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How Do We Break the Chain of Coronavirus Infection?
Despite the claims made a few months ago that Bangladesh has successfully—more successfully than many western countries—beat back the coronavirus, the virus has returned with a…
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Media Ownership in Bangladesh: Why More Media Outlets Does Not Mean More Media Freedom
Bangladesh’s media ecosystem paints a contradictory picture. On the one hand, the country’s media sector has witnessed significant growth in the past two decades. On the…
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Whole-of-Government Response Needed to Tackle the Pandemic
The struggle to save lives from the killer coronavirus seems endless. The death procession looks unstoppable. Each day comes with more shocking news. The ray of…
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The G7 Must Act to Vaccinate the World
The world’s richest countries are failing to champion the global cooperation needed to defeat the pandemic. At June’s G7 summit in the United Kingdom, leaders must…
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Myanmar: Could Defecting Security Forces Bring Down the Military Regime?
Just over ten years ago there were hopes that Myanmar might become a fully functioning democracy. Today there are concerns that the country may disintegrate into…
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Covid-19: The Makings of a Third World War
When we were growing up in the sixties during the time of the Cold War between the USA and the then Soviet Union, we would often…
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Pre-Budget Recommendations For Enhancing Economic Activity and Boosting Investment
Popular belief is that Bangladesh can still do a lot more and reach even greater heights Very recently Bangladesh successfully crossed its 50th birthday as an…
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Why Were Bangladeshi and Pakistani Groups Worst Hit By the UK’s Second Wave?
How can we prevent enduring, unequal transmission of Covid-19 in specific communities and places? Some answers to this question come from a recent report by the…
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On President Biden’s Climate Summit and John Kerry’s visit to Dhaka
US President Biden's first act upon being sworn in as President on January 20, 2021, was to officially notify the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…
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How ‘Love Jihad’ Went From Being Propaganda to Policy
‘Love Jihad’ started as a joke, but now not only are states competing with each other to bring in draconian laws, it was a pivotal issue…
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Biden’s Afghanistan Plan: 4 Tough Questions That Need Answers
“I hope what we’ve learned over two decades is that the presence of U.S. troops in a conflict very often makes a sustainable peace harder to…
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The Simple Story of Complex Products
We need to give thought to changing our manufacturing product mix, including our export basket, by introducing more complex products Through an impressive effort over the…
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Bloodshed Won’t End If World Recognizes Myanmar’s Junta
There is no reason to believe international recognition of Myanmar's illegal military junta will lead to peace and democracy “In light of Myanmar’s tense domestic climate,…
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The Pandemic Budget Has to be Based on Realistic Assessment
After suffering for more than a year since March 2020, when we were just about to have some respite following the decline in infection and death…
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Boris Johnson: Bumbling Authoritarian
A PM who believes in nothing is a very dangerous thing. When our three-week lockdown to flatten the curve and protect the NHS was ushered in…
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Why the Indo-Pacific has Assumed Significance For Europe After the Pandemic
Germany and its European partners are set for a meaningful engagement with Asia. It's based on an understanding of the region's geopolitical and economic significance. The…