Thoughts

Thoughts

Bangladesh must train its youth for the future

Bangladesh must train its youth for the future

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The end of USAID and the beginning of what? Bangladesh's development sector at a crossroads

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Zohran Mamdani’s victory: A moral and political turning point for the west?

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Photo: Al Jazeera

Tarique Rahman's leadership and people's expectation

Our carbon market framework, still in its early form, attempts to map out how mitigation can be authorised, tracked, measured, and eventually sold. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh’s carbon market frameworks: Ready or being rash?

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?

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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