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How to Fight Authoritarianism
To manage the rise of China and other illiberal forces, the U.S. and Europe need a new kind of alliance. As he spoke from the sunny…
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Asian American Lives and Livelihoods Don’t Just Deserve Our Qualified Support
Shortly after eight people were murdered in and around Atlanta on March 16, a few key facts were widely reported: six of the eight victims were…
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Matching Skills With the Jobs: The Only Way to Sustain Growth
Bangladesh's economy has been on a fast-paced journey in recent years, except of course during the ongoing pandemic. With high growth, the country has achieved several…
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An Updated Blueprint for Progress
The country's notable achievements in the last 50 years would be fragile and frugal unless it addresses youth employment issues along with growing socio-economic inequalities as…
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The Unkept Promises
AS BANGLADESH reaches an historic milestone, the golden jubilee of its independence, it is time for the nation to rejoice and celebrate, because it is not…
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Bangladesh at 50: Achievements and Challenges Ahead
50 years ago Bangladesh was born as an independent nation and since then, the developmental growth it has attained, the GDP levels it has reached, the…
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A Cancelled 1971 Conference in Pakistan Sends a Message
An institution of higher learning in Pakistan had to cancel an academic conference about 1971. The virtual conference, scheduled for five days beginning on March 23,…
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Youth Development Through Public-Private Tie-Up
Over the past fifty years since Bangladesh became independent, the country has been through a spectacular transformation. A lot has changed in terms of infrastructure, approach,…
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COVID a Year on: Inequalities and Anxieties About Returning to Workplaces are Becoming Clearer
A year on from when many governments began directing people to work at home wherever possible because of the pandemic, few anticipated that it would become…
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Continuing Bangladesh’s Transformative Journey in the Next 50 Years
Bangladesh has made a transformative journey during the last five decades since its independence in 1971. Steady economic growth, and achievements in the social arena, including…
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The Biden Administration’s Afghanistan Challenge
The Biden administration, faced with plodding Afghan peace talks and a fast approaching May 1 deadline for the complete withdrawal of American and NATO forces, has…