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America’s China Preoccupation
THE already fraught relationship between the US and China has plunged to another low in the wake of President Joe Biden’s first foreign trip that took…
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The Revolt Against Myanmar’s Junta Can Succeed
A year after the National League for Democracy’s 2015 election victory, as I was wandering about the massive Tatmadaw Museum in Naypyitaw, I could not help…
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COVID: The Three Barriers That Stop People Being Vaccinated
Getting everyone in a country vaccinated is like watching software updates load: it whizzes along for the first 80% or so and then seems to take…
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Accountability in Utilising Resources is Crucial for Higher Revenue Mobilisation
The unreal target for revenue mobilisation has made the target numbers provided in the national budget unreliable and less authentic. For several years, the revenue targets…
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After Three Years of Central Rule in Kashmir, the Ground Situation Is No Better
As Prime Minister Modi prepares to meet political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir in Delhi on June 24, he could face questions on what his government…
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A rising Bangladesh Starts to Exert Its Regional Power
Dhaka is increasingly confident in an emerging role. Therest of the world would benefit to pay close attention. The recent announcement that Bangladesh would provide US$200…
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A Disaster Waiting to Happen
What does it take to be a real role model in disaster management? This was immediately after cyclone Sidr had hit Bangladesh November 2007. At the…
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The United States Needs Central Asian Partners to Protect Afghanistan’s Future
Ambitious post-withdrawal hopes can’t be achieved without bases nearby. As the U.S. government begins the final withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, U.S. President Joe Biden has…
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A New Era of Digital Money
Digital forms of money could be a boon for emerging market and lower-income economies if the transition is well managed and regulated Digital money has the…
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With Trump Gone, NATO Wages War on Climate Threat
If the U.S. military were a nation state, it would be the world's 47th largest emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases, a 2019 study found. Though the…
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Rethinking Higher Education Policy in Digital Bangladesh in Post-Covid Era
The Covid-19 pandemic has raised significant challenges as well as opportunities for the higher education community worldwide to learn and explore. During the pandemic a particular…
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Channel Awami League
Most people in Bangladesh get their news from television, not print media. So who owns the country’s private television stations? It is commonplace to talk about…