Over the past two decades, Bangladesh’s two most powerful political dynasties have faced starkly different scrutiny when it comes to corruption. While Begum Khaleda Zia’s sons — Tarique Rahman and Arafat “Koko” Rahman — have been the subjects of internationally documented money-laundering cases, the current in...
“Education is the backbone of a nation, and no child should be denied the light of knowledge.” These words from Sheikh Hasina were not mere rhetoric; they became a national mission. For 16 years, she turned education into the heart of Bangladesh’s transformation. Each New Year’s Day, millions of children opened brand-new...
How Yunus Sold Exclusion as Reform and Fooled the World Announced on October 17, 2025, the July Charter is being paraded as a national reform — but it is, in truth, a calculated deception staged to protect one man. Behind the polished speeches and diplomatic applause lies a hollow truth: those who represent nearly 60% of Bangladesh’...
Yunus’s Promise Turned into a Struggle for Survival The sound of sewing machines that once filled the air in Dhaka, Gazipur, and Narayanganj has gone quiet. The factories that used to keep Bangladesh’s economy alive are now shutting their doors one after another. Thousands of garment workers are out of work, wandering the streets, d...
Bangladesh is going through one of the most difficult economic periods in its recent history. The promise of stability and reform that came with the interim government has quickly faded, leaving the country’s economy paralyzed and its people increasingly desperate. Every passing month brings new stories of families struggling to survive, workers...