We are always ready to jump into easy conclusions. Sure it was indeed hugely disturbing to note that 27 people were killed in a stampede as many people gathered to receive zakat from a businessman in Mymensingh. As the news of the deaths filtered outside everybody, particularly in the social media,…

It is touted that the global poverty situation has seen a tremendous development during the past decade. But the fact of the matter is those who have come out of the poverty trap only ‘barely’ advanced in their economic status. Quoting a study of the Pew Research Centre, a report published…