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Bangladesh Economy: Turning Demographic Challenges into Opportunities

  • March 10, 2025

Opinion by Anis Chowdhury, Khalid Saifullah (sydney) Monday, March 10, 2025 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Mar 10 (IPS) – Speaking at the recent annual conference of the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association, Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has emphasised the need to create opportunities for young people, asserting that Bangladesh’s large population...

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Is the US-Ukraine mineral deal a win-win agreement?

  • February 27, 2025

Ukraine agrees to grant the US access to its mineral wealth. Critical minerals are crucial for the production of high-tech products, including electric vehicles, mobile phones, AI infrastructure and weapons. It is estimated that Ukraine holds nearly 5 percent of the world’s reserves of rare earth elements. Kyiv has agreed...

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Conflicts trigger globe’s highest rate of internet shutdowns in 2024: NGO

  • February 24, 2025

Wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Myanmar among those spurring ‘digital violence’. Governments around the world oversaw a record-breaking year for internet shutdowns in 2024, a new report on “digital violence” suggests. There were 296 internet shutdowns documented across 54 countries last year, surpassing the 283 shutdowns in 39 countries in...