The enduring power and relevance of May Day
The May Day arrives each year as a solemn reminder of humanity's long and unfinished struggle for dignity. It is an occasion that compels us to reflect on the sacrifices of workers and peasants whose labour has shaped human civilisations, built economies and sustained nations, often at the cost of...
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Food crises and increasing expenditure on arms
Record levels of global food insecurity in 2026, as projected by the World Food Programme (WFP) and an unprecedented high military expenditure sum up the current state of human civilisation. Expenditure on arms in 2024 was $2.7 trillion whereas there was a need for $300 billion then to eliminate world...
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Measles resurgence and cost of policy failures
Bangladesh is encountering a surge in the incidence of measles. Over 35,000 people, mostly children under five, have been infected by the virus this year and more than 200 deaths have been reported. The saddest part about the current crisis is that it could have been easily avoided had we...
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Rooppur fuel loading: To rejoice or worry?
While many may consider entering the club of nuclear power generation a giant step forward, my humble knowledge impels me to think that it would only add to the unendurable anguish and miseries that the country is already burdened with, for undertaking another economically counterproductive and immensely hazardous project aimed...
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Exchange rate control may cause dollar scarcity
Recently, Bangladesh Bank verbally instructed banks to cap the buying price of the dollar at Tk 122.85 per dollar, which had been slightly higher in recent days. Bangladesh Bank intends this capping to maintain control over inflation. However, the International Monetary Fund strictly discourages this type of control; rather, a...
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