AGRICULTURE remains the single largest sector in Bangladesh in terms of employment. The Bangladesh Economic Survey 2024 states that 45 per cent of the country鈥檚 labour force is involved in agriculture. For a nation so deeply tied to the land, the traditional rights of farmers 鈥� to save, exchange, and cultivate seeds 鈥� are not cultural relics. They are the living basis...
FEW infrastructures embody the intersection of geopolitics, engineering, and human cost quite like the Panama Canal. Forged by imperial ambition and upheld through relentless exploitation, the canal鈥檚 history serves as a reminder of sovereignty traded for strategic advantage. From its tumultuous construction under American control to its eventual...
IN TODAY鈥橲 globalised world, the tension between respecting national sovereignty and intervening in cases of rights violations has become a pressing issue in international relations. Sovereignty has historically been a pillar of global diplomacy, enshrined in the principle of non-intervention established after World War II to maintain stability...
IN AN increasingly interconnected world, outsourcing public services to foreign entities has become a growing global trend. Bangladesh, like many other nations, is embracing this shift, as seen in its recent decision to assign the printing and issuance of driving licenses to Madras IT. This decision, however, prompts a larger question: How much control...
DISCUSSIONS on sovereignty in Bangladesh are almost all about how India is threatening us. India is a very large state next to Bangladesh whose power is the highest in the region. It is not just an issue of Bangladesh but it is...
WHILE Bangladesh is set to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of national independence, India that helped Bangladeshis achieve the independence through a bloodied...