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Will Kashmir imbroglio trigger new faces of radicalism?
00:54, Aug 09, 2019

Will Kashmir imbroglio trigger new faces of radicalism?

Towheed Feroze
As the tension over the scrapping of the special status of Kashmir continues to evolve, political analysts across the world are wondering what...Details
Contrasting media coverage of Ershad’s death
18:40, Aug 08, 2019

Contrasting media coverage of Ershad’s death

Md Shamsul Islam
The news of long time ailing former President HM Ershad’s death attracted widespread media attention at home and abroad. In our country both the...Details
Read between the lines of Beijing’s message
19:02, Aug 07, 2019

Read between the lines of Beijing’s message

Md Sharif Hasan
Global military competition is on the rise and China believes it's lagging behind the USA. Beijing has outlined its defense plans that include a...Details
Bengalis . . . in 1905, 1911, 1947, 1971
18:36, Aug 04, 2019

Bengalis . . . in 1905, 1911, 1947, 1971

Syed Badrul Ahsan
One hundred and eight years after the annulment of the first partition of Bengal in 1911, it is perhaps time to reflect on old dreams and equally...Details
Western democracies face problems, so do Russia and China
20:11, Aug 03, 2019

Western democracies face problems, so do Russia and China

Peter Apps
It has not been the easiest year for democracies in the West, with storm clouds gathering over Brexit and also now over next year's US presidential...Details
Playtime for children: Luxury or fundamental need?
19:16, Aug 02, 2019

Playtime for children: Luxury or fundamental need?

Riffat Ahmed
The hours of unsupervised, unadulterated playtime with my siblings and neighbours before the Maghrib prayers when I was a child is arguably one of...Details
Life in a time of VIPs and expendables
16:32, Jul 31, 2019

Life in a time of VIPs and expendables

Towheed Feroze
There is a commercial shown on TV, where a man waiting at an airport, throws his weight around and when the girl at the airline desk cannot...Details
Dengue runs riot … and yet it is no epidemic?
18:33, Jul 28, 2019

Dengue runs riot … and yet it is no epidemic?

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon was emphatic, not many days ago, that there was no dengue and that any talk about it was a rumour....Details
Global oil consumption stagnates leaving prices under pressure
18:50, Jul 27, 2019

Global oil consumption stagnates leaving prices under pressure

John Kemp
Global oil consumption has stalled since the middle of 2018, making lower oil prices inevitable despite the best efforts of Saudi Arabia and its...Details
South Korea’s real fight with Japan lies beyond economies
19:35, Jul 26, 2019

South Korea’s real fight with Japan lies beyond economies

Md Sharif Hasan
A rift is deepening between South Korea and Japan over what happened during WWII. Japan as occupiers of the Korean Peninsula forced Koreans into...Details
With joint patrol, Russia and China divide US allies
23:18, Jul 25, 2019

With joint patrol, Russia and China divide US allies

Peter Apps
As bloodless encounters go, Tuesday's face-off between a Russian surveillance plane and South Korean fighter jets was as vicious as they come.South...Details
Bangladesh’s ICT Sector: A new driver of economic growth
18:34, Jul 23, 2019

Bangladesh’s ICT Sector: A new driver of economic growth

Azaz Zaman
Bangladesh is one of the fastest-growing economies in South Asia. According to the World Bank 2019 report, Bangladesh is among the five...Details
Rendezvous on the moon!
21:02, Jul 22, 2019

Rendezvous on the moon!

Towheed Feroze
The moon never disappoints! Whenever we need a dose of galactic mystery, the starting point is the moon. With the world celebrating fifty years of...Details
In good faith ... in bad faith
18:25, Jul 21, 2019

In good faith ... in bad faith

Syed Badrul Ahsan
We stand enlightened. We have just been informed by a responsible functionary of the State that a mistake committed in good faith does not qualify...Details
China’s neo economic imperialism shackles small countries who can never repay
17:11, Jul 20, 2019

China’s neo economic imperialism shackles small countries who can never repay

Saleem Samad
Communist China for decades used to air propaganda on its state radio that the United States, Japan, Britain, European countries are economic...Details
Bulging fuel stocks put spotlight on slack oil consumption
23:14, Jul 19, 2019

Bulging fuel stocks put spotlight on slack oil consumption

John Kemp
Sluggish consumption growth is depressing oil prices even as Saudi Arabia and its allies try to prop up the market by cutting their production.U.S....Details
Phantom of a dictator, spirit of a revolution!
17:07, Jul 18, 2019

Phantom of a dictator, spirit of a revolution!

Towheed Feroze
For those who are in their mid-forties and above, the period between 1982 and 1990 was marked by socio political turbulence, upheavals, non-stop...Details
New international moon race could define humanity's future
19:17, Jul 17, 2019

New international moon race could define humanity's future

Peter Apps
Fifty years after Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins blasted off for the moon, a new space race is on. It is one that may affect the...Details
Blundering to Partition 1947
16:44, Jul 14, 2019

Blundering to Partition 1947

Syed Badrul Ahsan
In these monsoon days of July, memories of the blood-drenched division of India come alive. Or, more precisely, it is the mistakes, the blunders...Details
Protecting our daughters: A real multi task
18:38, Jul 13, 2019

Protecting our daughters: A real multi task

Farzana Mahmood
Rape is the most perverted expression of sexual abuse and from a feminist perspective it is the worst kind of illegal patriarchal practice....Details
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