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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


Cancer coverage must go beyond awareness to action

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- Anewspaper story can be accurate, well-sourced and informative, yet still leave readers with no clear idea of what to do next. That is one of the most important lessons emerging... Read More


The World Economy Is Swerving, and the Destination Is Unknown

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- or decades, companies, investors, and policymakers operated on the comforting assumption that the global economy was underpinned by a relatively stable equilibrium. Macroeconomi... Read More


A Future With Chinese Characteristics

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- or much of the 20th century, the United States represented not just a place on the map. It was also a point in time. When Western Europeans looked at images of America after Wor... Read More


From Gaza to Trump, the age of 'Big Security' is here

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- inyamin Netanyahu's rejection of Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan is hardly a surprise, given the current mood among Israeli Jews. Anything less than the full termination of Hamas... Read More


PM's popularity cutting across party lines

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- majority of Bangladeshi adults across all parts of the country and across even party lines approve of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's performance in his first six months (180 da... Read More