BCIM: Forging a common platform for cooperation

The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM-EC) is a sub-regional initiative for economic cooperation among the four Asian countries for developing multimodal connectivity that would link East, Southeast and South Asia. The BCIM-EC was initially conceptualised by the think-tanks, academics and civil society members of Bangladesh, China and India, which later received...

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Penalties missed were the stories

URUGUAY VERSUS RUSSIA: Never, most of us fancied, it was easy to beat Russia, especially after the host country have won their first two games with relative ease. Thanks mainly to home pitch advantages we were right that Russia would remain in the Group A's top echelon before tougher competitions.But...

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The road to democracy

If a free and fair election is a sine qua non for democracy, that election is knocking at the door. The Awami league- led ruling alliance headed by Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina is about to complete its two consecutive terms in office (10 years in total) by the end...

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