August 27, 2021
Afghanistan under the Taliban: What should we expect?
Afghanistan is now under the reins of the Taliban. No, they have not come to power through the ballot box, rather they have accomplished it by implementing the famous saying of Mao Zedong: ...
August 20, 2021
How debate can help create a better world
From the beginning of human civilisation, people have loved to argue and debate. They argue on topics, trivial or important, and they debate on issues
June 23, 2021
Enhancing human development in Bangladesh: Strategies and actions
Addressing the human development challenges of Bangladesh—whether lingering, deepening or emerging challenges—require both policy options and institutional reforms. An objective assessment and...
June 15, 2021
From gender inequality to climate change
As Bangladesh looks forward to its next 50 years, there remain significant human development challenges for the country.
June 8, 2021
We must focus on rooting out inequalities
Over the past 50 years, Bangladesh has undoubtedly made impressive progress in overall human development as well as on specific human development fronts.
June 1, 2021
Human development in Bangladesh: What do the statistics tell us?
This year, Bangladesh marks the Golden Jubilee of its independence. The whole nation is celebrating this milestone with joy and pride. In 1971,
April 16, 2021
Covid-19: The Makings of a Third World War
When we were growing up in the sixties during the time of the Cold War between the USA and the then Soviet Union, we would often hear about a possible
March 14, 2021
Ferdousi Priyabhashini: An artist and a social activist
I know of Ferdousi Priyabhashini, but I did not know her. We met a few times in Dhaka either at a seminar or a conference, or at the residence of late National Professor Kabir Chowdhury.
March 8, 2021
Women’s leadership in a Covid world
This year, the theme of International Women’s Day is “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future for Covid-19 World”. When the United Nations chose this theme, the idea was to celebrate and...
June 6, 2020
The ethnic face of Covid-19 in UK
So far, the focus of the Covid-19, commonly known as coronavirus, in every country has rightly been on health issues— expanding testing, tracing the infected, how to deal with infection, and...