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Dhaka
As seen in: BD News 24, The Business Standard, Bangla Tribune, Redaction Politics
Covers:  Connectivity in Asia, Regional diplomacy in Asia, Books on Asia, Literature in translation, Development and growth in Asian countries etc
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Meta's Threads: Ambitions Meet Reality in the Social Media Wars - The Present World

Meta's Threads: Ambitions Meet Reality in the Social Media Wars - The Present World

In July 5, 2023, Meta launched Threads, a new social media platform aimed at offering an alternative to Twitt…

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Eight Years Later, No Way Back: The Cox's Bazar Rohingya Crisis Without Resolution - Sarakhon

Eight Years Later, No Way Back: The Cox's Bazar Rohingya Crisis Without Resolution - Sarakhon

Eight years have passed since August 25, 2017, when hundreds of thousands of Rohingya crossed the Naf River t…

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Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh: No light at the end of the return tunnel

Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh: No light at the end of the return tunnel

Going back to Myanmar might be impossible for the refugees. Policies must look at other more viable and pragm…

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Thai maritime industry gains from Myanmar ban on land transport - Maritime Fairtrade

Thai maritime industry gains from Myanmar ban on land transport - Maritime Fairtrade

Opportunity to boost maritime trade.

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China eyes up Bangladesh with Greater Bay Area plan to rival American West Coast tech hubs

China eyes up Bangladesh with Greater Bay Area plan to rival American West Coast tech hubs

Bangladesh has enormous untapped potential that needs to be used. One thing that is sometimes overlooked and …

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India and Bangladesh have a lot to gain by increased trade with each other

India and Bangladesh have a lot to gain by increased trade with each other

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) hav…

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India and Bangladesh have a lot to gain by increased trade with each other

India and Bangladesh have a lot to gain by increased trade with each other

ASEAN and RCEP have tremendous implications for India and Bangladesh because both nations are in BIMSTEC and …

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Bangladesh, India need to combat air pollution without compromising economic growth

Bangladesh, India need to combat air pollution without compromising economic growth

Both India and Bangladesh's capital cities - Delhi and Dhaka are topping the AQI index almost every other day…

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My Broken Mariko

My Broken Mariko

A manga review on My Broken Mariko. The astounding manga by Waka Hiroko deals with the loss of companionship…

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'It will be very hard to go back to the pre-pandemic situation even with large scale vaccinations...

'It will be very hard to go back to the pre-pandemic situation even with large scale vaccinations...

In an interview with The Business Standard, Dr Bijon Shil, developer of the first Covid-19 rapid test kit for…

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Wuhan Diary (武汉日记): Dispatches from a Quarantined City

Wuhan Diary (武汉日记): Dispatches from a Quarantined City

The date January 23, 2021 marks a year from the day the city of Wuhan went into lockdown due to the Covid-19 …

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'It will be very hard to go back to the pre-pandemic situation even with large scale vaccinations...

'It will be very hard to go back to the pre-pandemic situation even with large scale vaccinations...

In an interview with The Business Standard, Dr Bijon Shil, developer of the first Covid-19 rapid test kit for…

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Better connectivity will bring economic benefits to South Asian region

Better connectivity will bring economic benefits to South Asian region

Asia has a great prospect of promoting more business growth. Even though many countries have tremendous techn…

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শুধু ভ্যাকসিনেই শেষ হবে না মহামারি

শুধু ভ্যাকসিনেই শেষ হবে না মহামারি

ভ্যাকসিন গ্রহণের পরও মানুষ এই ভাইরাস বহন করে চলবে। ভ্যাকসিন না পাওয়া ব্যক্তির কাছে কিন্তু ভ্যাকসিনপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি উপসর্গব…

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The Vaccine will Not End the Pandemic

The Vaccine will Not End the Pandemic

In the coming months of 2021, finally, we will receive vaccinations. But that, unfortunately, will not end th…

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Post-COVID-19: Will Bangladesh be able to follow the 'new normal'?

Post-COVID-19: Will Bangladesh be able to follow the 'new normal'?

Bangladesh has many obstacles to its development - political turmoil, unrest, corruption, refugee crisis. Sti…

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Bangladesh should not be blamed for Bhasan Char

Bangladesh should not be blamed for Bhasan Char

Cox's Bazar and other areas with Rohingya refugee camps could experience protracted refugee situations and th…

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Books about Covid-19 to weather the pandemic

Books about Covid-19 to weather the pandemic

During this time of Covid-19 pandemic, many of us either get anxious from the news notifying us about the dea…

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সেপ্টেম্বর লাভ : মিলেনিয়াল প্রজন্মের কাব্য

সেপ্টেম্বর লাভ : মিলেনিয়াল প্রজন্মের কাব্য

Bangla. লাং এর কবিতাগুলো দীর্ঘ নয়। খুব সহজেই পড়া যায়। একইসঙ্গে কবিতাগুলো গভীর তাৎপর্য বহন করে। কবিতাগুলো ব্যক্তিগত…

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September Love: Poems for millennials, Gen Z

September Love: Poems for millennials, Gen Z

Lang Leav's poems are never long and have an easy read flow. At the same time, her poems have this profound e…

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Facebook and other Social Media Documenting the Rohingya Plight

Facebook and other Social Media Documenting the Rohingya Plight

There is a high chance that the thousands of people who are being notified and influenced by the plight of th…

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Who controls the Rohingya camps? | banglatribune.com

Who controls the Rohingya camps? | banglatribune.com

A spot report from the camps of the Rohingya refugees in Kutupalong, Bangladesh.

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