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ASEAN response to Indo-Pacific strategy 

ASEAN response to Indo-Pacific strategy 

Indonesia has hosted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit on May 10 and 11, 2023. This summit's motto is "ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth."  The summit aims to transform the Indo-Pacific into an area of peace and prosperity through comprehensive cooperation. This appr


Taming inflation: hard choices to be made

Taming inflation: hard choices to be made

The persistent inflation crisis remains a major pressure point as far as managing the Bangladesh economy in the current context. This is evident through surge in prices observed since June 2020, following the onset of the pandemic. Despite minor fluctuations, high inflation has persisted the recent

Fiscal balance of Bangladesh: six key areas of policy interests

Fiscal balance of Bangladesh: six key areas of policy interests

The fiscal framework of Bangladesh has shown signs of considerable stress all through the ongoing fiscal year (FY23). This has been manifested in, inter alia, subdued growth in revenue mobilisation, slow implementation of the annual development programme (ADP), and increased reliance on bank borrow

Several dimensions of artificial intelligence

Several dimensions of artificial intelligence

Analysts throughout the world have lately started discussing whether artificial intelligence (AI), a technological invention, will single-handedly decide and break up the future course of human history. Professor Santiago Zabala and senior Journalist Claudio Gallo while accepting the future emerge

Blue economy diplomacy: a bath-tub of maritime desires?

Blue economy diplomacy: a bath-tub of maritime desires?

Rarely do International Relations (IR) undergraduates find a book that clearly spells out the “who’s who” and “what’s what” of a new topic in the discipline. University of Rajshahi’s Shariful Islam’s Blue Economy: Diplomacy for Bangladesh: Contexts, C

The circuitous route of the creative process

The circuitous route of the creative process

A lot of people are born with an artistic self within the deep recess of their mind. As they grow up, many are found engaged in activating the artist who remains buried in their inner selves. They remain busy with this act throughout their life. As they continue their career, they go ahead with the

A birth centenary tribute to Mrinal Sen

A birth centenary tribute to Mrinal Sen

A strong tendency could be detected among the younger film makers in both Dhaka and Kolkata in the recent years. These new-generation directors prefer Mrinal Sen to Satyajit Ray. Their bypassing of Ray stems from the great classical director's being confined to a 'safe and innocent' art-dominant wo

Observance of World Press Freedom Day: emerging dimensions

Observance of World Press Freedom Day: emerging dimensions

As the UN Organisation responsible for defending and promoting freedom of expression, media independence and pluralism, UNESCO led the observance of the World Press Freedom Day on May 3 this year. This year's celebration was particularly special for the international community as it marked the 30t

Big picture of economics of development

Big picture of economics of development

The word or term ‘development’ is mostly used to refer to a specified state of advancement or economic growth. Development is generally considered a process creating growth, progress or positive change. In a broader perspective, however, the definition development encompasses physical,

Tagore vs modernists --- an edgy phase in the poet's life

Tagore vs modernists --- an edgy phase in the poet's life

Many ardent admirers of Tagore are not prepared to hear even a distant allusion to the observation that the poet in his later years became a little shaky over the rise of modernists in Bangla poetry. To the former, Rabindranath Tagore was an invincible and towering figure in Bangla literature, espe

Greater access to internet and  implementation of human rights

Greater access to internet and implementation of human rights

Digital experts in the recent past have not only grown aware of the greater need for expansion of the internet paradigm but also that such a process is another step towards expansion in the observance of human rights. This awareness appears to have emerged because of reported difficulties being fac