Commentary & opinion
Commentary on governance, democracy, security and Bangladesh’s place in the world — first published by CGS, or republished from other outlets and clearly labelled.
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With innovative audacity, the "Establishment" in Pakistan attempted to play Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark. It happened like this. The Pakistan cricket board produced a…
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Now that the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) will accept new members, one wonders if the grouping can pose a genuine challenge to…
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Law Minister Anisul Huq recently stated that he thinks the misuse of the Digital Security Act, 2018 will stop after the enforcement of the proposed Cyber…
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On July 11, Uzra Zeya, the highest-ranking U.S. State Department official to visit Bangladesh in the past three years, said that the United States looks forward…
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The political deadlock we find ourselves in has been festering in the background for a very long time. The ruling party's expected opposition for BNP's demand…
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Just about every indicator speaks of China’s troubled economy, with few options left for Beijing The latest raft of economic indicators confirms the sorry state of…
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Amid a sea of online misinformation, in a ‘polycrisis’ world reliable public-interest journalism has never been more essential. Today, the sustainability of free media is threatened…
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The state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to Washington last month was billed as a meeting of leaders of two of the world’s…
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In recent months, a high-profile corruption case has gripped Nepal, incriminating high-ranking politicians, former ministers, senior bureaucrats, human rights activists, and a slew of intermediaries. According…
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My country, where the pursuit of knowledge was always venerated, is descending into darkness. It has been almost two years since the Taliban took over Kabul.…
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IT seems that the ruling coalition has still not made up its mind about the election date, even though only four weeks are left for the…
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This year has seen some of the warmest temperatures ever recorded in Bangladesh, with many heat waves that persist even now. According to the World Bank…
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Much media bandwidth has been taken up in the past year or so by the economic repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, the conflict is…
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During his presidency, Donald Trump said, “We’re putting America first … we’re taking care of ourselves for a change,” and then declared, “I’m a nationalist.” In…
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The Maoist story is the most eloquent in terms of political discussions, reports and reviews. Generational change has hardly been a subject of wide discussions in…
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Wagner HQ (and technology center) is in St Petersburg and offices in Hong Kong and 20 African countries The Wagner Group, also known as PMC Wagner,…
