Rubana Huq

What does the US gain by not restoring the GSP facility? And what do we lose?

The journey of a nation must be a holistic one. We must all collectively remember that promises need to be balanced with pragmatic route maps; plans need to be properly conveyed; regrets need to be coupled with hope.

While our workers sail out to unfamiliar territories and face subhuman working conditions, the foreign lands are, in reality, never home for them. Their identities there are mostly performed and contested.

One would expect the concept of “terrorism” to convey the same meaning for all in this country. It is not quite the case yet.

Given the fact that most of the parks are grabbed by many people who profess being apparently powerful, many still believe that there ought to be even more powerful voices to correct these offenders.

Without branding, Bangladesh will only be just one more country bragging with an unsustainable RMG basket.

A few things are necessary when one travels: a reasonable, peaceful hotel, good shopping and food, fast transport, a quick guide to the list of must-see and must-do and of course, news from home.

Today's column is all about uncertainties. By the time you read this piece, things around the world will have changed.

During my insensitive, immature childhood years I used to be hugely amused when a few of my South Asian friends from the South of India would shake their heads from left to right, saying Yes.

In 2006, when Mexico's President, Felipe Calderón, declared war on drugs and sent 6,500 troops to the state of Michoacán, all hell broke loose.

It happens everywhere in the world. Our sons and daughters feel entitled to what we have earned in our lifetime.

Sitting in a factory in Guangzhou trying to order fire doors for the factories is no fun.

I was originally planning to write on our Finance Minister's comments on the readymade garments industry being strong enough to return favours to the government.

Business is a risky business indeed. One doesn't rest in ease in the corporate world. Tensions come flying in; every second phone conversation adds to the stress level...

THEY had pink in common. The girl in my office and the girl in the newspaper picture both were wearing pink.

Most of us live close to each other yet remain dangerously disconnected from our neighbours.

TODAY is the 15th day of a campaign that I am actively part of. With the Dhaka North City Corporation Election approaching in about a

THE people of Bangladesh do not take any insults hurled at them lightly.

APRIL 24, 2013 changed our lives forever. We woke up to altered realities of manufacturing where new safety standards became our sole tool of survival. Platforms like Accord and Alliance stepped in.

THE International Woman's Day comes every year with new campaigns, new tag lines, new slogans and newer pledges. Every year, there seems to be more men endorsing women's rights.