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Bangladesh needs to promote climate diplomacy

On that note, today, I will try to make the case why every new diplomat from Bangladesh needs to be climate literate, if not a climate expert.
30 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Growing malignancy in the banking sector

The banking sector has been passing through a turbulent period for some time. Given that a sound financial sector is key to sustained
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM

The foreign input and the ugly outcome

Our officers are (in)famous for making foreign trips as part of any government project. Executives of some private enterprises are also
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Why politicians and economists don't get along

Rarely have we seen both politicians and economists dance together and play the same tune on the state of the economy.
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Bollywood, please spare us your Muslim stereotyping

Films are powerful tools that shape ideas, attitudes and social norms. But as any art form, the message can be diffused or even distorted if it's not presented in the right way.
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM

There is more at stake than freedom of press

The notion of today's press freedom is deeply rooted in the idea of freedom of speech and expression, intellectual freedom, liberty of thought, etc.
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Semana Caliente

A man in Bronx, New York, gets into his Honda just like another man in London who gets into his Hyundai. The Bronx man drives
26 May 2017, 18:00 PM

The dangers of dredging Jamuna

Vulnerable riverbeds, shorelines and even fresh water lakes are being damaged by sand dredgers across the world.
24 May 2017, 18:00 PM

The Sunday classic in Riyadh

US presidents seem to have a predilection for dispensing homilies directed at the Muslim countries just before the month of Ramadan – pre-Ramadan speech if you like.
24 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Leaks and Lessons

Too many leaks are happening these days. White House staffers have been leaking information.
23 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Only social media cannot influence law enforcement

The heightened media response and public outcry prompted by the rape of two girls at a Banani hotel in Dhaka city deserves
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM

A pentagon model to make the budget simpler

If we compare an economy to an aeroplane, fiscal policy and monetary policy would be its two wings.
20 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Gold Finger

You have a son and you worry about that boy. You have a daughter and you have to worry about every boy on the block, because not every parent is worrying about his/her boy.
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM

The mendacious US presidents

Gone are the days of “honest Abe” or of the president who as a boy refused to lie, after chopping down a cherry tree, a favourite of his father, knowing fully well the consequences of admitting the truth.
17 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Only yes means yes

As we try to make sense of consent, we have to recognise that consent is a nuanced issue. We have to unlearn what the media and mainstream entertainment have taught us about rape—that it has to be violent and involve physical coercion for it to be rape. We cannot underestimate the power of coercive control, or manipulation.
16 May 2017, 18:00 PM

How Bangladesh can achieve SDG 13 and climate change goals

At the turn of the century, under the United Nations, all countries agreed to try to achieve a set of ten Millennium Development Goals
15 May 2017, 18:00 PM

Will Hassan Rouhani get a second term?

Itr is a crucial time for the political future of theocratic (Shia) Iran. Around 55 million voters are scheduled to go to polls on May 19,
15 May 2017, 18:00 PM

The ills of too much maya

The word maya originates from Sanskrit, meaning attraction that you feel for your loved ones with a sense of bond and attachment.
14 May 2017, 18:00 PM

France rejects ultra-nationalism

The rise of ultra-nationalist populist parties in Europe has been a threat to European unity. The French presidential election came at a
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM

When in doubt bring Ershad out

You have to hand it to the former general/president. Nobody can really match the age-defying, flamboyant showstopper like Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM