As soldiers of three countries, one established, one recently dead and one emerging crowded into the grounds of the current Suhrawardy Uddan on December 16, 1971, the diverse history of the region was never more obviously at display than that moment. It’s a cruel and mysterious baggage what we call
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Losing control over booming megacity
Bangladesh . . . fifty years on
Fifty years ago, in the early minutes of 26 March 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh. Not long after his declaration, he was taken under arrest by the Pakistan occupation army, detained at Adamjee Cantonment College for a few days and then whisked away to West
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Former minister for communications Syed Abul Hossain described the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project as the symbol of national capacity, pillar of self-confidence and economic corridor of a prosperous Bangladesh, voicing great satisfaction over the progress in its implementation. With the installation of the 41st span of the 6.15 kilometre bridge, both
Primary Textile Industry: What 2021means amid Covid-19
The unprecedented effects of Covid-19 have shaken worldwide the economies and supply chains. Bangladesh, along with other textile-garment producing nations, faced supply chain disruptions, factory closures, order cancellations, or suspensions and export losses. Bangladesh as one of the major players in the garments sector has been severely affected by the
The Upcoming WTO MC12: Advancing the Interests of LDCs and Graduating LDCs
Introduction In view of the upcoming twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference (WTO-MC12), to be held in the week starting November 29, 2021 in Geneva,the need for articulating the stance of the Least Developed Countries(LDCs) at the Ministerial has assumed heightened importance. As is known, the ongoing pandemic has disrupted the holding of