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এলডিসি থেকে উত্তরণের ‘টেস্ট কেস’ বাংলাদেশ
জাতিসংঘের কমিটি ফর ডেভেলপমেন্ট পলিসি (সিডিপি) এলডিসি থেকে উত্তরণের নয়টি ধাপের কথা বলে। এর অন্যতম হলো জাতিসংঘের সুপারিশ, সরকারের নেতৃত্বে প্রস্তুতি প্রক্রিয়া, উন্নয়ন-সহযোগীদের সঙ্গে আলোচনা, স্মুথ…
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Biden’s Democracy Conference is About Much More Than Democracy
While Americans angry about the results of the 2020 election were busy storming their own Capitol and conducting the umpteenth recount in Arizona, threats from outside…
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Biden’s Democracy Summit Was Never a Good Idea. But Here’s How To Make It Work.
Although the gathering risks being more trouble than it's worth for the White House, we have four suggestions for mitigating the pitfalls — and maybe even…
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What Biden’s Democracy Summit Is Missing
Democracy as it was envisioned was never about real people power. That’s what needs to change. U.S. President Joe Biden is set to host a virtual…
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Multilateralism For A Pandemic Era
We are nowhere near the end of the pandemic. Delta will not be the last highly transmissible variant. Large unvaccinated groups and the unchecked spread of…
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Germany’s New Government: What The World Can Expect in A Post-Merkel Era
Leaders of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Liberals (FDP) have reached a deal on their coalition agreement for government, paving the way for a new…
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Are Military Coups Back in Style in Africa?
The seizure of power in October by the Sudanese military, and the arrest of prime minister Abdalla Hamdok, several of his ministers, and civilian opposition leaders,…
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Artificial Intelligence Must Not Exacerbate Inequality Further
UNESCO has put forward a framework that can help reverse the negative trends in the AI revolution. We all agree that artificial intelligence (AI) has the…
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America Should Bet on Bangladesh
Bangladesh has major geopolitical value on its own merits, separate from India or any other country. Natural disasters, poverty, and overpopulation are the reductive lenses through…
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Omicron: Why The WHO Designated It A Variant of Concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa, is to be designated as a…
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Youth Face Deep Challenges But Their Success is Vital
Young people in Asia-Pacific are risking their lives to defend land, environmental, and indigenous people’s rights There are few places to travel to without hurdles during…
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‘Bloodstained’ UP Elections and The CEC’s Alternative Truth
Post-result recovery of ballots were published in the media, but the aggrieved parties were simply told to go to election tribunals. Photo: Star Video footage and…
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Time for Japan to Stop Funding Coal Power in Bangladesh
Japanese investment in Bangladesh should take the form of scaling up its renewable-energy transition Non-governmental organizations have filed a formal complaint against the Japan International Cooperation…
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Myanmar’s Transition From Electoral Politics to Gun Politics
The 1874 general election in the United Kingdom marked a major step in the country’s progress to full democracy. Following the 1872 Secret Ballot Act, a…
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How Domestic Violence is a Threat to Economic Development
Stopping violence against women is not only a moral imperative, new evidence shows that it can help the economy. It’s being called the “shadow pandemic”—an increase…
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More Needs to Be Done to Hold India’s TV Media Accountable
It is good to see top broadcasting body being proactive on complaints against channels When India’s Prime Minister Modi made the sudden announcement about repealing the…