Nick Paton Walsh, CNN from Kyiv, Ukraine This is the moment Russian President Vladimir Putin has been waiting for: when he doesn’t really need to do much, and can call it a…
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By Faisal Al Yafai F rom the start of the Ukraine invasion, Vladimir Putin has understood that Russia retains one immeasurable advantage: time. The sheer size of the Russian landmass,…
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Sheikh Hasina with Patrick Verkooijen Climate change is a global disaster inflicted by the rich upon the poor-and increasingly upon themselves. Global leaders convening for the COP28 climate summit in…
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Shaun Cameron In Myanmar’s westernmost state of Rakhine, the small fishing village of Kyaukphyu has become the focus of a US$7.3 billion deep-water port development by Chinese state-owned entities with an accompanying…
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Developing a culture centred on collaboration and consensus-building is of utmost importance for Bangladesh to safeguard the enduring stability and prosperity of its democratic institutions Bangladesh has achieved notable progress…
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How four men steered the national boat to freedom They were the men who showed us the path to liberty. Imbued by the ideals of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, prepared…
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Few people could hold back tears after watching the brutal murder of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Constable Amirul Islam Parvez by BNP-Jamaat activists on television screens. The furore of the killers…
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We take too cautionary an approach to any emerging technologies, leaving us to play catch up With technology becoming more and more ubiquitous and necessary for any nation’s development, and…
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Cyclone preparedness is not a one-time endeavour The recent devastation caused by Cyclone Hamoon served as a stark reminder that when it comes to cyclone preparedness, we still struggle, and…
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This is an incredibly opportune moment for Bangladesh, one that we cannot afford to squander Given the state of our energy sector and the general phasing out of traditional fossil-fuel…