Opinion

Baghdad’s new era of freedom

With Islamic State out of the picture, the people of Iraq are breathing a sigh of relief. The recent re-opening of Baghdad’s Green Zone to all traffic is just one

Venezuela building socialism in the midst of a war

‘Venezuela,’ Daniela Rodríguez explained, ‘is building socialism in the midst of a war.’ According to Rodríguez, ‘the US is using new tools of warfare trying to subjugate, dominate, and push

What Jinping’s Trip to North Korea Means……?

Muhammad Zamir: The importance attached to this visit by China was underlined by the Chinese government through the composition of their high level delegation. Xi Jinping, president of the People’s

Give me your tired, your hungry…

Hundred-year-old theoretical debate over socialism has by-passed its civilisational attitudes, which considers children to be the responsibility of all, with government providing safety and security as well as education, writes

Tax reduction for economic development

Corporate Tax is generally viewed by the public as a progressive and relatively harmless way to raise government revenue. But economists have long argued that when firms face higher tax

Reducing inequality by way of budgetary measures

GROWING inequality has been typical of the Bangladesh economy. In its progress report on the Sustained Development Goals, made public in December 2018, the government expressed concern about rising inequality

Why Awami League celebrates its founding anniversary with pomp and grandeur?

Public places, flyovers, different foot over bridges and the relevant party officers remained illuminated in all the major cities of the country for couple of nights from Saturday last. Bill