The efficient performance of Dr. Yunus as a new pathfinder for the investment of capital, as a broker and salesman of technology is the actual reason for his getting selected by the corporate circle as one of the 25 most influential businessperson in the last quarter century. Omar Tarek Chowdhury has more...

The origins of the conference lie in the political platform formulated by the Norwegian coalition government which in its Soria Moria Declaration stated that “Norwegian aid should not support programmes that are made conditional on liberalization and privatization.” A Report by Martin Khor..

The push by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank for water privatisation is attempted at fattening the wallet of a few at the expense of the UN-recognised basic rights of the multitude, writes Tanim Ahmed.

The Phulbari agreement has underscored the need for a comprehensive policy regulating all forms and aspects of mineral extraction. A mere modification of the draft coal policy, since it has been vulnerable to intervention, will not suffice in this regard. Any mineral extraction in Bangladesh should be conducted in the light of the country’s level of development and needs of the people. Public welfare must not suffer if it conflicts with the commercial interests of the investor, writes Tanim Ahmed

The government's recent decision to cancel the coal mining deal with the Asia Energy Company amidst mass protests under the leadership of National Committee to Protect Oil - Gas Mineral Resources has set off an interesting debate over the issue of FDI and the role of MNCs in the economic development of Bangladesh. Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan elaborates.

There are people who have become very annoyed to see victory of the people and cancellation of a big disastrous FDI project. For them, this was a great opportunity for the country. But why people turned into irresistible protestors? Why people became so determined that they gave their blood to cancel the project? Why they opposed AEC and OPM so strongly? Do they oppose coal mining per se? I s exploration as well as optimum utilization of natural resources guaranteed by FDI upto today ? What is the Phulbari Coal Project actually? What happened in other FDI projects in natural resources? Anu Muhammad explains.

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), is the continuation of the Cholera Research Laboratory (CRL), originally established in 1960 as a result of the military alliance between Pakistan and USA under the umbrella of the South Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO). In this article Mahmood Ali documents the ICDDR,B’s collusion with the US Military in developing a performance enhancing drink for the US soldiers in Iraq. This is one more example of the ICDDR,B’s defiance to the guidelines of the charter under which it is obliged to function.