A Swiss Embassy project – Bangladesh Microinsurance Market Development Program – ranks Bangladesh as the seventh most vulnerable country in the world to the effects of climate change and fifth in the world in terms of losses incurred due to climate change.

Prof Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury  is one of two Bangladeshis who were recently named among the top 100 Asian scientists. In an interview with Abida Rahman Chowdhury of The Daily Star, she talks about her current projects, the scope of Bangladesh's policies and why they do not work, and how to encourage more women to take up STEM.

The lack of coherence between the fiscal and monetary policy stances will make the monetary policy less effective in controlling inflation.

It is well-known that an increase in government expenditure in education can contribute to economic growth and poverty alleviation

The unprecedented lovefest between India and the United States has been striking and, frankly, puzzling.

The missing link between the Wagner mutiny and its abrupt end in Putin’s Russia on June 24 this year is yet to be unraveled. 

In April this year, South Africa’s BRICS ambassador Anil Sooklal told Bloomberg that a long list of nations were now looking to join the bloc.

Eid has always been a singular occasion for mass campaigns. Aspiring electoral candidates seize the opportunity to meet their voters in their constituencies amid festivities

The improved transport network has now reduced the hauling time of vehicles and enhanced economic activity, boosting the national GDP, according to one estimate, to roughly one percent annually.

The leaders at the Paris summit recognised the urgent need for a massive expansion of official development financing from the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).

I often feel overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of new books that I still want to read—so many stories, so little time—and understand that this is an ambition that rereading can only delay.

As the train screeches along the rails, one cannot help but marvel at the experience of being a passenger on the Dhaka metro.

The extension of the tenure of bank directors in the latest amendment of the Bank Company Act is part of the mechanism of patronising the private bank owners at the expense of national interest.

While Nana Bhai left a void when he passed away, and Faraaz’s life ended suddenly at such a tender age, they live on in our hearts.

3rd death anniversary of Latifur Rahman

In April this year, Bangladesh placed 20th in the European Girls Mathematical Olympiad held in Slovenia, while India placed 21st.

How his Inter Miami move might shape the future football’s business side

Few people are perhaps aware that there is a specific government institution responsible for overseeing non-government libraries.

This is not the first time that the ACC’s authority in the key areas of its mandate have been tactfully curtailed.

There is no denying that community clinics have all the promises to save lives if run by qualified people.