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Rising military conflicts imperil 'sustainable peace'

The underlying message at the fifth annual Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development was summed up in its telling title "The politics of peace." But the task ahead was overwhelmingly difficult: How do you advance peace and development against the...

Tropical cyclones in Bangladesh in changing climate

Major cyclones have drastically increased in Bangladesh in recent decades....

Addressing inequality in the era of Sustainable Development Agenda

Rising income inequality has been the subject of considerable debate...

Lightning shaft that descends from above to kill

Lightning or thunderbolt has become the latest agent of death...

Doing it with Beautiful Mind

The Beautiful Mind, a special centre for autistic and mentally-challenged...

The world deaf history as it takes shape

In the modern era, there are many deaf heroes around...

Linking climate change to human rights

Chief Seattle said, "All things share the same breath- the...

Investments in the era of SDGs and LDC transition

The private sector has been historically playing an important role...

How a small gadget has transformed the world

If a person went into coma, say, 25 years ago...

Rohingya girding up for monsoon

Over 40,000 Rohingya families in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar refugee camps...

Reviving jute’s lost lustre: A Swedish gesture

Health-conscious people across the world are avoiding the use of...

Cracking the obesity pandemic

Obesity has become an increasingly serious problem around the world...

LDC graduation: A new era for Bangladesh

The UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) visited Dhaka from...

Moments stilled in eternity

A young mother holding her child's hand turns round the...

An apology to Beauty

Beauty Akhter was murdered in presence of her father. As...

Revving up rural economy to beat poverty

For the last couple of years, poverty reduction got much...

Making of a model public hospital

  The present state of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital...

Analysing price spiral during Ramadan

Ramadan is knocking at the door. Consumers are hoping for...

Blending battle-lines in the Middle-east chess board

We have long heard of the Israel-Palestine chasm dragging on...

The art of minting money

Of the many childhood delights, one is surely a kind...

FDI: Is it bane or boon for Bangladesh?

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bangladesh dates...

Building a world free from communality

Economist Professor Abul Barkat has authored a book on fundamentalism....

Under-15 girls’ football team makes the country proud

Women in Bangladesh are usually considered a second-rated species. They...

The age of millennials

Millennials (people born between 1981-2000) are a completely different variant...

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