Ukraine war

The need for a new US foreign policy

Unless US foreign policy is changed to recognise the need for a multipolar world, it will lead to more wars, and possibly World War III.

The deadly, murky history of the rules-based order

This month provides a harrowing historical landmark of what an ugly turn that order has taken in the past.

The Next Globalisation

Developments in three areas – telework, renewables, and AI – will bind countries together in new networks of interdependence.

The Russian novelist who predicted a nuclear apocalypse

Dmitry Glukhovsky says sales of his books depicting life in the Moscow Metro after a nuclear apocalypse have been booming since Russia put him on a "wanted" list for opposing the war in Ukraine and he was forced to flee abroad.

WB forecasts 5.2pc GDP growth

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.

2022: The year the rich won, and the public lost

The rise in the prices of goods has led to many people suffering from a silent famine.

From an incorrigible New Year enthusiast

Let’s think of some out-of-the-box ways to tackle even the most formidable of problems.

Chronicles of the Ukraine war: When might it end?

The Ukraine war is shaped by Russia’s historical desire to become a Eurasian power.

FY23’s first budget support materialises

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has become the first multilateral lender to respond to Bangladesh’s call for budget support this fiscal year to weather the impacts of the Ukraine war after its board approved $250 million last week.

April 16, 2023
April 16, 2023

The need for a new US foreign policy

Unless US foreign policy is changed to recognise the need for a multipolar world, it will lead to more wars, and possibly World War III.

March 30, 2023
March 30, 2023

The deadly, murky history of the rules-based order

This month provides a harrowing historical landmark of what an ugly turn that order has taken in the past.

January 27, 2023
January 27, 2023

The Next Globalisation

Developments in three areas – telework, renewables, and AI – will bind countries together in new networks of interdependence.

January 27, 2023
January 27, 2023

The Russian novelist who predicted a nuclear apocalypse

Dmitry Glukhovsky says sales of his books depicting life in the Moscow Metro after a nuclear apocalypse have been booming since Russia put him on a "wanted" list for opposing the war in Ukraine and he was forced to flee abroad.

January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023

WB forecasts 5.2pc GDP growth

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.

January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023

2022: The year the rich won, and the public lost

The rise in the prices of goods has led to many people suffering from a silent famine.

January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023

From an incorrigible New Year enthusiast

Let’s think of some out-of-the-box ways to tackle even the most formidable of problems.

December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022

Chronicles of the Ukraine war: When might it end?

The Ukraine war is shaped by Russia’s historical desire to become a Eurasian power.

November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022

FY23’s first budget support materialises

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has become the first multilateral lender to respond to Bangladesh’s call for budget support this fiscal year to weather the impacts of the Ukraine war after its board approved $250 million last week.

November 20, 2022
November 20, 2022

China and the US must escape both Thucydides and Kindleberger traps

Beijing believes it i​​s their destiny to lead the world by 2049, the Communist Revolution’s 100th anniversary, as set out in Xi Jinping’s long-term vision.