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Media structure in Bangladesh: Observations on a changing future

Dhaka, May 9 -- The Media is always in the media focus and when it's so politically involved, almost an activist media in general, this is only to be expected. Public expectation of the media's role i... Read More


The story of a quilt

Dhaka, May 9 -- No one remains the same after having read Jasimuddin's Nakshi Kanthar Math (The Field of Embroidered Quilt). That is because, as observers point out, the ballad, published in 1929, loc... Read More


The Pakistan-Taliban Divorce Gets Messy

Dhaka, May 9 -- The statement issued by Afghanistan's Taliban government denouncing the recent terrorist attack in the Indian resort of Pahalgam, in Jammu and Kashmir, was eye-opening. The Ministry of... Read More


Expediting foreign investment in Chittagong Port

Dhaka, May 2 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday directed the persons concerned to quickly settle discussions with potential foreign investors to increase the capacity of Chattogram... Read More


Bandung at 70

Dhaka, May 2 -- Seven decades have passed since that seminal moment in Third World history when, in April 1955, the leaders of 29 countries gathered in the Indonesian city of Bandung to carve out the ... Read More


Dream of New Bangladesh not possible without better conditions for workers: Prof Yunus

Dhaka, May 2 -- Highlighting the importance of workers welfare through joint efforts, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said the mass desire to build New Bangladesh would remain unful... Read More


War costly affair, says Prof Yunus highlighting importance of peace

Dhaka, May 2 -- Noting that war is always an expensive affair, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday laid emphasis on designing Bangladesh's overall strategy, keeping hands always extended to... Read More


Pedestrians make up majority of road accident victims in Dhaka: Study

Dhaka, May 2 -- It was midday on a busy Sunday. A speeding Ramzan Paribahan bus from Demra Staff Quarters area suddenly came to a halt opposite to Mouchak Market in Dhaka, with another from the same c... Read More


The risk of nuclear war in South Asia

Dhaka, May 2 -- The ceasefire between India and Pakistan along Kashmir's Line of Control (LoC) has become precarious after the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack. India has long accused Pakistan of supp... Read More


Treading the Trump Tightrope at the IMF and the World Bank

Dhaka, May 2 -- The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are in a difficult position. Established to uphold global rules and support development, they are now caught between an aggressively ... Read More