Assessing Trump’s Tariffs on April 17, 2025Bangladesh found a breathing space after U.S. President Donald Trump had granted a 90-day exemption from the recently imposed 37% tariff on Bangladeshi exports to the United States, as part of a broader initiative temporarily easing trade restrictions for multiple countries. This brings to the fore a longstanding challenge that Bangladesh can no longer afford […]
Was 2024 the Year of Democracy? on January 9, 2025The world bid farewell to 2024 which forged a phase marked by its democratic struggles, political reforms, and major shifts in power. From the streets of Dhaka to the battlefields of Myanmar, from election rallies of Washington to war-torn Syria and Ukraine, and to the polls of India and Russia, 2024 left behind a legacy […]