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A Disaster Waiting to Happen
What does it take to be a real role model in disaster management? This was immediately after cyclone Sidr had hit Bangladesh November 2007. At the…
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The United States Needs Central Asian Partners to Protect Afghanistan’s Future
Ambitious post-withdrawal hopes can’t be achieved without bases nearby. As the U.S. government begins the final withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, U.S. President Joe Biden has…
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A New Era of Digital Money
Digital forms of money could be a boon for emerging market and lower-income economies if the transition is well managed and regulated Digital money has the…
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With Trump Gone, NATO Wages War on Climate Threat
If the U.S. military were a nation state, it would be the world's 47th largest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases, a 2019 study found. Though the…
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Rethinking Higher Education Policy in Digital Bangladesh in Post-Covid Era
The Covid-19 pandemic has raised significant challenges as well as opportunities for the higher education community worldwide to learn and explore. During the pandemic a particular…
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Evolution of Communication Technology Influencing Our Lives
Bangladesh is still a developing country, but it will graduate from the category of Least Developing Country in 2026. Unlike our neighbouring countries such as India,…
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Whistleblowing and Secrecy Law: Where is the Balance?
The legal protection for secrecy of "nationally important" information and its conflict with the free press constitute a dichotomy that has long been debated around the…
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Republicans Parroted Putin’s Propaganda. Now Putin Parrots Republican Propaganda.
For the past few years, Republicans in Congress have echoed Russian propaganda. On Wednesday, in Geneva, Vladimir Putin returned the favor: He echoed Republican propaganda. After…
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Countries in South Asia Must Learn From Each Other in Fight Against Covid
We need to come together to solve problems that affect us all. Let the lasting legacy of this pandemic be a new era of partnership in…
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Treating the Rohingya Like They Belong in Myanmar
As the military struggles to stamp out opposition on the streets and in the mountains, there is almost no good news coming out of Myanmar right…
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Finance Bill 2021 – The good, Bad and The Ugly
The agenda for diverting little more liquidity in the hands of middle and lower-middle class was not handled well through the budget, i.e. finance bill Along…
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Are The Tax Expenditures Worth The Benefits?
The National Board of Revenue (NBR), according to several media reports, has estimated that tax exemptions resulted in nearly 7.9% of GDP loss in tax revenues…