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Universal healthcare: rhetoric & reality

Dhaka, June 29 -- Sonia Akhter is a mother who lives with her middle-class family in Gopalganj. She came to Dhaka with her measles-afflicted daughter Ramjana on June 22 for treatment at the advice of ... Read More


Budget in challenging times

Dhaka, June 22 -- Formulating an annual budget has never been easy in Bangladesh, given the plethora of demands and paucity of resources. But 2026-2027 fiscal is perhaps the most challenging time for ... Read More


The double standard of the west

Dhaka, May 26 -- It is not a news that will startle the readers but deserves repeating as a reminder. Since the colonial times, the 'cvilised' west has looked upon the rest of mankind as the 'other', ... Read More


Bipartisan politics augurs well for Bangladesh democracy

Dhaka, April 27 -- Democratic culture, practised in Bangladesh since inception, has been marked by marginaisation of opposition. Towards the end of the autocratic rule that ended in a violent overthro... Read More


Global shocks: the economic impact

Dhaka, April 18 -- It has become customary to disaggregate the impact of economic shocks on the global and national or regional economies. Needless to say that in broad terms the conclusions are the s... Read More


War against Iran: the end game

Dhaka, April 8 -- The Biblical Armageddon between good and evil was set to take place on 7 April, the deadline set for Iran to acquiesce to Donald Trump's peremptory directive to open the Strait of Ho... Read More