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Poor purchasing power parityBangladesh is the nation most vulnerable to global climate change in the world, according to German Watch's Global Climate Risk Index...

The power of communication

Neeta Lal :With the dust settling on one of the world's most raucous and polarising democratic exercises - the Indian general elections - many...

Putin outfoxes the West again!

Eric S. Margolis :China's President Xi Jinping walks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a welcoming ceremony at the Xijiao State Guesthouse in...

50 days that rocked China

Patrick Lescot :The gunshots that echoed in Tiananmen Square still ring in our collective memory. They're shooting!" The cry spreads through the Beijing crowd...

We mourn and remember him

Mahbubul Alam, a true journalist who during his career as journalist served to shape the core of professional journalism in Bangladesh, passed away at...

Let the FM prove his honesty of purpose on black money

THE Finance Minister in his postbudget discussion on Friday said that the proposed budget for the year 2014-15 will not provide any opportunity to...

Readers’ Forum

Price stability matters most From the budget presented by the finance minister on Thursday, it appears that the price of essential commodities, including rice and...

Of neighborhood environmentalism

Grant Mincy :As a boy in the southeast African nation of Malawi, William Kamkwamba harnessed the wind. In 2002, drought and famine - common...

Re-setting US-India relations

Frank Islam :The resounding verdict given by the people of India in favour of a Bharatiya Janata Party government led by Narendra Modi provides...

Repairing the coast-system damages

Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque and Nasir Uddin :The theme of World Environment Day is on 'Small Islands and Climate Change'. The slogan for...

Without legitimacy and public accountability budget means only hardship

When the government lacks popular legitimacy and is in the midst of political uncertainty mere setting bold targets and uttering high sounding promises of...

Gen Sisi failed to read public mind

International media reported that the turnout was disastrously low in the general election in Egypt held on Tuesday despite the adoption of desperate measures...

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