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Insensitivity at its worst  

As a lot of development has already taken place in...

Should we worry about income gaps within or between countries?

At the beginning of classes every autumn, I tease my...

Who lost Argentina, again?

Investors and economic observers have begun to ask the same...

IMF suggests empowerment of BB  

The Bangladesh Bank, reportedly, has declined an offer of technical...

Arabia ablaze: Global economy shaken

Since fingers were pointing from the very start, where the...

Need to streamline healthcare services

Health risks are posing as the greatest threat to the...

Subordinate financialisation in developing economies

Rapid financial globalisation is due not only to financial innovations,...

Poverty remains, inequality widens

The people have reasons to be enthusiastic as the Finance...

Soaking up idle money from state entities  

The government has recently decided to transfer idle money of...

Why do young people take their own lives?  

That one person dies from suicide every 40 seconds somewhere...

Runways no recreation centres  

Spotting aeroplanes has not yet developed in Bangladesh as a...

Big power conflicts are increasingly taking place in outer space

Nearly every article on 'space security' begins with the acknowledgement...

Juvenile gangs and police intervention  

The rise of juvenile gangs in Dhaka as well as...

Money for nothing — in the brave new economy

A monetary-policy regime centred on quantitative easing (QE) and zero...

Bad omens for economy, society  

Closure of one or two industries for one reason or...

Draghi risks tarnishing his legacy

Mario Draghi risks deepening the eurozone's problems in the final...

Anti-graft strategy to reform public sector

Corruption has been institutionalised in land registration offices across the...

Building a unified sustainable blue economic belt  

With a huge exclusive economic zone in the Bay of...

21st century 'New Deals': Upping the ante, quashing the deluge

One particular mix of the current global political economy demands...

Highway toll collection  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the authorities concerned to...

Creating a stateless status in Assam would only create a human tragedy

After constitutional changes in Kashmir, India has now generated more...

Finding out zebra crossings' utility  

Most of the Dhaka pedestrians believe that when they step...

UN summit meetings: Multilateralism at a crossroads

The United Nations will be hosting six high-level plenary meetings...