The only meaningful item remaining on the reform agenda is whether an Upper House should be based on PR or not. Everything else can be sorted out without difficulty. We are closer to consensus than you think.
Soon we will no longer be able to rely on Prof Yunus's global reputation to smooth things over with allies and adversaries alike. It is time for Bangladesh to invest in its diplomatic capacity. The future belongs to those who can skillfully maneuver on the world stage.
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The White House is now a stage for public rebuke, political theatre, and intimidation disguised as diplomacy. Within this heavily guarded mansion now lies an inner chamber not of hospitality but of strategic humiliation, where world leaders no longer meet an equal but face a prosecutorial figurehead.
Edtech and e-learning are not a silver bullet. They are just one piece of a complex and many-layered puzzle that we need to solve to deliver education to the masses.
Is it for the Interim Government to arrogate to itself the sole power to determine the time-frame for elections?
The public may want elections sooner rather than later. But elections without reform threaten to make things worse, not better.
BNP should be careful what it wishes for. A post-Yunus Bangladesh may create more problems than it solves.
Could General Wakar’s words be interpreted as a masterclass in layered messaging -- a high-stakes chess match played across three boards –- domestic politics, regional pressure, and international diplomacy?
Let us step back for a moment and ask ourselves what it is the Bangladeshi people want at a time like this
Ten months on have we forgotten the supreme sacrifice made by our brothers and sisters? We can never forget.
It's true that retail investors are part of the problem with the stock market. But the DSE and the rules of the game aren't helping.
Think that cheap solar and wind is taking over from fossil fuels? Think again.
The Kaladan Corridor is India's supposed masterstroke to protect its interests on its eastern flank. Unfortunately for them, there's many slip twixt cup and lip
