 20, at the age of 95.

Many Bangladeshi historians and intellectuals have reinforced this habit of seeing ourselves only as victims.

Thousands of wounded people are still prevented from travelling for treatment outside Gaza.

Bangladesh presently has only a limited seismic monitoring network rather than a comprehensive nationwide system.