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Evolving geo-strategic paradigm – the band marches on

The world has been monitoring for the past two and half months the gradual evolution of the geo-strategic paradigm. International meetings like the BRICS, ASEAN and the G 20 have led to discussions, consultations and opinions by geo- strategists. Bangladesh has always attached great value pertaining...

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Bangladesh, Indonesia and the ASEAN: Interactive engagement

Bangladesh President Moha­mmed Shahabuddin in addition to having a meeting with Indonesian President Widodo and attending some important discussions in the recently convened ASEAN meeting in Indonesia also referred to some bilateral dimensions that may be focused upon between the two countries.H...

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Afghanistan dimensions two years after Taliban takeover

Recently the world was shocked when the Taliban government’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice closed the Band-e-Amir national park to women, saying female visitors were failing to cover up. The park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site 110 miles west of Kabul, is renown...

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Bangladesh’s development issues shared with BRICS participants

BRICS as currently constituted accounts for 40 percent of the global population and over 25 percent of the global GDP. It is seen by some as a counterweight to the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States). The BRIC countries started meeting formally in 201...

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Financing connotations to tackle climate change disasters

Extreme, deadly heat waves, fire and heavy rain have seen residents in North West Canada, parts of the mainland United States around Texas, Maui, an island in Hawaii, parts of Spain, parts of Africa, South Asia including Bangladesh grappling with severe climate crisis and consequent disasters. This ...

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Environmental policies in Latin America under scrutiny

Latin American Amazon nations sharing the Amazon paradigm recently met in the Brazilian city of Belem to review existing environmental policies and also identify common factors that need to be addressed carefully pertaining to deforestation. The participants sought to agree on a list of unified envi...

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Remembering the father of our nation

On the 48th anniversary of our National Mourning Day, one has to remember that the August putsch was carried out by certain sections of the armed forces and a group of disgruntled politicians. They roamed the streets of Dhaka and swept aside innocence, their eyes showing as much charity as glass. Th...

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Improvements made in the OIC covenant on the rights of children

The whole Islamic world for the last three decades has been trying to improve the existing human rights paradigm with regard to treatment of children. This effort was undertaken not only by the Islamic States who are Members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference but also through collaboratio...

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Financial assistance for education in crisis situations

Any crisis crea­tes a sce­nario where financial implications come to the forefront and poorer families have a hard time deciding on priorities regarding expenditure. Within that paradigm, in many cases, in different parts of the world we have noticed that children are kept away from expendit...

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USA, China and ASEAN — interactive engagement

The world has been carefully monitoring the recent evolving dimensions in the interactive engagement that has been taking place between the USA and China and also how ASEAN has been providing the platform for greater scope for the trilateral efforts.US Secretary of State Blinken went to Jakarta, Ind...

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International financial coordination to tackle health problems

Socio-economic strategists appear to have hit the nail on the head by pointing out that Governments and international financial institutions need to adopt new ways of providing post-pandemic support to avoid hurting vulnerable communities even further during the Post-Pandemic period. This view has s...

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Europe’s fight against energy poverty

European countries are trying their best to adopt a more targeted approach for finding acceptable solutions to reduce the impact of high-energy prices on their socio-economic platform. A more effective move forward according to energy analysts might be able to help them in overcoming the cost-of-liv...

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Working together for overcoming detrimental climate change

Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). The agency, based in New York and led by former UK politician David Miliband, flag...

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Deep blue carbon has a significant role in tackling climate change

Environmental analysts have drawn the world’s attention to a new dimension in environmental science. Alison Ken­tish has urged the world to seriously discuss and try to fully understand the various dimensions related to carbon capture and storage which plays a significant role in coastal e...

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The UN and accountable implementation of human rights

Human rights have gradually evolved over the years and are based on mankind’s increasing demand for a life in which the inherent dignity and worth of each human being will receive respect and protection.One can state in this context that the denial of human rights and fundamental freedoms not ...

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Erdogan gets another five years

The dynamic of governance in Turkey is being monitored very carefully by the Western countries as well as those from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has surprised his critics, pundits and pollsters by securing a third term and extending his 20-year ru...

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Need to reform the UN Security Council

The need to reform the existing paradigm of the United Nations Security Council re-emerged once again through remarks made by the current UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during a press meeting towards the end of the Summit meeting of the G 7 which had been convened recently in Hiroshima, Japan...

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Dimensions of artificial intelligence

Will artificial intelligence (AI), a technological invention, single-handedly decide and break up the future course of human history? This has become a subject of intense discussion in recent weeks.Professor Santiago Zabala and senior Journalist Claudio Gallo while accepting the future emergence of ...

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India might benefit from a bigger population

Based on their calculations, the United Nations recently informed the world that India had surpassed China in terms of population- a milestone that would add to the dimension of their image in socio-economic terms. Demographic analyst Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director, Population Foundation of Ind...

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Diverse aspects emerge through the World Press Freedom Day

This year’s celebration of the World Press Freedom Day on 3 May was particularly special for the international community as it marked the 30th anniversary of the proclamation of the Day by the United Nations General Assembly. Like other years, it served as an occasion to take stock not only of...