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Childhood under the protection of the Buddha

SAM Staff
February 23, 2019

In Bangladesh, it is not possible for honest people to become wealthy:...

SAM Staff
February 19, 2019

Recently, a US-based research organisation WealthEx found that Bangladesh is third in terms of the rate of growth of the rich. Earlier, in September last year, the South Asian Monitor spoke with journalist and researcher Afsan Chowdhury... More

Sakrain -Dhaka

SAM Staff
February 9, 2019

Bengalis are a fun-loving people and the Bangla calendar is packed with festivals for all sorts of occasions. Poush Sangkranti marks the end of the ninth month and on its last day people celebrate, gorging on traditional... More

The rise of Bangladesh’s economy

SAM Staff
February 2, 2019

What is a pellet gun?

SAM Staff
January 27, 2019

Five key points from TRT exclusive interview with Imran Khan

SAM Staff
January 13, 2019

Sheikh Hasina secures third term as prime minister in disputed vote

SAM Staff
January 6, 2019

Bangladesh’s 2018 Recap: Under 4 Minutes

SAM Staff
December 30, 2018

Kashmir suffers its deadliest year in a decade

SAM Staff
December 23, 2018

PewDiePie vs T-Series: India’s YouTube takeover?

SAM Staff
December 9, 2018

The Making of Lynchistan Inside Indias Deadly Gau Raksha Network Documentary by...

SAM Staff
December 2, 2018

Babri Masjid dispute: Religion or politics?

SAM Staff
November 26, 2018

VIDEO: India, China and the Sri Lanka crisis

SAM Staff
November 18, 2018

16 DAY IN PAKISTAN

SAM Staff
November 11, 2018

What’s happening in Sri Lanka?

SAM Staff
November 5, 2018

The Kashmir conflict in under 4 minutes

SAM Staff
October 27, 2018

What is it like being a journalist in Afghanistan?

SAM Staff
October 7, 2018

Return to editingBangladesh garment workers reject minimum wage

SAM Staff
September 23, 2018

Voices from Assam: India’s four million unwanted | Talk to Al Jazeera

SAM Staff
September 11, 2018

Kashmir on the edge

SAM Staff
September 3, 2018

Rohingya demand justice a year after fleeing Myanmar Al Jazeera English

SAM Staff
August 26, 2018

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Ikram Sehgal

Regulators and conflict of interest

A governmental body created by a legislature to implement and enforce specific laws, a "Regulatory Agency" or a "Regulator" would usually have quasi-legislative functions, executive functions, and judicial functions. Many laws govern social and economic matters, such as income tax, environmental laws, occupational health and safety laws, real estate law, employment laws, etc. A regulatory agency serves two primary functions in govt: implement the laws and enforce the same. Regulations... More

BANGLADESH TODAY
Afsan Chowdhury

Is Bangladesh an online state?

Bangladesh is an online state with an incredibly high number of virtual citizens. Few can match them in enthusiasm, participation and enjoyment of what the online world offers, good or bad. Much great stuff happens on the net but so does nasty stuff. It’s also a great producer of cultural and otherwise, not to mention, political ones. The recent spate of actions against online content considered “harmful” have spiked, which,... More

CONFLICT DIARIES
Salman Rafi Sheikh

How China might undo Saudi plans for Iran?

The recent Saudi bid to increase its economic and political influence in South Asia (Pakistan and India) is, as I pointed out in my previous stories for SAM, largely informed not just by the imperative of a Saudi economic expansion across Asia and avoid economic doom, but also by the objective of snatching Iran’s share of oil market in this part of the world. This is partly one reason... More

Micha’el Tanchum

Pakistan receives warning from Iran not to join Saudi proxy war

Pakistan has received a stern warning from Iran's Major-General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force and other senior in the aftermath of the February 13, 2019 attack on their forces by Iranian Baluch militants in the country's restive Sistan and Baluchistan province bordering Pakistan. The new tone from Tehran is a response to Pakistan's recent tilt back toward Saudi Arabia since Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran... More

MYANMAR CABLE
Larry Jagan

‘Syndrome 2020’ unleashes a new bid to change the constitution

Myanmar’spro-democracy forces have launched a new bid to change the country’s constitution. With some 18 months left before the 2020 elections, the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) has initiated a process in parliament it hopes will amend the military-drafted constitution and give the party an important campaigning issue. It is the latest evidence that the country has been plunged into “Syndrome 2020” in the lead up to the... More

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OUTCOME AND FUTURE OF BMISTEC? & WHAT’S ON THE BALANCE?

SAM Staff
September 7, 2018

The fourth summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), held in Kathmandu on August 30 and 31, was “not fruitful” because of the inherent “weakness” of the regional inter-state institution,... More