Opinion

Beyond the miracle: Bangladesh’s battle with child food poverty and rising disease

Beyond the miracle: Bangladesh’s battle with child food poverty and rising disease

In the grand narrative of South Asia's development, Bangladesh is often hailed as a miracle. We have made astounding progress in economic indicators, women's empowerment, a...

 Aug. 23
The Architect of Green Revolution: Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman’s Journey of Agricultural Reform, Food Security

The Architect of Green Revolution: Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman’s Journey of Agricultural Reform, Food Security

Mohammed Masud: In the history of Bangladesh, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman is remembered not only as a freedom fighter, statesman, and initiator of nationalist ideology—but also as the architect of Bangladesh’s Green Revolution. He realised that for a newly ind...

 Aug. 21

Are two states possible?

Are two states possible? Guillermo R Barreto Haidar Eid is a Palestinian professor who used to teach postcolonial and postmodern literature at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza. That university no longer exi...

Aug. 21

To close the climate finance gap, let vulnerable nations use carbon markets

To close the climate finance gap, let vulnerable nations use carbon markets Mohamed NasheedA man sits on a protective sand bag wall in Guraidhoo, Maldives. The Maldives is one of the world's lowest-lying countries extremely vulnerable to climate change...

Aug. 21