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Vaccinations to help revive economy
Bangladesh is in a much better economic position than that of other countries in the world, according to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.…
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Changing Contours of Indo-US Ties
AFTER tolerating four years of tantrums, mood swings and fits, bad language, and the worst idiotic and overtly racist behaviour when defeated by any US president,…
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Who’s culpable for Myanmar’s coup?
When Myanmar's armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, staged a military coup on Feb 1, reactions inside the country and outside were noticeably different. As the…
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Mandatory Decentralisation Required in Our Health and Education System
I once dreamt that no ambulance was rushing towards Dhaka from rural areas, and no students were flocking to the capital for better educational institutions. When…
Analysis
Keeping Troops in Afghanistan Makes America Safer
Over the four years I led the Afghan war effort as supreme allied commander at NATO, I was lucky to have four superb generals working for…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 13 February , 2021
Webinar
Searching Ways Forward for Bangladesh in the Time of Pandemic; Covid-19 and the Bangladesh Economy: Nature of the downturn and prospect for recovery
Economist Dr. Nazneen Ahmed provided a forward-looking presentation of policy where she said Bangladesh's economy could not achieve the target due to the covid-19. She was…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 12 February , 2021
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 12 February , 2021
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Revitalising Bangladesh’s Agriculture Sector
Agriculture has consistently been the largest sector in Bangladesh, as in several other developing economies. About 50 percent of the population are employed in this sector…
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The Complex Politics, Geopolitics of the Myanmar Coup
The 'new cold war' between the US and China has deepened the instability that has marked Myanmar’s history since 1962 On February 1, Myanmar’s military, known…
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Did Big Tech Save the World From an Even Bigger Economic Meltdown?
It helped, but the countries that fared best had other factors at play. It is just over a year since the World Health Organization declared a…