Strategic economic analysts have been closely monitoring the different dimensions that have been evolving over the past few weeks pertaining to US tariff trade deals all over the world. James FitzGerald and Tom Geoghegan in their observations in BBC have tried in their own way to identify the winne
In the evolving landscape of tobacco control act amendment, Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has emerged as both a cornerstone and a point of contention. While its intent is clear-to protect public health policies from undue influence by the tobacco industry-its
As the Earth's climate warms and ecological systems become increasingly unstable, Bangladesh emerges as one of the most critically endangered nations in the intersection of environmental fragility and public health. The silent but insidious advance of vector-borne and waterborne diseases reveals th
In this season of a remembrance of the traumatic partition of India in 1947, it is fitting and indeed necessary in the interest of history that we trek back to the tortuous history of the land Bengalis have inhabited for generations. We speak of Bengal as it was in British colonial times, as it was
In higher education, quality is not an ornamentation dream-rather, it is the building block on which nations build their intellectual capital, economic competitiveness, and cultural dynamism. In Bangladesh, the current regulatory framework, however, treats public and private universities in a way a
Over the years of teaching in Bangladeshi universities, one alarming pattern kept repeating. A significant number of students pursuing their bachelor's degree or who are just weeks away from graduating do not have the basic skills required for the corporate world, namely, preparing a budget or unde
India is likely to be among the countries worst hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade offensive, with tariffs on Indian imports set to surge to 50 per cent if a deal is not struck by August 27. President Trump stated that the tariff was doubled because India continued to buy Russian oil. When
Over- and under-pricing of goods is very common in the business world. This illegal practice takes place between related parties having mutual self-interest. Importers and exporters having control, influence, and ownership on each other are the related parties. On the contrary, a fair price known a
The Trump administration’s sweeping tariff overhaul flipped decades of Untied States (US) trade policy. Tariffs—once a shield for domestic industries—were recast as instruments of pressure and punishment. While headlines focused on battles with China and the European Union, the bi
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will be meeting in Alaska on Friday in what has been billed as a summit. And the summit will focus on the war between Ukraine and Russia that has been raging for more than three years. That is when a question comes up: Why has Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky not been in
Renowned Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein’s bestselling book ‘The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World’ will be launched in a Bengali version on October 25, 2025. The retail price of the book is set at Tk 500, but those wh
Mobile telecommunication in Bangladesh is rapidly transforming from primarily a voice and SMS service to a mobile data-dominated market. Exponential growth in mobile internet adoption is driving significant market expansion. With changing technological capabilities and shifting consumer preferences
A beneficiary with a biogas plant (Source: Impact Evaluation of Community-Based Innovative Rural Socio-Economic Development Programs of Kazi Shahid Foundation in Panchagarh District) Bangladesh is faced with two closely-related rural challenges: the growing demand for domestic energy and the growi
