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  • Diplomacy

    Henry Kissinger : Never A Friend of Bangladesh

    by Syed Badrul Ahsan November 30, 2023
    November 30, 2023

    Henry Kissinger’s passing at the ripe old age of 100 revives in us, here in Bangladesh, disturbing memories of what…

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  • Politics

    Hartals: Yesterday’s Effective Weapon, Today’s Anachronism

    by Syed Badrul Ahsan November 18, 2023
    November 18, 2023

    Countrywide general strikes, or hartals in our local parlance, were a necessary component of politics in the 1960s and all…

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  • Politics

    The Dark Legacy of 7 Nov, 1975 in Bangladesh’s Politics

    by Syed Badrul Ahsan November 6, 2023
    November 6, 2023

    It remains a dark, sinister day in national history. On 7 November 1975, the Bengali nation became hostage in the…

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  • Politics

    Why the 1972 Constitution Still Matters

    by Syed Badrul Ahsan November 4, 2023
    November 4, 2023

    51 years ago, on this day, the 4th of November, 1972, Bangladesh adopted its Constitution. Take a look at the…

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  • Politics

    Sheikh Hasina at 77: A Profile in Decisive Leadership

    by Syed Badrul Ahsan September 28, 2023
    September 28, 2023

    Today marks the 76th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Take a look at her decisiveness and political acumen. It…

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  • Politics

    Airbrushing Bangabandhu Out of History

    by Syed Badrul Ahsan September 17, 2023
    September 17, 2023

    There are all those men and women who have consistently, and without embarrassment, taken perverse pleasure in undermining Bangabandhu, both…

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  • Politics

    Mass Upsurge of 1969: Setting the Record Straight

    by Syed Badrul Ahsan September 10, 2023
    September 10, 2023

    On a recent talk show on one of the ubiquitous electronic media outlets in the country, a young politician currently…

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  • Politics

    21 August 2004: When Bangladesh was wounded again

    by Syed Badrul Ahsan August 21, 2023
    August 21, 2023

    Nineteen years after the violent explosions at a political rally that claimed the lives of 22 people and left more…

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  • Politics

    Netaji : India’s Lost Leader

    by Syed Badrul Ahsan August 19, 2023
    August 19, 2023

    Subhash Chandra Bose’s hold on the Bengali imagination has been of a rather enduring kind. A large section of the…

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  • Politics

    15 August 1975: A Diagnosis of the Failures

    by Syed Badrul Ahsan August 14, 2023
    August 14, 2023

    The assassination of the Father of the Nation on 15 August 1975, along with the murder of nearly his entire…

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Policy

How Dhaka Metro Rail Is Transforming Bangladesh’s Urban...

Questioning the Rationale of Imposing Age Limit for...

Karnaphuli Tunnel : The Case for Bangladesh’s First...

Bangladesh’s Airbus Deal : Potentials and Promises

Menstrual Hygiene Management: Destigmatization for Development

Politics

Hartals: Yesterday’s Effective Weapon, Today’s Anachronism

Nov 18, 2023

The Dark Legacy of 7 Nov, 1975 in...

Nov 6, 2023

Why the 1972 Constitution Still Matters

Nov 4, 2023

Sheikh Hasina at 77: A Profile in Decisive...

Sep 28, 2023

Airbrushing Bangabandhu Out of History

Sep 17, 2023

Diplomacy

Macron’s Historic Bangladesh Visit and France’s “Third Way”

Bangladesh’s Indo-Pacific Outlook

Rashed Chowdhury – The Murderer the U.S. Needs...

Bangladesh Genocide 1971 : Why the US mustn’t...

Israel-Palestine Conflict: Where Does Bangladesh Stand? 

Governance

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Delivering Social Security through Tech

What is Smart Bangladesh really?

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A modern regulatory regime for Bangladesh

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