In the hours since I first sat down to write this piece, my laptop tells me the National Basketball Association has had to deny that it

Every hour, tuberculosis kills nine Bangladeshis. Another seven die each hour from arsenic in drinking water. Simple and cheap

With news of the $101 m heist at Bangladesh Bank making headlines around the world, both the global Financial Services sector and

The tremor that has recently jolted Dhaka is just another reminder of the devastation that might be awaiting city-dwellers in case of a

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has recently made recommendations on the upcoming budget in the unveiling of 'State of

The beginning of the genocide from the night of March 25, 1971 left the Awami League (AL) leadership in a quandary. Especially as the directing hand of its leader Bangabadhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was arrested and his fate not known, was now missing.

April 15, 2016, marked the first death anniversary of Ambassador K.M. Shehabuddin. The first Bengali diplomat, along with his colleague Amjadul Huq, to declare allegiance to the new nation of Bangladesh, on April 6, 1971 in New Delhi, Shehabuddin was posthumously given the Independence Award in Dhaka last month.

April 15, 2016 will be the first death anniversary of Ambassador K M Shehabuddin, who served as Bangladesh's ambassador to Poland,

The aspiration for deeper regional integration is high on the political agenda of most of the leaders in South Asia. Since the early

Bangladesh Awami Olama League claims Pahela Baishakh celebration is ‘Haram’. So then, is our government upholding a ‘Haram’ culture as it is a public holiday? Are the 160 million Bangalis observing a Haram festival? How could one organisation openly declare this and walk away without any protest from any quarters or action from the government?

The proverbial strength of the Chinese economy, which grew at a steady 11+percent per annum over the last 30 years or so, had dipped in the last two and half years. By last count, it was just over 6 percent, apparently sending a signal to the world that the

One of the most consistently documented relationships in the field of political behaviour is the close association between educational

It is often spoken of as the most impossible job in the world. And given the files that the next United Nations Secretary-General will take over on January 1, 2017, it is easy to see why: appalling conflicts and human suffering in parts of the Middle East, Africa and

What is happening in the world today? An apt manner to describe the current economic situation and future prospects is to paraphrase

At long last, the beloved (no pun intended) state-owned airline, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, has a new Board of Directors. At long last

According to the Political Party Registration Rules 2008, registered political parties must submit their audited financial statements to

Experience across the Arab world demonstrates that when it comes to security-sector reform, technocratic approaches are inadequate.

The theme of World Autism Awareness Day - which is observed on April 2 every year and aims to increase awareness about people,

Siphoning off money and repatriating it to foreign lands has been a systemic problem in Bangladesh for at least a decade. We are

In the limited scope of this piece, I intend to remember the role of a great Bangalee in our Liberation War of 1971 - the Bangalee who, through his contributions..