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Western states will condemn the Taliban, but do business with it

The takeover of Kabul by Taliban fighters was planned over many months. First, they took most of the border crossings between Afghanistan and its neighbours, Pakistan and Iran. Then they took the larger district capitals, followed by Kandahar and finally,...

Ugly faces of bribery and corruption

While addressing the 113th,114th and 115th Law and Administration Courses...

Corona-time processions and events

Thanks to the Covid-19 restrictions, a lot of national-level and...

Dubious movement of cheap money

The central bank seems to have smelt a rat in...

Climate change a public health emergency

The recent United Nations (UN) report on climate change alerts...

Biden was right in Afghanistan

In 2017, I arrived at Kabul's Hamid Karzai Airport as...

Unseen traps before MIC graduation?

A visibly well-intended regulation that has asked banks not to...

Moment of truth arrives for Afghans

The Taliban forces have entered Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. So, it...

  Hydrogen energy could be key to carbon neutrality in China  

Hydrogen energy is clean and storable with no tailpipe emission...

Herd immunity is likely to prove illusive

In a surprise move the government has eased the lockdown,...

Can solar energy be generated in old gas power plants?

As signatories to the Paris Agreement, Central Asia's fossil fuel...

What can donor countries do to help Bangladesh?

What can donor countries most usefully do to help the...

Laser beams may not be fun

Subscribers of mobile phones in the country received an unusual...

The best tribute to Bangabandhu

August is the month of mourning in Bangladesh. Forty-six years...

Coming together to face global challenges

Differences in vaccine access and the ability to deploy policy...

Safeguarding depositors' interest

The central bank appears firm in safeguarding the interests of...

Ensuring universal accessibility

If accessibility is within everyone's reach, why should we stop...

Economic growth isn't a tide that lifts all boats

Rohini Pande, Yale Professor of Economics and Director of its...

Political economy of climate change policies

Few issues have sparked more attention than how to avoid...

Economy tops the agenda

The government has finally decided to lift the lockdown from...

Mass inoculation: The missing links

The government has scaled down its inoculation target of the...

Indigenous Peoples' resilience: Supporting solutions from within

When Covid-19 hit, Indigenous peoples feared for the lives of...

How the pandemic widened global current account balances

2020 was a year of extremes. Travel all but ceased...

Suicidal inertia in fighting dengue

Post-shower clean rain water remaining stagnant for days in pots,...

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