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Mapping Tomorrow's Jobs, Preparing Today's Workforce

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- angladesh plans decades ahead for power, roads, ports and economic zones, guided by projections of future demand. Yet we do not plan with the same precision for our most importa... Read More


A far-reaching judgement of the High Court

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- n October 2019, the Feni Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a student set on fire after accusing her teacher, indee... Read More


The international community must not ignore its duty towards the Rohingya

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- or nine years, Bangladesh has carried a burden that was never meant to be its own. More than a million Rohingya refugees now live in Bangladesh, most of them in the camps of Cox... Read More


A Question of Attitude

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- ournalists are professionals who gather, assess, and present news and information to the public. This can include media workers, reporters, analysts, bloggers and social media p... Read More


The Mecca Moment: Security, Sovereignty and Strategic Choice

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- angladesh's positive stance toward the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement has triggered debate at home and abroad, amid speculation that Dhaka could eventually seek to join the pact.... Read More


The Economist's Embarrassing Proxy War Over AI Policy

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- y publishing a recent article smearing the Nobel laureate economist Daron Acemoglu, The Economist has demonstrated bad judgment, overweening arrogance, and bad faith. The magazi... Read More


Look East for Lessons in Democratic Resistance

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- ixty years ago, harsh autocratic rule dominated a region at the eastern edge of a continent. Quixotic quests for political change seemed to have little chance of succeeding-unti... Read More


Qatar to extend all possible support to Bangladesh in ensuring energy security

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- rime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has assured that Qatar would extend all possible support to Banglade... Read More


PM Tarique Rahman's Possible India Visit: Can Dhaka and Delhi move beyond the Past?

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- remember what former Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain told us at a briefing on January 1, 2025 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He made it clear that Dhaka's relatio... Read More


Can Delhi separate the signal from the noise in Dhaka's messaging?

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- he unhelpful circus of speculation and innuendo in the Indian media over a possible visit to India by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman reached a crescendo on Friday (Aug. 21), as t... Read More