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What does the encroachment of the Buriganga river say about Dhaka city’s trajectory into consumerism?
Around the turn of the 16th century, the royal Mughals were worried about maintaining control of the region’s waterways against foreign forces. In an attempt to that, they would go on to develop what is now Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, centering their settlements around the Buriganga river, which was connected to the Bay of Bengal. After the Mughals had greater control of the waterways, the demand for Muslin consequently rose. The Muslin fabric trade flourished, and thus
Rahmin Bari
Nov 133 min read


Paris is Waning, and Nature must Govern
Why Natural Rights Governance Is the Only Viable Path to Protect People and Planet . The world has been talking about the language of the Paris Agreement promises, pathways, and promises of temperature control for almost ten years now. However, the climate is still disintegrating. Storms are worse; droughts extended and displaced more permanently. Paris was a treaty of intent; missing moral architecture is Natural Rights Led Governance (NRLG). Nationally Determined Contri
M. Zakir Hossain Khan
Nov 76 min read


Mirror of a Lake: Reflections from a Broken C’ommode
A broken commode rests proudly on the sidewalk overlooking Gulshan Lake. Nature Insights pulls up a chair (with mosquito spray in hand) to conduct an exclusive interview. Today, Nature Insights is on location in Gulshan, Dhaka’s crown jewel of opulence, where sleek apartments scrape the sky, cafés serve lattes with gold dust, and even the street signs seem to whisper, “wealth lives here.” But today, we are not here to admire luxury cars or Instagram-worthy brunch spots. No
Zainab Khan Roza
Oct 213 min read
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