Analysis
Biden and Human Rights
The goals that US presidents have sought over the years do not reflect a pursuit of justice at the international level similar to what they aspired…
Analysis
New COVID Variants have Changed the Game and Vaccines will Not be Enough. We Need Global ‘Maximum Suppression’
At the end of 2020, there was a strong hope that high levels of vaccination would see humanity finally gain the upper hand over SARS-CoV-2, the…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 06 April 2021
Media coverage item
First journalists be Free for Free Press
To us it appears a fashion to blame the Digital Security Act for obstructing press freedom. The history of journalism in Bangladesh is very shameful. With…
Media coverage item
Freedom of expression in dire straits
Implementation of the Digital Security Act (DSA) has created a scary situation, placing people’s freedom of expression in dire straits. The act is allegedly being misused…
Republished
Time to Gear Up Alternate Banking
Bangladesh has seen a significant rise in consumer banking or retail offering by banks or a few non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in recent days. During the…
Republished
U.S.-China Cold War Will Have More Than Two Sides
Countries aren’t going to fall neatly into opposing blocs this time any more than they did the last. The cold war is back — or at…
Republished
We Know How to Cut Off the Financial Valve to Myanmar’s Military. The World Just Needs the Resolve to Act
Since the coup in Myanmar on February 1, the international community has struggled to agree on coherent action against the military (also known as the Tatmadaw).…
Analysis
India Faces Tests From Its Neighbors
Despite a border cease-fire with Pakistan, India faces a growing set of challenges in its backyard. India’s Neighborhood Dilemma For India, Pakistan has long posed the…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID- 19, 05 April 2021
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Unrestricted Access to Net Crucial for Economy
AS THE entire country united to celebrate Bangladesh’s fiftieth year of independence this month, many commentators around the world took this opportunity to recount the chronicles…
Situation update