Karachi-Chittagong ports connectivity on November 21, 2024On November 11, a direct cargo ship from Karachi, Pakistan, arrived in the port of Chittagong, Bangladesh, establishing the first-ever direct maritime connection between the two nations. This was a huge step to strengthen the connections. The Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Sea bind Bangladesh and Pakistan, who are close neighbors. […]
No More Empty Promises on November 13, 2024The Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement on climate change, was signed on January 11, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan to limit the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Although the protocol entered into force in 2005, its achievement remains questionable. Many countries may be complacent that they have reduced carbon emissions. But from the […]
Pakistan-Bangladesh business-to-business ties on November 6, 2024In a meeting with M Hafizur Rahman, the administrator of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), on October 30 at the FBCCI Office in Gulshan, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Syed Ahmed Maroof, placed a strong emphasis on growing bilateral trade between the two nations. Advancement of bilateral trade was severely […]
Wars must be stopped! on November 1, 2024600 million women and children in the world have been affected by war, according to the United Nations. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. He also said that this number has increased by 50 per cent in the last decade. This information is known in the report […]
China-Malaysia Partnership for a Better Shared Future on September 22, 2024At their meeting with Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar in Beijing on September 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang focused on strengthening their mutual modernization efforts and advancing a China-Malaysia community with a shared future that would benefit both countries’ citizens and advance regional development. Because of its proximity, shared culture, […]
Autocrat Hasina Destroyed Bangladesh’s economy on August 22, 2024In the last 15 and a half years, the deposed dictator Sheikh Hasina’s government has blown the lantern of development with false economic data and statistics. Under the cover of these, millions were smuggled out of the country. The entire economy has been pushed to the brink. Now, the real facts are coming out; exposing […]
How can Bangladesh’s new administration avert the economic crisis? on August 15, 2024The nation’s economy as a whole is currently in a challenging state, and the incoming administration will face numerous obstacles in the future. First and foremost, the people’s trust must be rebuilt in order to return the nation’s entire economy to normal. The recent student movement has created a situation that has hindered both trade […]
Instead of Cutting aid, Help the Gazans on February 10, 2024More than 10 Western countries have stopped providing financial assistance to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is an essential UN organization operating in the Middle East. Millions of Gaza refugees depend on UNRWA for food assistance; however, the US State Department, Australia, Canada, the UK, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands, and […]
Myanmar Needs Holistic Reforms on December 20, 2023On January 31, 1949, the Karen National Union launched a revolt that marked the start of the war in Myanmar. Following 112 days of combat, the Myanmar Army routed the Karen National Defence Organisation in May 1949 and retook control of Yangon. The Karens are still engaged in this battle since they attempted to equalise […]
Climate Financing for Green Energy on December 18, 2023Deliberations at COP 28, the 28th UN Climate Summit in Dubai, have focused on several strategies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere to slow down climate change and global warming. To identify methods to fund non-carbon and renewable energy, participants (governments, financial institutions, and investors from the private sector) have been debating […]