What the Rana Plaza tragedy means in 2024

Let’s visit this discussion on three levels of analysis on the local, national, and global scenarios and impacts.
24 April 2024

Abu Saeed Khan: A Champion of Connectivity

We celebrate a life well lived and mourn the loss of a valued friend and colleague
23 April 2024

US aid to Israel: Twenty-three billion dollars to slaughter women and children

The US has decided to generously reward Israel $1 billion per thousand women and children that Israel has killed in the Gaza Strip.
23 April 2024

China’s competitiveness and American badmouthing

The US approach to China is based on a mix of arrogance, nastiness, and naiveté.
23 April 2024

Fifty years of learning from rises and slips in the Bangladesh economy

We are hubristically living through our ecological implosion.
23 April 2024

Should social media be our new public square?

Aside from posting, social media has become the go-to place for many to get their news, views and overall information, and for communicating them.
22 April 2024

Give us back the old Chattogram

Chattogram city has thousands of years of political and cultural heritage. But there are essentially no measures in place to preserve heritage.
22 April 2024

Trade deal with Japan will boost Bangladesh's post-LDC success

For the first time, there will be an Economic Partnership Agreement with a country with a major economy.
22 April 2024

Israel is rogue, but Iran must demonstrate restraint 

It remains to be seen what Israel does with its replenished weapons inventory.
22 April 2024

We need to know more about Shein’s $9 jeans

First, is any of this even ethical? Second, how is Shein retailing clothing so cheaply?
22 April 2024

Ban on student politics: Will Buet protesters’ campaign see success?

One cannot help but note the irony of a united campaign protesting against student politics when it is obvious that student politics is very much alive on the Buet campus
22 April 2024

As I watched the tiny Moon devour the blazing Sun

This cosmic event delivered on the hype leading up to it with clockwork precision.
21 April 2024

Does Pakistan still matter to India?

India could not always afford to ignore Pakistan, which was long a source of terrorism directed at India.
21 April 2024

Bank mergers: All dimensions must be considered

In general, five issues need to be borne in mind when it comes to bank mergers in Bangladesh.
21 April 2024

What Bangladesh needs to do to shift gears

So, what is the takeaway for Bangladesh from these warnings coming from different corners?
21 April 2024

Discussing climate adaptation finance at NAP Expo 2024

Bangladesh, as the host, has many lessons to share
21 April 2024

Will Boeing crash shareholder value?

There is a fundamental problem with how Boeing is being run.
20 April 2024

Is Bangladesh’s ‘nuclear prestige’ an illusion?

Does Bangladesh really require another nuclear power plant? Or is the decision partly motivated by the pursuit of prestige?
20 April 2024
19 April 2024

Kafkaesque realities of traffic rule enforcement

The problem lies in the lack of clarity regarding the type of speed cameras installed and their operational status.
19 April 2024