In 2020, leaders from across the business sector defended the electoral process against unprecedented threats, condemning the violence on Capitol Hill, and calling for a peaceful transfer of power.

Bangladesh faces three foundational challenges that will determine its post-July trajectory which include restoring democracy, securing economic growth and ensuring an equitable society, Planning ...

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Democracy has long been viewed as humanity’s crowning political achievement. It is hailed as a system that enshrines human rights, ensures peaceful transfers of power, and gives voice to the masses.

The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) is set to host its annual flagship event, the Annual BIDS Conference on Development (ABCD) 2025, beginning tomorrow (Sunday) in the capital.

Political commentators, academics and others have been wringing their hands over threats to democracy in recent years. A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind ...

Slater and Wong ask why economic development does not always lead to democracy, as traditional modernization theory predicted it would—and also why it sometimes does. They compare 12 Asian states that ...

Majorities in most of the 24 countries surveyed say the economy in their country is in bad shape. In some places, these concerns color how people think democracy in their country could work better: by ...

The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Cyprus, Liu Yantao said that China was ready to work with Cyprus to further deepen the strategic partnership, strengthen cooperation ...

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South Korea has been praised for its successful COVID-19 containment strategy, which has managed to keep deaths significantly below the global average. In April 2020, the country also held ...

Since gaining independence on 1 October 1960, Nigeria has struggled to maintain a democratic government. The election of 1999 offered renewed hope after a series of military coups and periods of ...