It seems grossly inappropriate that in a country on its way to achieving middle-income status, there are still people dying from poverty.

I am not ruling out the possibility of Bangladesh being granted a place in the GSP+. I would rather argue that we need to also prepare for a time when we can stand on our own two feet as far as international trade is concerned. To do this, I believe we now need to make faster moves on bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and also preferential trading agreements (PTAs) with some of our existing trading partners, where we can negotiate mutually gainful benefits and opportunities. It is a new game that our government and businesses must start preparing for.

The “girl-bossification” of the psychologically impaired female characters have led some of us to believe that it means a win for feminism.

The joy of finding familiarity in something you always thought was never your jam is almost spiritual.

December, although freezing, is a festive month in this part of the world and there are things to look forward to. Christmas lights and displays, holiday merchandise at shops, and holiday desserts at eateries and grocery shops add joy and warmth to a cold December.

Secretary Lu’s visit, against these backgrounds, reiterated the message of the past year that the US would like to see a fair and inclusive election in Bangladesh and that it is concerned about the shrinking civic space.

Technological advancement is not in sync with tech literacy of our teachers.

When faced with stereotypes that are completely ungrounded, we have to turn to our education system to talk about topics like gender studies.

Teachers teach students from pre-primary to primary levels without having much pedagogical training. But this period is the most important of one’s entire education life

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As per routine inspection, a two-member England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) delegation is currently in Bangladesh ahead of their tour next month.

Lu’s trip looked at how the two nations interact generally. If we focus on the visit's particulars, there were discussions that took place on governance, economic governance, strategy, and other economic concerns.

Experts suggest that if the cases actually reach the court, the aesthetics of Bangladeshi saloons might be in jeopardy.

She was a central leader of Bangladesh's craft industry – of its Jamdani revival, and for the small but strong niche that it had begun to carve out for itself within the subcontinent's field of crafts.

Franchises like Fallout and Mass Effect prove that not all successful RPGs stay confined to the medieval setting

Lightheadedness may be a common phenomenon but it is not as benign as one may think.

We must embrace the reality of who our parents are, which involves letting go of who we wish they were.

There would not be any further negotiations on the $4.5 billion loan programme during International Monetary Fund’s deputy managing director Antoinette Monsio Sayeh’s forthcoming visit to Bangladesh.

The World Bank yesterday delivered yet another bad news for the economy as the Washington-based multilateral lender pared back Bangladesh’s growth forecast for this fiscal year by 1.5 percent to 5.2 percent.

Just because someone is known by a lot of people doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re known by the right ones.