Much more than a life story

To be sure, posterity will still judge Prof. Nurul Islam as the architect of Bangladesh's initial strategy of economic development: first, in recovering from the devastation left from the war of independence; and then giving the economy the direction to grow out of poverty at a rapid rate. With respect...

Rohingya crisis: FM's appeal to diplomats inopportune

The Foreign Minister's recent appeal to foreign diplomats for assistance in the repatriation process of the Rohingya refugees was interesting. He sought third-party assistance for repatriation of the 7,50,000 Rohingyas in Bangladesh. But in the China-brokered "Agreement on Return of Displaced Person from Rakhine State" that he had signed with...