Starlink Satellite Internet: A Game Changer for Bangladesh?
GB Today ।। Md. Farooque Hossain ।। In Bangladesh, the quest for robust and high-speed internet connectivity remains an on-going…
Opinion
What Russian warships in Chattogram port tells us about great power competition in Bangladesh
Russian warships in Chattogram port: Bangladesh become a prime battleground for great power competition ।। Michael Kugelman ।।…
Politics after the election: How will things be?
II Ali Riaz II While in constitutional and legal terms the formality arranged for 7 January 2024 may…
Our shared commitment to Rohingya refugees
।। Sumbul Rizvi ।। As the concrete road leads to a brick-laden one, and the surrounding changes from…
The statistics that hide our poor education system
।। Shamsad Mortuza ।। Numbers are magical; they can evoke both shock and awe. Much like illusionists who…
The (non) human tragedy in Palestine
।। Obaidul Hamid।। THE origin of the Palestine-Israel conflict is nothing short of an armed robbery of an…
Can Bangladeshis ever get good healthcare?
People in Bangladesh are being deprived of their right to proper medical service and healthcare, which the constitution…
Henry Kissinger, the rise of China and Bangladesh’s liberation war
।। Md Touhid Hossain ।। Former US secretary of state and national security advisor Henry Kissinger had his…
Wrong policy plagues economy in FY23
।। Waliur Rahman ।। The people in Bangladesh have been grappling with soaring commodity prices since the very…
How Bangladesh can benefit by joining BRICS
In April this year, South Africa’s BRICS ambassador Anil Sooklal told Bloomberg that a long list of nations…
Yes, Bangladesh’s sovereign rating being downgraded is a big deal
The more likely reason behind policymakers’ silence, however, is that they simply wish to brush it under the…
New US visa policy: Shame on the politicians!
।। Rabiul Islam ।। The US recent announcement of its new visa policy has stirred the Bangladesh political…
Mrinal Sen, the epoch changing auteur from Bengal
।। Syed Faiz Ahmed ।। Mrinal Sen would be 100 had he lived today. The great auteur director,…
So long as DSA exists, free and fair elections are impossible
Without press freedom, governments may censor or restrict information, preventing the public from receiving important information about their…
Global Soft Power Index 2023: How is Bangladesh doing?
How does soft power shape Bangladesh’s foreign policy in the fabric of current global politics? ।। Razia Sultana…
Reflections on the climate change actions of 2022
।। Saleemul Huq ।। The year 2022 was indeed a critical year for tackling climate change at global,…
2022: The year the rich won, and the public lost
।। Anu Muhammad ।। The year 2022 brought with it some big challenges for the majority of people…
Destroying the economy to save the thieves
।। Eresh Omar Jamal ।। When the Awami League came to power in 2009, the amount of defaulted…
Look before you leap, think before you act
।। Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan ।। Certain incidents in recent times, and of the past, have brought to…
Conservation science has moved on. We, too, must adapt and change
।। Shekhar R Biswas ।। A series of recent media reports – about the proposal to hand over…