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Closing energy gap for developing LDCs

Energy is a sine qua non for the all-round development...

Credit guarantee scheme: Developing a feasible mechanism

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are inherently considered risky financing...

The evolving ritual of Christmas and the virtue of religious tolerance

The recent visit of Pope Francis to Bangladesh and the...

Universal education's moment of truth

For nearly seven decades of a tumultuous century, the Universal...

Indian Congress plays 'soft Hindu card'!

India's credibility on the world stage has been to a...

The benefits of China's B&R initiative

China's Belt and Road (B&R) initiative is an ambitious undertaking...

Suu Kyi's looming day of reckoning

"It has gone far beyond a mere humanitarian crisis. This,...

Ensuring safe migration for women

While migration in the country refers mainly to males, the...

Changing face of cultivated lands

Distribution of cultivated lands in different seasons appears to show...

A new balance for the global age

Protectionist and "bring-back-control" movements will continue to flourish so long...

Coal now retiring from power production, globally

After a long journey, half of the European Union's 619...

Highlighting the priorities in maritime sector

International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has recently concluded its Council and...

Establishing discipline in financial sector sustainably

Bangladesh Bank (BB), the regulatory body of the country's banking...

Fake Brexit or no Brexit

Since last year's Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom (UK) has...

The case for increasing tobacco tax, prices

The World Health Organisation (WHO) leads the global anti-tobacco movement....

Search for Mideast peace: US abdicates leadership

The intelligence and political analysts of the US and its...

Trump Administration aims anti-dumping arrow at China: Its implications

On November 27, 2017, the US Department of Commerce announced...

Economic growth: India aims high

Can we accept the report by Goldman Sachs, Brazil, Russia,...

Volatile international petroleum market signals troubles for Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) raised power tariff by...

Building a sustainable food system

The survival of humankind hinges on a 'sustainable food system...

The arithmetic of poverty in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has apparently made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over...

From begging bowls to global partnership for development

The rural habitat of Thengamara is located in north-west Bangladesh,...

The idiom needs to change

It's being described as 'neoliberalism' to prevent the sheer embarrassment...