Lack of investment for sustainable development in the world’s poorest, most vulnerable countries is one of the most pressing global issues.

Another day, another attack on the press in Bangladesh

As a hegemonic superpower, America’s primary concern has been its leadership position in the world; especially, economic leadership in global trade and investment.

Jamaat-e-Islami, one of the largest fundamentalist parties in Bangladesh, was recently allowed to hold a public meeting in Dhaka after almost a decade.

Did we really “rise to the climate challenge?”

Prolonging the stay of an employee in service impedes fresh graduates from joining the workforce.

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) and Begum Sufia Kamal (1911-1999), two icons in Bangla literature and culture, were not kins but kindred spirits.

Quality education is a requirement for “Smart Bangladesh,” and it will be an irremediable loss if the country fails to educate its young generation in order to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend that will slip away in the 2030s.

Who did it, and why is it relevant in the ongoing LNG war?

A Dhallywood dialogue recently created a social media storm by cropping up in a more unusual place: a question paper for Bangladesh Studies in the University of Barishal, where students were asked to examine it in the “light of British hegemony in the Indian subcontinent.”

Bendis intentionally put a stark difference between Peter and Miles, so that comic book fans would not feel that their favourite web-swinger was being replaced by just another goody-two-shoes, just with a racial make-up switch.

The triple train accident in Balasore in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on June 2 was considered the worst in three decades involving India’s largest public transport system that ferries nearly eight billion people annually.

When economic conditions are normal, the importance of the protective role of democracy is often not felt.

Do we need the 24/7 hustle and bustle of Dhaka – the cacophonous dramas of this sleepless city – reproduced in its parks too?

I write this column with some hesitation, since many may regard it a bit preachy or elitist.

After Covid-19, a bold and visionary idea is starting to emerge: more clinicians joining public health can fortify defence against future health emergencies.

In a country with such a politically-oriented population, why has RTI not caught on?

Governments have the power to promote and support textile recycling initiatives in several ways.

In the ever-evolving realm of global finance, the transition towards cashless societies has emerged as a transformative force, unlocking a myriad of benefits for nations embracing digital currencies.

One of the most important indicators of the labour market is the participation rate