This is one of those questions with a zillion possible answers. An insightful consideration of the question, however, might begin by making a critical distinction between “stopping” and “reducing.” City design alone can't stop terrorism. Terror can strike any city, any time. Recent examples include Istanbul, Paris, Orlando, and Dhaka, among other cities. Terrorists often figure out new ways of breaching security barriers.

In early September, China will host the 2016 G20 Leaders' Summit in its scenic city of Hangzhou.

In a little over two months from now, history may be created if Hillary Clinton is elected the first woman president of the United States of America. Some assert, the question now is not 'if' she will win but by 'how much'.

Mosquitoes are a pest with no equal. Though not all mosquitoes transmit life-threatening diseases, those that do kill approximately 725,000 people worldwide every year. When not fatal, the diseases mosquitoes spread can result in bouts of debilitating fever, nausea and vomiting, compromising immune systems and disrupting economies. The WHO South-East Asia Region is particularly affected.

For the greater part of the twentieth century, Saudi Arabia dominated the world oil market as the largest individual OPEC oil producer

It would be interesting to watch what results the political overture that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia made yesterday will yield.

What does Bangladesh aspire to become? A question with million answers. But viewed through a macroeconomist's narrow lens, Bangladesh needs to emerge as the largest-ever manufacturing- and export-led take off in a democracy. Some green shoots are peeking.

The fight between al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State (IS) has been going on since 2006 when the latter split from al-Qa'ida and declared

In a society where living with dignity is often seen as a privilege rather than a right, it might sound imprudent to even talk about dying with dignity.

I can't waste my time responding to RTI queries from riff-raffs and vagabonds," a public official was recently heard saying.

A few days ago, I sat down with Mr. Dwight Hutchins, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Singapore,

The memories of Cyclone Sidr and Aila are fresh in the mind of Razia Begum, a victim of climate change, of Dacope Upazila, Khulna. The

News media all over the country have reported that the results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations would, from now on, be published not just with the letter grades but with the marks obtained.

One of the natural results of the recent terror attacks in Bangladesh is contemplation.

It was an ordinary Friday afternoon in Dhaka when, on 7 August 2015, Niloy Neel and his partner Asha Moni heard a knock on their door.

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples to be observed on August 9 every year.

You must be kidding, bro,” a friend of mine from Windsor, Ontario, tells me when I ask him about Tamim Chowdhury, the purported leader of ISIS in Bangladesh.

Five years into the 'oust Assad' campaign, Turkey finds itself isolated in the region and beyond. After a narrow escape from a failed coup attempt, President Erdogan may finally be rethinking his Syria policy.

Many experts and development organisations advocate greater provision of fee-charging for-profit schools in developing countries.

Flood refers to any destructive movement of water on a large scale. Given the hydrology, climatic factors and the geology, Bangladesh is naturally prone to floods.