Uncertainty surrounding the upcoming national election has largely eased following the Chief Adviser’s recent address and the publication of the gazette on the July Charter. The decision to hold the national election and referendum on the same day has also been finalised. Although Jamaat-e-Islami has voiced dissatisfaction over the referendum, the party has said the…

When the Shurjodoy Youth Society in Dhaka began its campaign to make schools “green”, the idea was simple: Ban single-use plastics and plant trees. But turning conviction into action quickly ran into an all-too-familiar problem — money. “Most embassies or donors already have their own circles,” said Raihan Noman Nurunabi, director of the group. “If…