Policy

Bangladesh is experiencing rapid industrial growth, particularly in the ready-made garments (RMG), pharmaceuticals, leather, food processing, and chemical sectors. While this industrial expansion has significantly contributed to the country’s economic development, it has also intensified pressure on its freshwater resources. Groundwater currently supplies nearly 80% of industrial water demand and is being depleted at an […]

The Government of Bangladesh’s recent initiative to encourage the learning of a third language alongside Bangla and English deserves widespread appreciation. In an era defined by global mobility, international commerce, cross border crime and digital connectivity, multilingualism is no longer an academic luxury. It is a national necessity. Yet one institution remains largely absent from […]

A world that can write rights but cannot restrain power has not built justice; it has built theatre. The present time is full of treaties, conventions, and declarations, and none of them can be more utopian than SDG 16, the promise of peace, justice, and strong institutions. However, for the people who live in the […]

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has adopted a total of four hundred and seven international labour standards instruments. Of these, one hundred ninety-two  are Conventions, six are Protocols, and two hundred nine are Recommendations. The ILO has also categorised ten  fundamental Conventions, four Governance (Priority) Conventions, and one hundred seventy-eight Technical Conventions from the one hundred […]

Bangladesh has emerged as one of the fastest-growing industrial economies in South Asia, with the textile, leather, pharmaceutical, food processing, and chemical industries playing a vital role in national economic development. However, this rapid industrialization has also led to increasing environmental challenges, particularly the discharge of untreated industrial wastewater into rivers and canals. Although many […]