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Europe After the End of the Liberal International Order

Dhaka, April 18 -- Throughout Europe, US President Donald Trump is seen as a chaos-monger with a reverse Midas touch: everything he touches ends up worse than he found it. Yet despite his anachronisti... Read More


Will Qatari Gold Sink Netanyahu?

Dhaka, April 18 -- Can an Israeli prime minister dismiss the country's internal security chief? The Israeli Supreme Court considered that question on April 8, when it placed a pause on Prime Minister ... Read More


Living to some purpose

Dhaka, April 18 -- I once asked my father who a profound person is. "He is a person who understands his insignificance in the grand scheme of things," my father replied. I was in my early-20s then, a... Read More


Ireland backs Bangladesh's LDC graduation, eyes stronger ties

Dhaka, April 11 -- Irish Ambassador to Bangladesh and India Kevin Kelly has reaffirmed Ireland's commitment to supporting Bangladesh's LDC graduation process and strengthening bilateral cooperation un... Read More


EU underlines need for transparent investment environment

Dhaka, April 11 -- Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Michael Miller on Wednesday underlined the need for a "transparent, predictable and competitive" trade and investment environment... Read More


Memories of Africa and Russia in 1996 and now

Dhaka, April 11 -- I like to lead a touch of itinerant life, never really going for a career path. I get involved in many kinds of work and they all stick to me, nothing really is lost. So I end up do... Read More


Towards stronger Finnish-Bangladeshi ties

Dhaka, April 11 -- A meeting was recently held in Dhaka between Jarno Syrjala, Deputy Minister of State (International Trade) of Finland, and representatives of the Cosmos Group. On behalf of Cosmos,... Read More


Up Against Trump's Tariff Wall

Dhaka, April 11 -- Globalization helped make the United States the most prosperous country in history. But many Americans apparently did not feel (or appreciate) it, so they voted to "liberate" themse... Read More


Is a North-South Divide Opening in India?

Dhaka, April 11 -- In recent weeks, Indian politics have been roiled by controversy over something that hasn't happened yet: the government's redrawing of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencie... Read More


Sanjida Khatun: Different and defiant

Dhaka, April 11 -- It is not easy to draw a portrait of Sanjida Khatun as she is a person with many identities and a lady with 10 hands, like the dashabhuja of Bangla myth. She is a singer par excelle... Read More