Hobbled by harsh US sanctions and a global economic downturn, Iran has discovered a new opportunity: hot air that carries messages to its opponents. China, albeit far less economically impaired, sees virtue in the business too.

His clothes were always pressed. Perhaps a peculiar thing to remember fondly, but it’s true, his clothes were always pressed.

How does one mourn during a global pandemic? I’ve asked myself this question numerous times since the onset of Covid-19.

The number of daily tests has dropped by 4,613 between July 8-12, amidst concerns of the rapid spread of the deadly virus and this lower testing has contributed to the rise in positive rate, which is 24.95 percent as of July 13.

In “The War of the Worlds,” HG Wells’ science fiction novel, the world is brought to its knees by a vastly more technologically advanced species. The tides are turned after the humble bacteria triumphs where man failed, felling the Martians.

Ever since the pandemic began this year, countries across the globe have been striving to protect their people from the virus through various preventive measures where protective gear also known as PPE are in high demand. On the contrary, this has dramatically increased the unsustainable use of plastic posing significant risk for the environment.

Did you ever consider that water management may not always improve livelihoods? For a long time, we thought better water management will indeed make a better country of Bangladesh.

The theme of the World Youth Skills Day 2020 (observed on July 15) is “skills and resilient youth”.

The Covid-19 pandemic has created great uncertainties in the education sector of Bangladesh. On-campus classes at universities have been closed since mid-March, creating legitimate worries about session jams and the future of our students.

Like many countries across the world, Bangladesh has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Bangladesh is in the fourth and last stage of Covid-19 transmission, which means that the disease has become native to the population as the numbers of cases and deaths have started to grow rapidly.

Many remember 2009 as the period of the worst global financial crisis. But 2009 also gave us a new form of currency, redefining the meaning of money.

Just when we thought we had chronicled all the beasts of the cosmos, including black holes, a new one—the “Fast Radio Burst”—is howling at us.

Cox’s Bazar, the longest sea beach in the world, lies terribly still and vacant.

Installed on the boundary wall of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) located at the ever-busy Gulshan-Mohakhali Link road, the illuminating electric signboard reads “Healthcare will leap several steps forward in the Mujib Year”.

This year, the World Youth Skills Day takes place at a challenging time, when the need for skills is higher than ever.

The 1971 Bretton Woods (BW) system collapse opened the way for financial globalisation and transnational financialisation. Before the 1980s, most economies had similar shares of trade and financial openness, but cross-border financial transactions have been increasingly unrelated to trade since then.

“We are the same human being like you and need the same basic rights which you enjoy. Please don’t hate us. We don’t want to be a burden. Allow us to study and work, and stand by us. We will surely return home.”

More than 15 years have passed since my first trip to Dhaka—a corporate assignment that would also take me on to Sylhet.

As health systems become stretched, many people with Covid-19 will need to be cared for at home. This will add to women’s workload, and put them at greater risk of becoming infected.

Malaysia’s criticism of Myanmar over the Rohingya issue has been vocal, especially in recent years.