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A Scramble for Revenue

Dhaka, April 18 -- Once again, the National Board of Revenue, the country's principal revenue collection authority, finds itself in a tight spot as it scrambles this time to satisfy the International ... Read More


Four women athletes to join CA Yunus on state visit to Qatar

Dhaka, April 18 -- In a historic first, four national women athletes from Bangladesh will accompany Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on his upcoming four-day state visit to Qatar, scheduled to b... Read More


Dhaka seeks Pakistan's apology for 1971 genocide; demands 4.32bl, undivided wealth

Dhaka, April 18 -- Bangladesh on Thursday raised historical unsettled issues with Pakistan, including a formal apology for the genocide committed by the then Pakistani armed forces in 1971 and Banglad... Read More


The paralysis of SAARC and South Asian integration efforts

Dhaka, April 18 -- Why has SAARC been paralyzed? India's withdrawal from the SAARC summit which was to be held in Pakistan in 2016 was the second instance of Delhi paralyzing the regional forum by uni... Read More


In the Heart of the Sundarbans: Where Tigers Roam, Honeybees Thrive, and Communities Lead

Dhaka, April 18 -- When the European Union's Ambassador, HE Michael Miller, stepped into the Sundarbans this April, he arrived not as a diplomat on a scripted tour, but as a man ready to be humbled. B... Read More


Sukumar Roy - The socio-cultural inheritance of hybridity

Dhaka, April 18 -- Part 1 Perhaps the most popular poet in the Bengali speaking world is Sukumar Roy. It's not a rhetorical statement but of simple demography. Just about every middle class child rea... Read More


Dhaka's Narai River: From majestic waterway to filthy dumping ground

Dhaka, April 18 -- A broad road stretches east from the bustling Rampura Bridge in Dhaka, passing between the bridge and the TV Centre, heading towards Trimohini. On the left-hand footpath, pedestria... Read More


Who Will Drive the Post-American Global Economy?

Dhaka, April 18 -- Since the US presidential election last year, I have been commenting regularly on various aspects of Donald Trump's agenda and what it might mean for America, financial markets, and... Read More


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