Nurul’s unique quality as a professional economist originated in the common sense and pragmatism which influenced his great faith in empirical work.

I wonder at how these frugal, accessible pleasures define her daily existence and get elated with the fact that reading takes up a significant space on the shelf

As a mother, I believe that children should never die before their parents.

I experienced postpartum depression with both my pregnancies, albeit in varying degrees and dimensions.

As is well-known, credit from the IMF comes with strings attached, and the latest one is no exception.

The trade-off between a rate hike and a lower GDP growth rate is increasingly becoming fragile.

We need to normalise talking about pregnancy losses. In popular media, we would often see someone have sex just once, and then they get pregnant, and the next thing you know is that they had a perfectly healthy, happy baby.

If there is no decent job opportunity within the country, young people will always strive to get it even if they need to risk their lives.

Almost a decade after the approval of the NSSS, the country has not yet established a single registry system or installed a robust MIS.

Today, Dhaka is a dysfunctional megacity, an economic hub that has grown chaotically – outwards and upwards – to absorb more than 20 million people who live there, and hundreds of thousands more arriving each year.

Padmavat, a tale of a mythical queen featuring love, honour, and sacrifice, has captured the imagination of readers and audiences for centuries.

With former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest, Pakistan’s powerful military - which has long been acknowledged to “manage” the political scene from behind the curtains - now finds its supremacy in tatters.

This is a piece both on and not on Samaresh Majumdar.

We witness her ferocities that are little associated with the common understanding of a “just” ruler. We see her as a loving mother, while also finding the fallibilities of motherhood flawlessly seamed into the storytelling.

Lionel Messi’s future destination may be making headlines all around the globe, but the latest transfer saga in the world of football has followed the same half-baked pattern of transfer sagas in the past.

That legacy has produced a bevy of outstanding economists over the past three decades. He lived a full life, steering through extraordinary times while leaving a chequered professional career behind. Yet, he once professed he was only an economist by accident.

This confluence of two mighty oceans connected by the Straits of Malacca has become the most happening region in the world in the 21st century.

Zahangir’s mother, who has never been in politics, is contesting for the mayoral post.

Will the new king finally apologise for the atrocities committed in the name of the crown?

The run-up to the US presidential election, together with China’s suspicion that the US is trying to contain its economic growth, will impede efforts to build trust and de-escalate tensions between the two countries.