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No Alternative to Working Together
There is a need for common understanding to implement the country's foreign policy. Following the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 and the end of the First…
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Agricultural Machinery: Where is Bangladesh Heading?
The population of Bangladesh is currently 16.8 crore, increasing at the rate of 20 lakh per annum while the cropland is decreasing at the rate of…
Analysis
‘We are Witnessing A Crime Against Humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s Covid Catastrophe
It’s hard to convey the full depth and range of the trauma, the chaos and the indignity that people are being subjected to. Meanwhile, Modi and…
Analysis
Share the Intellectual Property on COVID-19
Intellectual Property must serve the global good, rather than humanity serving the interests of a few private companies. And in the case of COVID-19, the global…
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We Cannot End Poverty Without Ending Corruption
How do corruption and poverty impact each other? I remember reading "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty", a book gifted by a…
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The G7 Countries Need to Step Up on Climate Finance
One of the positive outcomes of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change back in 2015 was a pledge from the rich countries to provide USD 100…
Analysis
Less Corruption, Better Business Campaign 04
There is a boundless acknowledgment inside Bangladesh that corruption is endemic and its foundations lie somewhere down in bureaucratic, business and political establishments. As a citizen,…
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Bangladesh at 50: Navigating Strategic Survival
Bangladesh gained independence 50 years ago. The country emerged from a brutal liberation war against Pakistan — Bangladesh was part of Pakistan from 1947 to 1971…
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Challenges Bangladesh will Face on the Transition from Least Developed Country (LDC)
The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UNCDP)has recommended that Bangladesh upgrade its status from Least Developed Country (LDC) to the upper segment. Bangladesh achieved this…
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ASEAN Ups Its Game in Myanmar Crisis
Criticized for doing too little to restore calm in one of its member states, the bloc reached a 5-point consensus on a way forward The five-point…
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A New Custodian in the Supreme Court: A Hope for India’s Broken Democracy?
Justice Ramana takes over as the chief justice of India at a time when democratic freedoms have been clamped down, indeed the right of habeas corpus…
Analysis
Modi’s COVID Apocalypse
First it was Europe. Then the US. And later Brazil. Right now, India is the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. India is breaking world records…