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Police dispersed garment workers from the Azampur road

Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- PPolice dispersed garment workers from the Azampur road in the capital's Uttara area shortly before 11:45 am on Thursday, ending a blockade that had lasted nearly four hours. Th... Read More


Indian authorities launched a major security crackdown in New Delhi

Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- IIndian authorities launched a major security crackdown in New Delhi to block a mass protest called by the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday (Oct. 10). The prote... Read More


A Childhood Lesson in Arithmetic Holds a Bigger Lesson for Food Policy

Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- AAs children, we learned a simple mathematical rule: if we know the price of one kilogram of rice, we can calculate the cost of two kilograms. What seemed like a basic classroom... Read More


Is the international community betting against Bangladesh 2.0?

Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- Aspate of downgraded economic projections, from Bretton Woods to Manila, has raised eyebrows on the near-term outlook for the Bangladesh economy. First the Asian Development Ban... Read More


The government hiked the price of a 12kg cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas

Nepal, Oct. 9 -- The government hiked the price of a 12kg cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 252, an almost 16 percent jump in one go, which was in line with the petrol products' hikes an... Read More


A deal with the devil, or potential gamechanger?

Nepal, Oct. 9 -- The process to lease Chittagong Port's New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) by DP World, a UAE-based port operator, in fact the world's biggest port operator, had been mooted for year... Read More


Trust deficits weaken partnerships

Nepal, Oct. 9 -- Rebuilding trust among states is essential for effective international cooperation. Without trust, partnerships weaken. Without trust, institutions lose credibility. Without trust, di... Read More


Visionary businessman M Ghaziul Haque (1934-2026) passes away in Dhaka

Nepal, Oct. 9 -- The country lost M Ghaziul Haque, chairman of MGH Group, founding director as well as chairman of Eastern Bank (EBL), and shipping pioneer, when he breathed his last in the small hour... Read More


From The Surma To The Thames: A Diaspora Building A Post - Colonial Bridge

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- This article was not crafted like many preceding other essays by me in 'The Little Red Dot', that is in the island state of Singapore, but in the British Isles where I spent a fe... Read More


Disabled Children in Bangladesh: A Closer Look

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Children with disability or disabled children in Bangladesh comprise an overlooked issue in the country. Understanding the class differences in tackling disability in a child or ... Read More