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The promise and peril of Bangladesh's 'youthquake'
Oped, M Niaz Asadullah, Published on 20/08/2025
» The past year has been marked by a series of revolutions and political shocks as young people across Asia and Africa have taken to the streets, demanding accountable governments, fairer societies, and economic opportunities -- a wave of resistance that Binaifer Nowrojee has aptly termed "youthquakes".
As Trump returns, Sino-Indian ties are changing
Oped, Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Published on 24/01/2025
» Weeks before his return to the White House, US President-elect Donald Trump issued a pointed warning to the Brics countries. "Go find another sucker," he wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, threatening the group's nine members with 100% tariffs should they attempt to challenge the dollar's global dominance.
Going bookish
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/12/2024
» Re: "There's nothing like an odd book title", (PostScript, Dec 15).
What microfinance can teach world economists
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 13/09/2024
» 'Economics is a meaningless subject," Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, microfinance pioneer, and rogue economist told Time magazine a few months ago.
A new political 'youthquake' takes hold
Oped, Binaifer Nowrojee, Published on 31/08/2024
» Six months ago, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's grip on power in Bangladesh appeared unbreakable. The ruling Awami League had just won a fourth term in an uncontested election, allowing it to stay in full control of the country's institutions. With journalists, human rights defenders, opposition members, and other critics facing politically motivated prosecution, prison, exile, and forced disappearance, a continued descent into authoritarianism seemed certain.
2011 all over again?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 31/08/2024
» Re: "Chao Phraya River basin raises flood risk", (BP, Aug 26).
The deepening political turmoil in South Asia
Oped, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 15/08/2024
» Violent student-led, Islamist-backed protests in Bangladesh have toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government, and mob attacks targeting those viewed as supporters of her secular Awami League party -- in particular, the country's dwindling Hindu minority -- are proliferating. At a time when neighbouring Myanmar is engulfed in violence and the Pakistan-Afghanistan belt remains fertile ground for cross-border terrorism, political upheaval in Bangladesh, two years after the overthrow of Sri Lanka's government, is the last thing India, the regional power, needs.
Bangladesh, Venezuela and democracy
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/08/2024
» If all that mattered was economic growth, then prime minister Shaikh Hasina would still be in power. She ruled Bangladesh for 15 continuous years during which the country's income per capita more than tripled. Yet she has been overthrown by the very same students who stood to benefit most from her remarkable economic achievements.
Who benefits from Bangladesh's strife?
Oped, Sultan Mahmud, Published on 03/08/2024
» Domestic peace and stability have been the key to national progress in every part of the world. Growth of civilisation and prosperity of the West had been possible due to political stability and social harmony.
The future of Bangkok-Dhaka ties
Oped, S A Korobi, Published on 25/04/2024
» With Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina having arrived in Bangkok to attend the eightieth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (Escap) from April 24-29, the stage is set for Bangladesh and Thailand to embark on a journey of enhanced cooperation.