The argument for fireworks remains largely emotional.

Bangladeshi women are very good with money. We stretch it, ration it, rescue households with it, and somehow still manage to make ends meet when the arithmetic refuses to cooperate.

The illusion of stability is maintained through small, delayed payments that create artificial demand.

For Bangladesh, the inadequacy of COP30 is not a distant diplomatic concern but an immediate existential issue.

Dhaka has a new crush, his name is Zohran Mamdani, and he has somehow become the internet's latest fantasy for Bangladeshis.

Apparently, salvation for Bangladeshi women has arrived. Jamaat-e-Islami has declared that, under their rule, women will work five hours a day and still receive a full day's pay. Employers will pay for five, and the government will foot the bill for the remaining three.