Bangladesh illustrates a most intriguing and delightful puzzle in international development. After its independence in 1971, it was dismissed

It is with a sense of pride and honour that I recollect the events of March 30, 1971 at Jashore Cantonment. My father, Lt Col. Syed Abdul Hai, was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps (AMC) in 1950.

On the eve of March 8, 2021, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) officials were smiling—the 2021 4G auction brought a lot of money to the public exchequer! After 81 rounds, the auction ended with USD 46.75 million/MHz for 15 years, making it a record in recent years.

In his historic speech on March 7, 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation, declared that our struggle was “a struggle for liberation” and “a struggle for independence”.

For weeks I have been working on this article. I couldn’t get it right. What is the best way to congratulate the people of Bangladesh on the 50th anniversary of the founding of this remarkable country and the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman?

On a dark morning in August 1975, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members were brutally assassinated. His killers wanted to reverse the gains of Bangladesh’s independence, for which Bangabandhu had led a heroic struggle.

Will negotiators from the Global South be barred from attending the United Nations climate summit (COP26) in Glasgow in November because they are not vaccinated against Covid-19?

There are not many moments in one’s life that are truly and deeply felt, and clearly remembered. For me, the night of Thursday, March 25, 1971 in Dhaka, is one of them—one of the most horrific and simultaneously most galvanising moments in my career as a journalist.

The global economy would not exist without the ocean. Ocean-based industries contribute USD 1.5 trillion annually and hundreds of millions of jobs in fishing, shipping, marine tourism, and renewable energy.

Provi-dence has myriad ways of working miracles. It can summon up the spirit of a hapless people, struggling to break free, and decide the fate of nations yearning for deliverance.

At least 85 poor countries will not have significant access to coronavirus vaccines before 2023. Unfortunately, a year’s delay will cause an estimated 2.5 million avoidable deaths in low and lower-middle income countries.

Think of something you want. Anything. No, really. Be it a set of frosted cupcakes, a piece of jewellery, or homemade sushi rolls.

In the last 50 years, Bangladesh has emerged as a role model for developing countries around the world. From incredible economic growth to vast strides in education and public health, to major contributions in culture and sports,

Academics, policymakers and other stakeholders in the Bay of Bengal region and beyond agree on the need for greater integration in this region.

On March 17, Bangladesh kicked off its 10-day series of celebrations of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of the country’s independence.

Democracy is the predominant and preferred form of government of the present world. According to Pew Research Center’s 2019 findings, 57% of countries in the world have some form of democracy. But this was not the case even several decades ago. In the ‘70s, less than a quarter of the world (24%) was democratic.

In 1972, when Bangladesh joined the Commonwealth as its 34th Member, the country was still in its infant stage struggling with a war-torn economy and a ravaged infrastructure due to the aftermath of the War of Independence. Over time, Bangladesh attained tremendous development on its economic front.

Bangladesh has been a member of the Commonwealth since 1972. Bangladeshi youths have been involved with different Commonwealth networks and initiatives throughout this period. So, what does it take to represent Bangladesh at this international platform? As a teenager, I also had the same question in my mind.

This year, Commonwealth Day was observed on the very same day on which the world celebrated International Women’s Day! Though the two events match with the same day, do the status quo of women’s rights and gender equality essentially match with the 54 Commonwealth nations?

I have so many fond memories of Sultana (Professor Emeritus Sultana Sarwatara Zaman) who passed away on March 22, 2020, that it is hard to put them in order.