Analysis
Biden vs Trump foreign policy
THE outcome of the US presidential election in November will have a significant global impact. Will it mean more of the same or usher in changes…
Webinar
COVID-19 and frontline responders: Health professional perspectives
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS, LESSONS LEARN AND FOLLOW-UP THE WEBINAR Held on Monday 27 July 2020; 10.0 AM- 12 Noon (Dhaka Time) and jointly organized by the…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 28 July 2020
Republished
How US’ new China policy might affect the Gulf
The closures of the Chinese consulate in Houston and the US consulate in Chengdu in the last week were the latest signs of the deteriorating China-US…
Analysis
Is COVID-19 Creating a Generation of Heart Failure Patients?
Two new studies show some coronavirus survivors suffer long-lasting cardiac injury, possibly from the virus invading the heart. Miranda Green Two studies published Monday provide the…
Analysis
Investors are Doing Great Under Trump, But What About the Rest of Us?
To save Americans from COVID-19’s economic fallout, Congress needs to extend unemployment benefits. Robert J. Shapiro Welcome to Crony Capitalism 2.0, brought to America by the…
Republished
As Uighur abuses condemned, Southeast Asia’s silence is deafening
As fresh evidence of alleged rights abuses committed against the Uighur in China's Xinjiang province emerges, much of the world has called out Beijing for its…
Event
Webinar On Covid-19 and Frontline Responders: Health Professional Perspectives
MON 27 JUL 2020 10am – 11:30am (Dhaka, Bangladesh); 2pm – 3:30pm (Brisbane, AEST) Welcoming Speakers Prof. Lynda Cheshire, University of Queensland Adriana Alberti, United Nations…
Republished
Dissent and State Repression
Let’s begin with the known. On Tuesday, July 21, a senior journalist, Matiullah Jan, was abducted by some people wearing the Elite police uniform from outside…
Republished
Stop complaining, start contributing
Whether you see the glass as half empty or half full, it is time to take action and move ahead Anil Chitrakar The People’s Movement in…
Analysis
Delayed online teaching in pandemic widens education gap
The coronavirus pandemic has severely disrupted Bangladesh’s already troubled higher education sector, further widening the education gap. Academics say the pandemic could have a long-term impact…
Situation update