Mark Carney faces an assignment that will stretch even his crisis-tested resume.
Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women exist to be controlled.
A sentiment has taken root in Bangladesh: Yunus is an honest man with good intentions.
Bangladesh's youth rise up, fueling a cultural movement of protest and hope.
Dr Yunus outlined five strategic arenas for reform: the Election Commission (EC), judiciary, civil administration, security forces, and media.
A narrative from both the government and some mass media outlets promotes a version of events that is far detached from the reality experienced
The notion of community upliftment will fade with the passing of Bangladesh's current cohort of senior citizens.
Khan's clout originates from a general belief that he can do no wrong while representing Pakistan.
My 24-hour journey from Canada to Bangladesh comprises of an eight-hour transit in Dubai, where the anticipation of going back home supersedes any and all expectations of sleep, food, shopping or moving around the city. Hence, I sit and wait for that Emirates flight to take me back home.
Given the natural tendencies for middle-income countries such as Bangladesh to inherit or adopt architectural public policy designs from the West, domestic stakeholders in our country must surely push the state towards creating a holistic academic environment, catered solely towards and for the younger generation of our country.
The media in Bangladesh has traditionally played a pivotal role in all of our great national movements.
As Bangladesh gears up for what may very well turn out to be the most crucial political exercise in its history, questions have arisen about the level of youth participation in electoral politics.
Our society has quantified the education process so enthusiastically that we have forgotten to consider the risks of the regressive models of rote memorisation and lack of conceptualisa-tion across almost all subjects being taught at public schools.
Overeignty is sometimes an overused yet largely exploited concept in the world of international relations. In its truest sense, sovereignty is a fundamental term designating supreme authority over a certain polity.
There is no doubt that the nation adored him. Many of his fans and friends even worshipped him. Film lovers in India and Pakistan also highly respected his skills and versatility as an actor. Yet Razzak was a humble man and gave our film industry everything he possibly could without asking much in return.
When a country has a population of over 160 million people, it is only natural for pockets of ever-growing expatriate communities to spring up across the world.
. On one side, commentators are rightly holding the government accountable to generate enhanced youth-based human capital growth. However, on the other side, we also need to look at non-public policy factors which are preventing individuals in Bangladesh from being employed.
In a world dominated by self-proclaimed specialists and intellectuals, the potency of judgemental verdicts, private attitudes and predisposed notions tend to outweigh the strength of facts, statistics and empirical knowledge.
