The USA\'s pre-emptive war in the South China Sea

On the surface it looks like a territorial dispute among...

Growth is good, quality compromised

The ongoing debate on the growth rate of current fiscal...

Technology transfer for economic development

Technology and innovation in the fields of industry, trade and...

Remembering RKS: Will the killers be brought to justice?

On April 23, 2016, this writer's wife received a facebook...

Living under the threat of earthquake

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude occurred near Mawlaik in Myanmar...

The Panama Papers: What is so new?

It took me a bit of time to comment on...

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Towards a holistic approach to education

Rethinking Education: Towards a global common good? Published by UNESCO,...

Handling discrepant documents against LC

While working in a commercial bank in Bangladesh, I met...

Hailing a Hero

Today is the 80th birthday of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed...

The Bangladesh story: Test case to paradox

The Bangladesh story has not been properly told. It is...

White collar crime: Bangladesh perspective

White collar crime is an urban phenomenon, an offshoot of...

Financing in international trade: An overview

Unlike domestic trade, international business can not be performed without...

The case against helicopter money

Despite years of expansionary monetary policy, the European Central Bank...

ETP in textile, garment sector: Scope for private-public partnership

We have all witnessed how the textile and apparel sector...

Small - both beautiful and bountiful

Is the Bangladesh tank half-empty or half-filled? The half-empty version...

Failure of nations: An incisive look

Why Nations Fail The Origins of Power Prosperity and Poverty...

Suicide: Social, medical and cult contexts

The newspaper report about a young man taking his own...

World steel glut and China\'s role

As the world's second largest economy and the largest exporter...

The role of micro-insurance in agriculture financing

Insurance is a crucial financial service for the poor, but...

Industrial transformation for creating green employments

2016 is an important year for the workers of the...

Ensuring an enabling environment for investment

There's no alternative to production and investment to compete and...