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Why the US–Bangladesh SOE clause is standard trade text….and why Dhaka should stop subsidizing failure anyway

The latest US–Bangladesh trade deal has sparked concerns over its provision on State Owned Enterprises (SOE)s. Critics argue that compliance ...

12 Feb 2026 07:13 AM

BNP vs Jamaat’s manifesto as a contest between prudent economic engineering and lofty economic idealism

As Bangladesh heads toward the much coveted general election tomorrow, two starkly different visions for the country’s future have been ...

11 Feb 2026 19:03 PM

The scramble to inherit Bangladesh 2.0

The ghosts of the old guard won’t be on the ballot in Dhaka this week, but they are haunting every ...

10 Feb 2026 17:58 PM

Azaz snubbed homegrown traffic plan, opted for high-cost Chinese project

In the last week of September last year, a peculiar meeting took place in the conference room of the Dhaka ...

10 Feb 2026 02:33 AM

How Tarique Rahman’s 4T model can move Bangladesh beyond political rhetoric

The failure of centrist nationalism to become Bangladesh’s cultural and philosophical mainstream has exacted a cost far greater than the ...

06 Feb 2026 20:23 PM

Decode’s article’s assertion of a “Power Nexus” between Bangladesh’s interim government and two influential Youtubers rests on shaky ground

A recent article published by the digital media outlet Decode, titled “Two YouTubers Orchestrated Mob Violence in Bangladesh From Thousands ...

06 Feb 2026 16:30 PM

Is Bangladesh’s aviation sector being captured by a single power center?

For years, Bangladesh’s civil aviation sector has been dogged by structural weaknesses and chronic mismanagement. There are also allegations of ...

06 Feb 2026 16:11 PM

Bangladesh is the only SAARC nation never invited to India’s Republic Day parade. That absence speaks volumes

Every January 26, India’s Republic Day parade does more than celebrate a constitutional milestone. It sends diplomatic signals. ...

05 Feb 2026 18:18 PM

Why Bangladesh now feels like a David Lynch film…

After Hiroshima and Nagasaki were reduced to shadows, American military planners confronted an unsettling problem during the Cold War on ...

05 Feb 2026 07:40 AM

Jamaat leader hacked to death in Sherpur after clashes over seating dispute

Rezaul Karim, Secretary of Sribardi Upazila Jamaat-e-Islami, was hacked to death in Jhenaigati, Sherpur, following violent clashes between supporters of ...

29 Jan 2026 21:40 PM