Economics

Whether it’s politics or the economy, neither Bangladesh nor India can ignore their dependence on each other. After Bangladesh’s mass uprising in 2024, bilateral relations remain gloomy, with little chance of stability. Again multiple issues have shaped the relations so…

By James Gitaka For years, Rhoda Kitamba says uncertainty over Orwa Group Ranch has made it difficult to invest in her home and livelihood. Since 2019, she has operated a small posho mill in the ranch area. She says repeated…

220 million people support 1.1 billion relatives with remittances, connecting one in six people worldwide. Remittance inflows to low- and middle-income countries reached US$728.6 billion in 2025—more than four times global official development assistance that year and greater than foreign direct…

“Mayun barely appears on the maps of power. But it is located in one of those places where geography can transform a few square kilometers of land into a piece capable of unsettling oil companies, shipping lines, governments, and markets.”…

Across the Kholpetua River in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, lies Gabura. To reach the villages of this union adjacent to the Sundarbans, one must cross the river by trawler from Neel Dumur Ghat to Chokbara Ghat on the other side. Beyond lies…

By Peter A. Canggat Jr. The Human Side of Disease Control In the steep peaks of the Cordillera Mountains, the battle against a devastating animal disease is being waged with active listening, mutual respect, and community solidarity. African Swine Fever (ASF)…

Rare Earths, Factories, and the Silent Transformation of Global Power “The most formidable power is not always the one capable of deploying an aircraft carrier. Sometimes it is the one capable of shutting down a factory on the other side…

The escalation of the current crisis-ridden conditions in the areas of climate change, the economy, international security, and the development of democracy—leading to dystopian future scenarios—need not occur in this form. However, there is a real possibility that they could…

In October 1985, under enormous pressure from other Commonwealth governments, Margaret Thatcher reluctantly accepted limited sanctions against apartheid South Africa, including restrictions on imports of Krugerrand gold coins. Asked by the BBC what Britain had conceded, she replied “Absolutely minute.”…

Today, the military industry wants to get its hands on the Canadians public funds, and before long, they will take our children to participate in their dirty wars around the world. Today officials from Canada sent more than 200 organizations and…