Crime, from physical domain to cyberspace
Amdadul Haque
Cybercrime as a non-traditional security or human security threat is a great challenge in the 21st century which is termed as ‘the Information...
Modi’s last economic moves before elections
Vikas Kumar
Eighty-one million young Indians are eligible to vote for the first time in the 2019 parliamentary elections. This should have been good news...
Tackling effects of malicious cyber attacks
Muhammad Zamir
Spiteful cyber activities have been gradually evolving into a growing threat. This is being recognized all over the world after the recent terrorist...
Finding adequate independence for Asia’s central banks
Adam Triggs and Jake Read
March 2019 saw Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte move his Budget Secretary, Benjamin Diokno, to govern the central bank. The press...
Einstein couldn’t believe his own black hole theory
Faye Flam
Albert Einstein would have been pleased, but maybe also a bit surprised, by this week’s release of the first ever close-up image of...
Digital solutions can raise women’s workforce roles
Timothy Watson et al
The digital economy is expanding rapidly in Asia, boosting growth and economic opportunities at a time of otherwise disappointing global productivity...
Pahela Baishakh: The signifier of our secular identity
While technological innovation and globalisation are considerably eroding our national and cultural identities, Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar marks our zest...
Julian Assange—the undeclared hero of our time
Tariq Al Banna
The seven-year long battle finally ended last week with the victory of criminals through arrest of the hero of our time.
The undeclared...
No dumping of waste in riverPrimary reason for deaths of waterbodies
Continued dumping of waste materials into rivers cause the flow of water to come to a halt in the long run and rivers suffer...
The same old story
Sayeed Hossain Shuvro
Cherishing the blissful rain, Adiba glances at her cell phone to check the time. It is 9:30 in the morning and she...