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Jarring days for exporters

The export sector in Bangladesh is affected by political discontent and most likely will face dire adversity if precautions are not taken with immediacy. Writes Shahriar Feroze   There is an entire area of political science known as International Political Economy that Thursday, March 14th, 2013

Reasons for widening chasm between Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia

On point of opening dialogue to reach at an amicable, accommodative and accept table solution to hold elections to the immediate next parliament, likely to be held between October 2012 to January 2013, both Sheikh Hasina, currently the Prime Minister Thursday, March 14th, 2013

Tipaimukh Dam: What is the current position?

The planned construction of Tipaimukh dam on the common Barak River has caused deep antagonism against India by the people of Bangladesh. Protest marches in Bangladesh at various times were launched to stop the construction of the dam.   Tipaimukh is located Thursday, March 14th, 2013

Jamaat hold on Bangla broken for good

They won’t go down without a fight, but the Jamaat are finished as a serious force in Bangladeshi politics.   Who would have thought that the war crimes trials, mired in controversy and facing serious questions of credibility, would have turned into Thursday, March 7th, 2013

Deciphering country perceptions

“You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.”   The above quote of author Herb Cohen prompts Shahriar Feroze to write on perceptions that ordinary Indians have about Bangladesh and vice versa.   A common question Thursday, March 7th, 2013

Dynastic succession of leadership in politics: Case of Bangladesh

Politics is exercised and played through a political party. A political party is an organization, which is used as a vehicle to carry the load and note of manifesto and program, short term and long term, of its politics aimed Thursday, March 7th, 2013

Women facing challenges

The 8th of March is observed as the International Women’s Day around the world. This date has been commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday.   In 1869 British philosopher, a passionate advocate for Thursday, March 7th, 2013

An old friend in a new avatar

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Dhaka on 3rd March for a three-day visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of the president and prime minister of Bangladesh. He was received by the president of Bangladesh at the airport and was Thursday, March 7th, 2013

To ban or not to ban the Jamaat

The Shahbagh movement seems to have taken on the guise of an anti-Jamaat movement. This is not what it started out as.   Supporters and well-wishers of the Shahbagh movement have long been arguing that it needed to move away from its Thursday, February 28th, 2013

British PM woos India

At a time when Britain’s government is struggling to get its economy growing, officials see India, projected to become the world’s third largest economy by 2050, as a key strategic partner.   British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived at Mumbai at the Thursday, February 28th, 2013

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