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Dhaka city in thundershowers

Bangladesh has been experiencing the highest rainfall in decades. Unprecedented floods inundated northern Bangladesh, causing havoc. Dhaka city is often swamped with trapped water, causing traffic paralysis. City dwellers dread whenever they see dark clouds above in the sky followed...

The tragedy of Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar is in crisis. The Rohingya - a Muslim ethnic...

Kunming Initiative and sub-regional free trade

'Kunming Initiative', a part of Belt and Road Initiative, was...

How digitisation is changing future workplace

There is no argument that 'Information Technology' (IT) plays a...

Deconstructing deglobalisation: Fear, suspicion, anomie

US President Donald Trump and his advisers' fierce rhetoric on...

Commercialising domestic patents: Emulating Singapore's example

Development of civilisation through centuries is marked by countless inventions...

Intelligent farming for hunger-free world

In the UN sustainable development agenda, 'Zero Hunger' is the...

Towards a cleaner Bangladesh - safe water, sanitation and hygiene for all

Community-Led Total Sanitation might be the greatest Bangladeshi export.  In...

Dealing with Libor manipulation

A couple of years ago when the report on Libor...

Rohingya genocide—a challenge to world conscience

There still has a little of humanity left among the...

The Rohingya horror story continues

The horrible drama of ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims by...

Launching of second submarine cable a new landmark

The commercial launching of second submarine cable, which has a...

Hato, Harvey, Irma: Scientists blame human-induced climate change

As I left Manila, tropical storm Isang passed the Batanes...

Is climate change a Sisyphus block to our growth?

It is commonly believed that economically Bangladesh has done well....

The plight of Singapore migrants from Bangladesh

Uddin thought he was tapping into a financial lifeline for...

Turning South Asia's youth into demographic dividend

There has been an alarming feature of labour market dynamics...

Alleviating poverty in the Arab region

Extreme poverty remains one of the world's biggest challenges. According...

The health of global finance today

In the decade since the financial crisis began in August...

Tapping the potential of leather industry

The leather industry in Bangladesh is the third largest sector...

The two pillars of French economic reform

The French government has just announced the guidelines for a...

To tame Kim before more madmen take birth

Puzzlingly, the world is now being led by some crazy...

Afghanistan faces existential crisis: New US strategy

The past weeks have seen a gradual decline in the...

Coping with extremes of water security — inundation and scarcity

Ferdous Ara Begum Bangladesh is one of the most densely-populated...

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