GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND A SUSTAINABLE BANGLADESH

Blue economy and marine spatial planning

The ocean has been a source of wealth for millennia, linking economies around the world. Many large cities and centres of commerce have been developed based on access to the sea.
Protecting our rivers and waterbodies for a sustainable future

Bangladesh is truly a riverine as well as a maritime country, which is situated at the largest delta containing the finest mangrove and longest continuous sea beach in the world. Most of the rivers in Bangladesh are either tributaries or distributaries of the Ganges, or the Brahmaputra, or the Meghna River.
Abnormals of the past are normals in the age of climate change

For millions of years, we have remained in equilibrium with our environment. In fact, a defining characteristic of the last 11,500 years, a period in Earth’s history called the Holocene Epoch, has been global climate stability, with average surface temperature fluctuating plus or minus one degree Celsius.
The crying need for collaborative management of our waterbodies

At the very core of our entire ecosystem is the location and availability of fresh water on which lives and human livelihood are fundamentally dependent.
How can technology revive judicial independence in Bangladesh?

Judicial Independence allows judges to decide honestly and impartially without fear of any undue influence from the government. It is one of the pillars of separation of powers which is key to good governance.
Mainstreaming anti-corruption in statecraft

The enthusiastic national celebrations of the Mujib Year have the potential of a great historical value in many different ways.
Journalism as a catalyst for good, sustainable governance

On the surface, the proposition that portrays journalism as a catalyst for good, sustainable governance might appear straightforward.
EDITOR’S NOTE

Like the previous years we are celebrating our 29th Anniversary with yet another colourful, well-illustrated 200 - page special supplement in five segments, with special focus on digitisation and how it will affect our future.
Challenges and opportunities of plastic pollution management

Plastic and plastic goods sector in Bangladesh began its journey in 1960s and has become an emerging sector.
Tackling global climate change

The year 2020 is going to be remembered for a long time to come as being a pivotal year in the global war against human induced climate change.
Towards the localisation of the SDGs

Sustainable development can be viewed as an integrated agenda and fundamental principle that endeavours to provide solutions to economic, social and environmental challenges.
Smart age shaping agriculture and food security

The thought process of people is evolving with the everyday progress in science and technology. As a result, everything around us is changing.
Democratic backsliding and the information battle

Continued backsliding of democracy for more than a decade, globally and domestically, has raised the question—where are we heading?