We are thoroughly confused. But at the same time, many things have also dawned on us following the recent claim and counter-claim over the identity of killed militant Sarwar Jahan. Now the question is who do we believe?

On first of August this year, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China celebrated its 89th founding anniversary. PLA indeed has

Innumerable conversations in the media are addressing how education policies and teaching methods in Bangladesh need to change.

China is building socialism with Chinese characteristics. In this road to socialism with Chinese characteristics, two major policy thrusts are playing the key role, namely, reforms and opening up. The questions to be asked: why reforms and why opening up?

We will never be able to feel his pain and trauma. We will never know his helpless nights in the dungeon of the jailhouse. Because even the strongest empathy will fail the experience.

The Copenhagen Consensus has failed to measure much of what it needs to measure, and what it measures, it measures badly. The household benefit from cash transfers is assessed only as consumption gain, due to lack of data on gains in household assets and savings.

Pakistan stands isolated after being accused by India for involvement in the recent terrorist strike on the army headquarters in Uri. The recent attack on the Brigade headquarters in Uri, leading to the deaths of 18 soldiers and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s hostile speech at the UN, have made headlines all week. Most television channels have been discussing options open to India, building hype for a suitable response. Opposition political parties are drawing mileage by challenging the present government on its security policies.

In the chaos that is the running theme of the US elections, another election of a world leader is underway, albeit largely unnoticed, on US soil.

Bangladesh is well-known around the globe for its many achievements. Rapid economic progress, exceptional exports growth, universal primary education, elimination of poverty and bold strides in addressing income inequality.

Dhaka takes pride in its rickshaws. The word 'rickshaw' originates from the Japanese word jinrikisha (jin = human, riki = power or

September 25, 2016 marked the first anniversary of the launching of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On this day last year,

Elections are the only instrument of democratic and peaceful transfer of power with the consent and choice of the majority. Therefore,

Much has been written about the monumental traffic jams that literally inflict physical, psychological, economic and emotional trauma

More than 4,300 migrants have died this year trying to reach their destinations. In the Mediterranean Sea alone, 3,200 people have perished, and in the Andaman Sea, just east of the Bay of Bengal, thousands of migrants have been stranded on boats with nowhere to land, or have been held hostage by their traffickers.

It has been a year since Nepal promulgated its republican Constitution on September 20 last year. Yet, its painful transition to a stable republic is far from over. Though some factions of the Madhesi parties are part of the government, there are others who continue to remain outside the government.

Only around a year or so ago, three-wheelers were banned from plying on highways.

Pakistan's Foreign Office says Pakistan is “deeply saddened” by the execution in Bangladesh of Mir Quasem Ali. Mir Quasem was found

While tackling Dhaka's drainage issues is a long-term issue, the city corporation's initiative to provide sites for the animal sacrifices on Eid was indeed noteworthy. What's baffling is why the general public seems to have been unaware of such initiatives.

Like many, I remember the warnings of parents and teachers to never count your chickens before they've hatched, and to never keep all

The National Education Day, which was observed on September 17, is a commemoration of the movement against discrimination and