Thoughts

Thoughts

Studies suggest AWD can increase farm profits by 7–10% in Bangladesh, mainly by lowering irrigation costs. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Alternate Wetting and Drying: What’s holding Bangladesh back from a promising irrigation practice?

Alternate Wetting and Drying irrigation practice could cut emissions, save groundwater, and boost farmers’ profits, but two decades of trials have barely moved adoption

Photo: Collected

IPO rules must evolve from restrictive to facilitative to attract quality companies

In Bangladesh, over 84% of workers and 86% of private businesses operate informally, resulting in poor worker protections and reduced enterprise competitiveness. Photo: TBS

To formalise the informal economy, Bangladesh must simplify business processes

Set in the rainforest that helps keep the planet breathing, Belém’s COP carries a moral weight that leaves world leaders with little room for excuses. Photo: Bloomberg

COP30: Can Belém deliver on the climate promises of Paris?

Specifically for EU suppliers, BGMEA aims to ensure that 30% of electricity consumption comes from renewable sources by 2030. Photo: TBS

‘Taking inspiration from RMG, other industries should move toward renewable energy’: Mahmud Hasan Khan

Campaigners press negotiators to put meaningful funds into adaptation as debates over the GGA framework intensify. Photo: Sohanur Rahman

Climate adaptation works. So why is the world still dragging its feet?

Teachers and students of the Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, photographed with Professor Ronald A Fisher and Qazi Motahar Husain in 1954. Photo: Collected

From numbers to nationhood: A personal journey through Dhaka University’s Department of Statistics

Faker hoisting his sixth Worlds Trophy in Chengdu, China. Photo: Screengrab

Global esports economy shifts as Faker's dynasty endures his sixth Worlds trophy

Insufficient rainfall during the monsoon season in Bangladesh, caused by El Niño, profoundly impacts rain-fed staple crop production. Photo: Sikder Ahmed

Barind’s wheel of drought doesn’t need reinvention. It needs resolve

Our schools do not teach us the penalties for jaywalking. Photo: TBS

Accidental outlaws: Living by laws we never learned

Illustration: TBS

Banking reimagined: How technology is reshaping finance from the inside out

Bangladeshi women are increasingly serving in UN peacekeeping missions, especially in police and medical roles. Photo: UN

Five years on, has Bangladesh’s WPS agenda lived up to its promise?

Out-of-pocket healthcare: Who really cares about your well-being?

Out-of-pocket healthcare: Who really cares about your well-being?