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Where Justice Must Prevail

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Reform, justice, elections - the three pillars of the mandate bestowed on the interim government led by Dr Muhammad Yunus, as it was sworn in on August 8, 2024, on the back of the as... Read More


Christensen takes questions on Dhaka's growing military cooperation with China, calls next election 'most consequential in decades'

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Brent Christensen, nominee for US Ambassador to Bangladesh, on Thursday said the people of Bangladesh will go to the polls early next year - the country's most consequential election... Read More


The Dollar's Twilight: Why Europe Must Act Before the Currency Wars Begin

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The Ground Shifts Beneath Our Feet The old global monetary order is crumbling. For eight decades, the international monetary structure has supported international trade, but now it ... Read More


Can Ethical Supply Chains Survive the Tariff Storm?

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Recent geopolitical developments have underscored the fragility of global supply chains, reminding businesses in constantly-evolving sectors like consumer goods and fashion that the ... Read More


Elderly Economics: The double edged sword of death

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Much of the imagination of the vulnerable elderly is that of the middle class elderly stuck in Homes where they are rarely visited by their children. It's a touch of facts, touch or ... Read More


The need for utopia

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The British Marxist historian E. H. Carr once mounted a fierce defence of utopian thinking in a paragraph in which he had seemed to argue against the idea at first. In The Twenty Yea... Read More


Taliban is a Menace, Bangladesh Needs No Lesson from It

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- A delegation of Bangladeshi politicians, led by Mamunul Haque of the Khelafat Majlish, has just returned from Afghanistan. They expressed token concern over restrictions on women's e... Read More


Trump has not failed

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The denial of the Nobel peace prize to American President Donald Trump, a gesture which was expected for his role in ending several wars, does not detract from his creditable effort ... Read More


Debate Over Electoral System: Leaders Urge Strengthening Conventional Polls Over PR

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- As Bangladesh inches closer to the general election, political leaders and experts are still sharply divided over the idea of introducing a proportional representation (PR) system. A... Read More


What Bangladesh can learn from China's victory in eradicating poverty

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Eradicating poverty is a shared aspiration and a pressing need that resonates widely across the Global South. After sustained efforts, China solemnly declared to the world at the cen... Read More