Turkey is heading for a run-off election that many international media outlets are terming “knife-edge,” and rightfully so, as vote banks are witnessing an almost 50-50 divide between both Erdogan’s ruling party (AK Party) and CHP’s Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu-led opposition coalition, called the Table of Six.

It’s not at all surprising that G7 has taken a tougher stance on Russia and decided to supply Ukraine with more equipment and money.

Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, executive chairman of the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), discusses the upcoming national budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.

All tourists were evacuated from St Martin's island before Cyclone Mocha hit, but most residents had to stay back. There are many reasons that contribute to the island and its residents’ vulnerabilities to climate change-induced natural disasters.

The tech war between nations is well-established – the US and China being the least coy about this battle. There is another (more subtle) war happening: the battle for talent is quietly turning into a more global competition. 

Over the last five decades, the relationship between Bangladesh and Japan has flourished and evolved into a mutually beneficial and symbiotic partnership, bringing about positive outcomes for both countries.

The US’ annual military spending is now around $900 billion, roughly 40 percent of the world's total, and greater than the next 10 countries combined.

Will we see an industry which has fewer and larger players?

AI and edtech can be helpful for our students in an inclusive manner when the plans and programmes in this respect recognise the basic and long-standing weaknesses in the system.

About 10.5 million lives, 100 million displaced people, and 32.5 million refugees since 1945 should indicate the inadequacy of the UN system.

Although exceptional, the warm January temperatures are a stark reminder that, despite all the rhetoric about pivoting to green sources of energy like solar and wind, climate change is taking a turn for the worse because global GHG emissions are not showing any signs of a downward trend.

The news of Bangladesh occupying the second-highest position in South Asia in terms of a bad loan ratio is no surprise.

At the risk of sounding another alarm bell, what are we to make of technology that arrives not only to optimise and improve human life but also to rob humans from our sources of joy and expression? 

Victims of a natural disaster can develop PTSD not only through the degree of physical injury they suffer, but also through the immediate risks they face.

A review of 'Dhaka Delirium,' a collection of essays by Adnan Z Morshed.

Cyclone Mocha was just the first of the season, and Bangladesh will face more in the days to come. We need to focus on a more holistic approach to disaster management, especially the evacuation process and recovery aspect, and not just rely on warnings and people’s willingness to move to shelters.

One recent comment by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal caught the attention of many.

Han Kang explores the nature of her existence and it is all portrayed through objects and ideas unified by a single color: white. 

There was a likelihood of infection if the rags were not clean. Now, they get a pad free of cost from the school.

The intellectual trap refers to a country’s policymakers’ inability to ensure crucial intellectual freedom.