GESI as a development framework

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, more commonly referred to as GESI, has increasingly become a defining lens through which development practitioners, policymakers, and internatio... Read More

Consumptionscape in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Walking through the streets of Gulshan, Banani, or Dhanmondi in Dhaka, it is easy to imagine that the city has joined the ranks of global metropolises. Sleek shopping malls, internati... Read More

Public sociology to bridge academia and activism

Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Bangladesh is living through a period of extraordinary social transformations, where demographic shifts, political tensions, urbanisation pressures, environmental threats, labour mar... Read More

Bangladesh's poverty reversal

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- As Bangladesh approaches the end of 2025, the country faces one of its most serious socio-economic crises in decades. The decades-long trajectory of steady growth and poverty reducti... Read More

The digitalmanufacture of dreams

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Across the developing world, migration has long been a pathway to economic mobility, a strategy for families seeking stability or upward movement. But in recent years, a new force has... Read More

Is Bangladesh's digital transformation deepening a new architecture of inequality?

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- Bangladesh's rapid socio-economic transformation is often celebrated as one of the most compelling success stories in the Global South. The rise of the ready-made garment industry, t... Read More

Unpacking emotional costs of remittance narrative

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Labour migration has become one of Bangladesh's most celebrated development narratives. Over the decades, millions of Bangladeshis have travelled to the Gulf, Southeast Asia, Europe,... Read More

Helping citizens share responsibility for democratic climate adaptation

Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Climate change is not only an environmental or scientific problem; it is fundamentally a social, ethical, and political challenge. Dr Chloe Lucas, an environmental social scientist a... Read More

Plight of elderly people: a neglected issue

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Bangladesh is widely celebrated on the international stage as a development success story. Economic growth has been impressive, infrastructure has expanded, and life expectancy has ri... Read More

Economic slowdown & youth unemployment

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Bangladesh has long been praised for its sustained growth trajectory, supported by strong export industries, remittance inflows, and a youthful population. However, behind the overal... Read More

• 1
• 2
• »