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A religious lesson from India's election

Dhaka, June 7 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered a palpable setback in the Indian general election, whose results were announced earlier this week. Although the results put the BJP on tr... Read More


Shangri-La Dialogue 2024: Taking stock of Asia's future

Dhaka, June 7 -- The Shangri-La Dialogue that was just held in Singapore provides a sense of the direction in which the great powers are taking Asia. It is not a reassuring compass, but one with which... Read More


Incentivising graft?

Dhaka, June 7 -- The budget's provision to whiten black money by paying a flat tax of 15% came in for severe criticism again, even though this isn't the first time this has featured in anational budge... Read More


Prolonged exposure to pollution harms children: USAID official

Dhaka, June 7 -- USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia Anjali Kaur on Monday said prolonged exposure to air pollution has detrimental effects on children's development and learni... Read More


Still Haunted by the Washington Consensus

Dhaka, June 7 -- In 1989, the British economist John Williamson christened what was to become the defining intellectual export of the era of globalization: the Washington Consensus. Initially a refere... Read More


Malaysia committed to ensuring guaranteed jobs for Bangladeshis: High Commissioner

Dhaka, June 7 -- High Commissioner of Malaysia to Bangladesh Haznah Md Hashim on Wednesday said they want to make sure that jobs are guaranteed for all the Bangladeshis who are going to Malaysia. "We... Read More


Bangladesh can target Asean market through Malaysia: Malaysian envoy

Dhaka, June 7 -- High Commissioner of Malaysia to Bangladesh Haznah Md Hashim on Wednesday said Bangladesh can utilise Malaysia as a hub of greater Asean market by signing a Free Trade Agreement with ... Read More


Rohingyas: Dhaka seeks Beijing's engagement with Myanmar for early repatriation

Dhaka, June 7 -- Bangladesh has sought China's support in creating a "conducive environment" and engaging with the Myanmar government for early repatriation of the Rohingyas to their ancestral land. ... Read More


Dhaka's interest to join BRICS: Beijing assures its support to Dhaka

Dhaka, June 7 -- Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong has appreciated Bangladesh's interest to join BRICS for which he assured of China's active support. In 2006, Brazil, Russia, Ind... Read More


The End of the ANC's Single-Party Rule

Dhaka, June 7 -- South Africa has just completed its seventh national election since Nelson Mandela's post-apartheid victory in 1994. Mandela's African National Congress (ANC) had won the previous ele... Read More