Opinion

Bangladesh’s water security

WE CAN use the term ‘hydrocide’ — short for hydrological genocide — to describe the deliberate manipulation of water resources in ways that systematically undermine the survival of vulnerable populations.

The Return of the Ousted

Shawdesh desk: In a recently leaked phone conversation, deposed autocratic Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who hurriedly fled to neighbouring India on 5 August 2024 to escape the wrath of the

Deadly India-Bangladesh border

AFTER months of protests, Bangladesh is still struggling, but it is finally getting back to somewhat normalcy. The country had been cowering in the shadow of escalating state-sponsored terrorism unleashed

Recovery of Loan Can Solve All Banking Problems

When bad loans go beyond control, a financial institution may be bankrupt, creating multifarious problems like a liquidity crisis, capital and provision shortfall and ultimately destroying public trust in the

Support for victims, families

Mohammad Ihtesham Hassan : NEARLY a month after taking office, the chief adviser of the interim government, Dr Muhammad Yunus, announced through a televised speech on September 11 that the

Strategic implications of Lebanon pager blasts

MA Hossain: THE recent explosion of thousands of pagers across Lebanon is an alarming development that bears the hallmarks of Israeli involvement, potentially signalling an imminent military escalation between Israel

Institutional reforms and good governance

IN HIS third address to the nation on September 11, Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser to the interim government, announced the formation of six commissions to effect reforms in the

Divided at home, divided abroad

Abdullah Dewan and Humayun Kabir : BANGLADESH has adopted a policy of exporting its human resources abroad for 45 years. And, the size of that export, known as expatriate population,