Economic times in the US are not bad in comparison with the uncertainty and volatility that has gripped the rest of the world following Brexit...

Since the United Nations Development Program began work on the Arab Human Development Reports (AHDR) in 2001, the situation in many Arab countries...

Just two years ago, the topic of drug-resistant infections would usually be met with questions like "What is AMR?" or, "Why would a finance minister take charge of a health crisis?" Few understood the scale and multifaceted nature of the challenge, and thus the need for a comprehensive approach.

You idiot. You naive, foolish, irresponsible nincompoop. There is really no description of stupidity, no matter how vivid, that is adequate. I quake at the imbecility of it."

Recent media report on the possibility of a giant earthquake in Bangladesh that could put millions at risk and make Dhaka unliveable, as per a research study..

It is true that many a terrorist attack may have been prevented due to good police and Rab work. What is equally true is an ample room for improvement

On the first day of this month, which also coincided with the first day of the Eid holidays for many, this nation was punched in the stomach while it was breaking out in laughter.

The truth is, we all have blood on our hands. The truth is, we are all guilty. Bangladesh has turned a corner from which we can never be the same. Our innocence has been brutally ripped away from us.

That is what happens every time we turn the other way and decide to be indifferent. This is how we are losing the proud flag of secularism at our end. This is how this year Brussels Airport was struck in March, how Istanbul got hit in June, how we were blown over on July 1, and that is how three Saudi cities got rocked in less than 24 hours.

When economists hand over their findings from a cost-benifit analysis to politicians, it is important to be upfront about the “ifs and buts” of the analysis, and to caution the user of the dangers of making sweeping statements about the superiority of alternative technologies or policy options.

There are two kinds of virtues, the resume virtues and the eulogy virtues. The former are the skills that one brings to a job interview.

These three women did not need the approval of others to feel content in themselves; rather they made people around them feel happier. They had the whole world in front of them and would have chosen to do so many things in their lives, like fierce rays of the sun spreading light and creating love wherever they went. They loved Dhaka, Bangladesh and its people and made this unique city their home. Their motto in life was “be happy…enjoy life to the fullest.”

'Pundits' are giving sophisticated ideological interpretations, and no doubt there is much value to this and is necessary. But is there a more down-to-earth explanation that we are ignoring? The long arms of ISIS and Al Qaeda have reached Bangladesh, and there is certainly some truth in this.

Mr. Blair may have taken “full responsibility” to lead his nation into the war, but does it absolve him of the immorality of the whole affair?

With the knowledge that Bangladesh's population - which was about 75 million in 1971 - now stands bloated to more than 160 million, all crammed into ...

We're not new to disproportionate experiences based on class. So when class dynamics unfolded in the aftermath of the attacks, we yet again remained silent.

A central theme of the Report is that the Iraq War did not have to happen, and certainly not when it did. The decision to go to war was partly based on faulty intelligence.

During an unprecedented attack like the one at Holey Artisan Bakery, crisis management is of utmost priority.

Faraaz refused to leave his friends to die and by doing so showed us that there is still hope left in this country.

Cambridge – Technological innovation is often extolled for its power to overcome major development challenges, fuel economic growth...