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How China Achieved Innovation without Freedom

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- A decade ago, China's government unveiled Made in China 2025 - a bold vision for transforming the country from the world's assembly line into a global innovation leader. The plan was... Read More


Germany wants to see 'credible, participatory' polls in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- German Ambassador Dr Rudiger Lotz on Wednesday highlighted the importance of a "free, fair, credible and participatory" election in Bangladesh with a high outcome, and hoped that the... Read More


On shaky ground

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- The morning of November 21, 2025 - a Friday - is one that most Bangladeshis, but especially residents of Dhaka city, will likely remember for the rest of their lives. For years, desp... Read More


False document submission hurts genuine students' chances: German Ambassador

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Rudiger Lotz on Wednesday urged Bangladeshi applicants to submit accurate documents, warning that those who provide false or incorrect papers while... Read More


Songs of Hyacinth Boats & Hands: Reading Conversations with Suleman by Afsan Chowdhury

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- A budding friendship surviving not only the ordeals of war, but the bitter taste of lingering grief is a page after page confession in Afsan Chowdhury's "Conversations with Suleman".... Read More


A paradox: What are the actual outcomes of outcome-based education?

Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- Outcome-Based Education (OBE) has become increasingly common in many universities across Bangladesh. Three key aspects of OBE were described in the teaching and learning guide: estab... Read More


Citizen journalism in Bangladesh: The revolution will be more than televised

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- During the course of the last decade, a revolution has swept across Bangladesh. It did not happen through ballots or barricades, but on the screens glowing in the palms of ordinary p... Read More


Angel of History

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The struggle for the future in Bangladesh, as elsewhere in the world, reminds me of vanished times that keep reinventing themselves. The struggle makes me think of an earlier me. It... Read More


The Rocky Road to Reform

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Following a nearly 9 month-process of discussion and deliberation under the banner of the National Consensus Commission, most of which was broadcast live on national television, the ... Read More


Snacks of Dhaka: How are they doing?

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- There was a time when snacks were not thought to be worth anyone's serious attention. That was some time ago though when Dhaka was barely an urban pimple growing on the face of the n... Read More