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The Hope Deficit: Why Bangladesh's Revolution Must Move Beyond the Ballot Box

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Recently, I spent a month in Bangladesh-mostly in Dhaka-revisiting friends and relatives after a three-year absence. Moving between conversations with writers, intellectuals, and... Read More


Iqbal Bahar Chy: Finding freedom in the unplanned

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- efore an artist learns how to draw, he simply draws. There are no rules about composition, no concern about whether an image is original, and little anxiety about what another pe... Read More


PM's possible Japan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia visits under discussion

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Following the Prime Minister's "highly successful and fruitful" visit to New York for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Bangladesh is now discussing possib... Read More


A Battle for the Soul of The Nation

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- wo disturbing incidents came to light this week, even as they went under the radar somewhat, amid the general chaos and violence that has severely hampered law and order even und... Read More


Dinesh Trivedi stresses proper preparations before Tarique-Modi summit

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has laid emphasis on proper preparations by both sides before the meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his Indi... Read More


Bangladesh Embassy in Ireland begins operations

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- The Embassy of Bangladesh in Ireland formally began its operations on Thursday. The establishment of the mission marks an important milestone in the development of Bangladesh-Ir... Read More


Dhaka seeks concrete measures to boost exports, reduce trade imbalance with Seoul

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Thursday urged South Korea to take concrete measures to boost imports of Bangladeshi goods and services and gradually reduce t... Read More


Bengal and Eco-determinism: Why East and West Bengal differs

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Science is increasingly challenging history and sociology. In South Asia both disciplines form the basis of regional politics and the same in the name of socio-political identi... Read More


The banality of evil

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- In her 1963 book, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, the political theorist Hannah Arendt coined the phrase "banality of evil" to describe how mind-boggli... Read More


The Missing Link in Bangladesh's Rooftop Solar Ambition

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- There are good reasons for Bangladesh to move towards rooftop solar. There is a shortage of land, the demand for electricity is increasing and reliance on imported fuels is imp... Read More