Archive - Bangla Outlook English

Data, policy or procurement: What went wrong in Bangladesh’s measles outbreak?

A report published Friday in the US--based Science magazinehighlighted a specific policy shift in Bangladesh’s immunisation system, noting that the ...

01 May 2026 21:37 PM

The convoys keep coming….but home stays distant for the Rohingya

Under a low, overcast sky in Camp 10, where the hills of Ukhiya are shaved into terraces of tarpaulin and ...

01 May 2026 16:06 PM

The rebel poet who knew how to style

To speak of Kazi Nazrul Islam is almost always to speak of fire…of rebellion, of poetry that refused to kneel, ...

01 May 2026 07:44 AM

Indian press pushes Dhaka to reciprocate after Trivedi appointment

Two of India’s most influential national newspapers on Wednesday carried sharply argued commentaries urging Bangladesh to respond in kind after ...

29 Apr 2026 20:49 PM

Science, sovereignty…and the long game

In Bangladesh, on Tuesday, officials celebrated the loading of uranium fuel at the Rooppur nuclear power plant while in India, ...

29 Apr 2026 16:08 PM

Bangladesh digital laws still threaten free speech and privacy, rights groups warn

Recently passed digital laws in Bangladesh still pose serious risks to freedom of expression and personal privacy, and each of ...

28 Apr 2026 20:05 PM

Tobacco tax reform could add Tk 44,000 crore, prevent 4 lakh deaths: ATMA at NBR pre-budget talks

The Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) has proposed a major overhaul of Bangladesh’s tobacco tax structure, saying the reforms could generate ...

28 Apr 2026 20:02 PM

Beximco-backed Independent TV chief’s Dubai residency, salary continuance and corporate conduct under scrutiny

The chief executive officer of Independent Television, M Shamsur Rahman Momen, quietly obtained residency status in Dubai while continuing to ...

28 Apr 2026 16:04 PM

Militant threat puts all airports on high alert as crime wave deepens nationwide

The government has placed all eight operational airports under heightened security after police headquarters warned of possible militant attacks on ...

28 Apr 2026 00:00 AM

India, and the world, loses the lens of Raghu Rai

My first (and only so far) meeting with Raghu Rai came by chance. During my posting in New Delhi as ...

26 Apr 2026 22:45 PM