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Third Dhaka Art Summit draws huge enthusiasm

Nashia Kamal 2016-02-12 20:09:59

The Dhaka Art Summit, now in its third year, concluded on February 8, 2016 after four consecutive days at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. This year's event featured a total of six exhibition...

Corruption in Ukraine: US threatens to cut off aid

Josh Cohen 2016-01-03 22:29:54

United States Vice President Joe Biden has never been one to hold his tongue. He certainly didn't in his recent trip to Kiev. In a speech before Ukraine's Parliament, Biden told legislators...

Slamming the door in the face of refugees

Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA 2015-12-15 22:14:02

More than 250,000 people have died since the violence broke out in Syria in 2011, and at least 11 million people in the country of 22 million have fled their homes. Syrians are now the world's...

Toward a Green New Deal: Public and private sectors join hands

Mariana Mazzucato in London 2015-12-15 22:13:08

The global agreement reached in Paris last week is actually the third climate agreement reached in the past month. The first happened at the end of November, when a group of billionaires led by Bil...

In a chaotic time, Pope\'s visit to Africa

Zeenat Khan from Maryland, USA 2015-12-06 22:47:56

No matter wherever in the world mass killings or terrorist attacks happen - our feelings elicit shock, fear and revulsion. With endless reports about deaths and destruction due to mass shootings an...

Connecting people to machines anywhere in the world

M. Rokonuzzaman 2015-12-06 22:46:49

Internet of Things (IoT) is now a big thing - like the way we heard about .com in the late 90s.  The IoT refers to the networking of physical objects or machines through the use of embedded sensors...

Strategy for social safety net

Hasnat Abdul Hye 2015-12-06 22:45:13

Social safety through public social security programmes came of age after the Second World War when a number of developed countries adopted policies to provide pension, unemployment benefit, health...

Global RMG market: A comparative study

Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled 2015-12-02 22:42:05

In September, 2015, apparel imports into the US continued on their upward trajectory, with seven of the top ten supplier countries booking year-on-year growth. Bangladesh led the pack, posting a so...

The linkages between climate and conflict

Michael Renner 2015-12-02 22:41:32

It is sheer coincidence that Paris was struck by terrorists on the eve of a key climate conference known as COP 21. To some, the attacks may appear like an unfortunate distraction in the face of ef...

Why new Global Urban Agenda matters for Bangladesh

AZM Anas 2015-12-02 22:40:57

In less than a year, world leaders will meet in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito to map out a fresh urban strategy for the coming two decades. The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainabl...

Growing in the middle: Growth challenges of medium-sized companies

Tim Evans 2015-11-22 22:07:24

Global economic growth is sliding towards a five-year low, a gloomy backdrop for all but the most nimble of businesses. The silver lining for Asia is that the regional economy is driven by the kind...

Battling climate change: Challenges of coordinating and accessing finance

Saleh Akram 2015-11-22 22:06:21

The world is getting noticeably warmer and there is a palpable change in world temperature. But, even after causing a once-in-a-century recession and unemployment for millions, finance is possibly...