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Here's how governments can reduce the impacts of Asia's devastating flash floods

In Asia and the Pacific, we have entered the season - June through August - for flash floods and landslides. The number of flash floods is increasing, breaking historical records, and bringing with them the associated human, economic, and infrastructure...

A proposal to scale up global carbon pricing

Between one quarter and one half. That's how much carbon...

School closure: Dissecting reality

When it comes to pandemic-time closure of schools and colleges...

Biden in Europe: Escalating anti-China drive

US President Joe Biden on the  first foreign trip since...

Bringing students back into class rooms

The pandemic has compelled Bangladesh to continue the closure of...

Maybe money can buy happiness

How do cash transfers stack up against a psychotherapy program...

Black money: Special facility or raids?

A news story published in this paper some days back...

Role of social media in raising pandemic related awareness

It has been already 1.5 years since we are going...

Point-makers are not change-makers!

Not just big lies but small things that are half...

Rise of Bangladesh is positive for South Asia

About two weeks ago, Bangladesh's central bank approved, in principle,...

How everyday business choices impact human rights

No matter where you live, the simple act of buying...

Saving children, families fighting to survive

A report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF...

Is the emerging world still emerging?

Without Coivd-19, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the past...

Getting over social decline

In his magnum opus A Study of History, Arnold Toynbee...

The butchers of Bosnia's Muslims are in jail, but there hasn't been justice

"Welcome to Greater Serbia!" A drunk Serb soldier was addressing...

Budget's focus on public transport inadequate

Smooth and low-cost mobility of people is one of the...

Enforcing strict lockdown in border districts

The virus has now concentrated its attack on the districts...

Global growth prospects

The global economy is set to expand 5.6 per cent...

Can Sukuk match the growth trajectory of green bonds?

As the socially responsible investment movement in fixed income began...

Who will compensate for pandemic losses?

People who have become poor in the past one year...

China's long-term success depends on its internal challenges

In 2012 the Chinese government set a long-term goal: build...

Protection against thunder strikes

Thunderstorms and thunderbolts are not uncommon in subtropical Bangladesh, especially,...

Safe food now for a safe tomorrow

WHO and FAO jointly facilitate observance of World Food Safety...

Of river side stroll, timeout

Except the intrepid and obsessively tour-loving people, the city-dwelling general...

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