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Ditching the 'good cop, bad cop' routine for bank mergers

Dhaka, April 5 -- The government's reform initiative in the chronically underperforming financial sector is gaining some momentum. Having belatedly, but finally, come around to the need for consolidat... Read More


The price hike of essential food items goes against Islam

Dhaka, April 5 -- Ramadan is said to be the holiest of the holy seasons that occur only once a year and brings peace, joy, love, harmony, and happiness into the lives and souls of all and brings out t... Read More


Some popular bookstores and reading cafes in Dhaka

Dhaka, April 5 -- Are you seeking a comfy place outside your home to browse books and read in a calm environment? Steaming tea or coffee with snacks can make the reading more enjoyable. Let's delve in... Read More


Can AI Learn to Obey the Law?

Dhaka, April 5 -- If the British computer scientist Alan Turing's work on "thinking machines" was the prequel to what we now call artificial intelligence, the late psychologist Daniel Kahneman's bests... Read More


Visit by Qatar's Emir to strengthen cooperation in manpower, energy, and investment

Dhaka, March 29 -- Bangladesh and Qatar want to expand the existing ties with broader cooperation in the areas of manpower, energy, trade and investment following the planned visit of Qatar's Emir She... Read More


Mismeasuring Corruption Lets Rich Countries Off the Hook

Dhaka, March 29 -- "In an increasingly performance-oriented society, metrics matter. What we measure affects what we do," argued the 2008 report of the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Perfor... Read More


The Seminal Importance of the Himalayan "Third Pole" for Climate and Development Governance

Dhaka, March 29 -- The future of the Himalayan region is linked inextricably with three 3C's - Climate, Connectivity and Community. Of these, perhaps the Climate cluster is primus inter pares among th... Read More


Bhutanese King's visit a testament of close ties of friendship and goodwill between Bangladesh, Bhutan

Dhaka, March 29 -- Bangladesh and Bhutan have signed three new memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to enhance mutual cooperation between the two neighbouring countries. The two friendly South Asian c... Read More


Cause for alarm?

Dhaka, March 29 -- In April 2022, soon after the government of Sri Lanka unilaterally defaulted on its debt for the first time, triggering the worst economic crisis in its history, Bangladesh Prime Mi... Read More


1971: Towards a forgotten history

Dhaka, March 29 -- We had developed an assignment in our history course where we would ask the students to write a research based essay on 1971 events, As it is, the topic is not a popular one and the... Read More