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Which is the “civilised world”?

This article has been animated by a comment of Sean Spicer, the constantly self-destructing White House press secretary.
19 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Time to go back to the drawing board

Apart of the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change, agreed in 2015, was the pledge by developed countries to provide a...
18 April 2017, 18:00 PM

PM's visit to India: Modi failed to walk the extra mile

Bangladesh-India relations are not only multifaceted but also very complex. Currently, political understanding between Prime Minister...
18 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Maintaining coherence between economic and social goals

Social sector budget traditionally receives less attention amidst big allocation for the hardware part of the economy. Infrastrucutre,
17 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Why have we failed to promote tourism?

We ‘gloriously' occupied the 125th position among 136 nations of the world in the Tourism Competitive Index 2017 – we have been ranked the worst place to visit in South Asia.
16 April 2017, 18:00 PM

The devils in the details

A lot has been made of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India. After all, it was her first bilateral visit to the neighbouring country in seven years.
16 April 2017, 18:00 PM

The bell also tolls for you

The Pahela Baishakh festivities bring out the best in us Bangladeshis. Apart from its creative and cultural aspects, Pahela Baishakh
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Walking the talk

Bangladesh's long dynamic relationship with India has many facets, ranging from economic to social to political.
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Big Sister is watching you

I have to admit that after all these years of marriage, I still haven't given my wife the legendary football sized, ok, cricket ball sized, ok, ping pong ball sized, ok, marble sized, ok, pellet sized diamond ring.
13 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Who cares what happened with Apu and Shakib?

Just when you thought you knew what the most significant news of the day was – West Bengal Chief Minister's rejection of the Teesta...
12 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Taking it to the next level in Bangladesh

Rather than trying to monopolise all actions related to climate change, the MOEF can provide technical assistance, advice, and research support to the other sectors as well as to the national plans under development.
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM

The unresolved Taqi-Tonu-Mitu cases

Urder has always been the most grievous and heinous of all criminal offences in any society. Every civilised society intends to inflict
10 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Erdogan's bid to become the new Ataturk of Turkey

Turkey will hold a referendum on April 16 for a new Constitution, which if passed will fundamentally change the political character of the government.
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM

For a more educated BANGLADESH

A lot of time has been spent on improving primary education enrolment. Global goals emphasise on 'education for all' and focus on bringing more people under the umbrella of primary level education.
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM

And dry flows the Teesta . . . still

The natural reaction to the remarks of Prime Minister Modi that the Teesta issue would be resolved during the tenure of the present incumbents in both countries, and it will be resolved soon is - how soon is soon.
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM

How to prevent the free fall of remittances

On the sidelines of an investment summit in Singapore in 2015, I wanted to act like Caliph Haroon and make a foray into the illegal remittance market to find out why people prefer hundi (used as a form of remittance instrument to transfer money from place to place, as a form of credit instrument or IOU to borrow money and as a bill of exchange in trade transactions) over legal channels.
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Living with a big neighbour

That the government is not in sync with the sentiments of the people when it comes to the issue of water sharing with India was once again exhibited by the dismissive and insensitive manner our foreign minister dismissed the Teesta issue, saying it mattered very little if it was not on the list of agreements.
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Looking into the future of Asia

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), based in Beijing, has agreed to provide Bangladesh loans worth USD 60 million to address its gas supply deficit.
4 April 2017, 18:00 PM

How to 'empower' economic growth

Empowering' economic growth should be the prime agenda for the nation right now when growth is slowing down. This is a challenging task that can be done by ensuring the marriage of optimal investment policies with the right institutions.
3 April 2017, 18:00 PM

Budget for regions lagging behind

In order to have any meaningful decentralised policy implementation, the budget-making process should involve the local administration, law makers, and all stakeholders.
2 April 2017, 18:00 PM