A section of the business community has been demanding free access to global financial markets in order to borrow funds at global interest rates. Such demand became strident when the global rates tumbled to near zero in the wake of the recent financial crisis in the developed countries. Since the domestic interest rates were very… Read more »
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Lavishing unlimited praise on Rabindranath
Exercises in thoughts are rarely intended to insult readers in any way. However, these particular thoughts risk sounding quite scandalous to many Bengalis. Yet, perhaps it is now time that this topic deserves to be discussed in the open. Most of us are familiar with a place called Stratford-Upon-Avon. Has there ever been any report… Read more »
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Ominous signs for Assam
The threat of Islamic radicalisation and communal violence looms over India’s restive North Eastern state Assam. Several districts of lower Assam have been witnessing a rise in jihadi activities after repeated armed clashes between the indigenous Bodo tribals and the Bengali-speaking Muslims migrants in the recent years. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into… Read more »
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Beyond cheap routers and rickety firewalls
The world’s worst-ever cyber heist at Bangladesh Bank (BB) keeps hitting international headlines due to this crime’s extreme nature. BB, the victim, gets disproportionate global media coverage. The Bangladeshi officials’ poor communication skills, especially on a crisis of such magnitude, feed the hungry media. There is, however, hardly any word from other crime scenes in… Read more »
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Turkey, Pakistan, and our diplomatic lethargy
Matiur Rahman Nizami’s execution has led to reaction internationally not only from certain Human Rights outfits but countries like Turkey and Pakistan as well. Some European powers have opposed it on the grounds of being opposed to death penalty in principle. While the Pakistani reaction was expected, Turkey asking its envoy home for discussion was… Read more »
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Monitoring the post-Rampal consequences
Now that the Government of Bangladesh has cleared the Rampal Power Plant project to be established in the Sundarbans region, the next step would be to ensure how the post-project consequences (forest environment feedback) will be monitored. The major concern for any coal-based power plant is the elevated emission of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide… Read more »