Rohingya tragedy - a ‘hallmark of genocide’

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein had called the actions of the brutal and savage Myanmar military against the Rohingyas as a "textbook case of ethnic cleansing" at the height of international attention on the Rohingya tragedy in the end of August last year. The...

Advocacy for trade policy reform

The economy of Bangladesh is increasingly trade-dependent. Foreign trade, a combination of merchandise export and import, accounts for 41 per cent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). So, regular review of trade policy is critical. Though it is the government entrusted with the task, the private sector has a...