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By Professor Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder The tenth day of COP30 concluded with intense competition, resulting in Turkey being selected as the host of COP31. Papua New Guinea expressed deep disappointment after Australia withdrew...
By Professor Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder The ninth day of COP30 was particularly significant, with political tensions, social resistance and hints at a future deal. Criticism has grown over the conference’s “exclusion zone” for...
By Professor Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder On the eighth day of COP30, high-level political discussions commenced in Belem; nevertheless, the negotiations are progressing slowly amid urgent appeals from vulnerable nations for prompt action to...
By Professor Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder The first week of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, has exposed the widening fault lines in global climate governance. From the opening day, long-standing contestations over climate justice, reparation...
By Professor Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists were granted access to the climate talks at the COP30 conference in Belém. This is more than the delegations of any other...
“This article explores the essence of humanity (insaniyat) and its profound connection with Islam. It emphasizes the importance of compassion, empathy, and justice toward all living beings, irrespective of religion, race, or nationality. The...
Dr. Mohammad Bakhtiar Rana: For more than five decades, Bangladesh’s public universities have been less about education and more about politics. Student wings of political parties dominate campuses not with ideas or academic excellence,...
Maliha Khan Majlish: Bangladesh’s burgeoning cities face a glaring governance gap in health. By law the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) sets overall health policy, but the provision of primary care in...
Anwar-Ul-Haleem: The Importance of Fair Competition Picture a race with just one runner. Sounds dull, right? That’s pretty much what markets become without competition—stale and uninspired. No innovation, no discipline on prices, and quality?...
Anwar-Ul-Haleem: As Bangladesh strives for upper-middle-income status, a robust and transparent capital market is not merely desirable—it is indispensable. A Functional Market Is Critical to National Growth A well-functioning stock exchange plays a crucial...
I open my eyes giddily to feel the soft wind brush against my bare alabaster skin, but the road is rough. My white trainers are unfathomably struggling to maintain balance as the friction holds...
Md Nora Alam: “We wanted our rights; we became ‘rajakar.’ ‘Who are you, who am I? Rajakar.’ Surely the nation has not forgotten that earth-shattering slogan that rang out deep into the night at...