Opinion
It was announced near midnight, in the early hours of 21 May that a ceasefire and truce had been agreed upon between Israel and Hamas. This brought an end to 11 days of bombardment that had claimed the lives of more than 230 people in Gaza, including 61 children and displaced 52,000 persons. It had ...
On 20 April, President Biden called systemic racism a “strain on our nation’s soul”. He and Vice President Kamala Harris in remarks called the conviction of former US police officer Derek Chauvin a step toward a more just America, but emphasized that more needs to be done.It may be...
Following the recommendation of UNESCO's General Conference, in December, 1993, the UN General Assembly declared that 3 May would be observed as World Press Freedom Day. It may be noted that even after nearly 30 years, the historic connection made between the freedom to seek, impart and receive ...
President Joe Biden has identified that we have ahead of us a ‘decisive decade’ and we need to tackle the emerging challenges of climate change with seriousness and commitment. He has also pointed out that there was a moral and economic imperative to immediately act on this issue. U...
The world continues to watch carefully the trial being carried out pertaining to the death last year of African-American man George Floyd, whose death triggered global protests against racism and policing in the US in 2020. They have been monitoring the judicial process and also the testimony based ...
There does not appear to be any exact single definition of culture because it keeps on changing and evolving. Culture has however been described by sociologists as the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a point of time. It is also used to...
In Bangladesh, a Muslim majority country, Ramadan has a special place. The entire Muslim population, of all ages, look forward not only to its religious connotations but also to its socio-economic connotations. It is this latter expectation that tends to impact on the perfection and expectations tha...
The secession of a member state has changed the context of European integration. Brexit has left the EU weakened and smaller. This realization has spurred on the quest for necessary reforms. There is general agreement that some of the changes that will need to be focused upon, to be in place by...
This unfolding drama has now acquired special attention from strategic analysts all over the world who are expressing their own views over how and when the US and NATO troops will be able to leave Afghanistan. They have also noted how Biden and the US Secretary of State Blinken along with US Defense...
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A new dynamic started with the arrest of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from his residence and the massacre of civilians within the ambit of ‘Operation Searchlight’. It set forth a new paradigm within the political process.This was followed immediately afterwards by a message declarin...
The High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda (FACTI) has identified this as a crime being perpetrated on a global scale.In this context it has also been pointed out that this offense is affecting the global future and needs ...
Environmentalists are referring to a UN Security Resolution of 2018 which had warned of the adverse effects of climate change, ecological changes and natural disasters. This warning is currently coming true through what is happening particularly in Africa which is witnessing droughts, desertificatio...
A charismatic leader, dedicated and committed to the cause of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu described his journey to a free Bangladesh as one “from darkness to light, from captivity to freedom, from desolation to hope’. In Delhi, on 10 January, 1972, he also reiterated that he was going ...
The scarcity of private investment, particularly in developing countries is also forcing fiscal authorities in these countries to take on greater debt burdens to stimulate the expected recovery. Consequently, non-performing loans and the accompanying debt overhang is affecting not only socio-ec...
The Group of 20, otherwise known as G20 began in 1975 when France took the initiative of broadening the base after a dialogue with its Group of Six partners, also known as the G6- Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. This was done to create scope for furthering discussion...
Probads, also known as proverbs and adages also known as ‘Bachans’ have been defined as short pithy sayings that are in common use. They belong, in origin, to the same stage of ethnic and racial history as ballad and folk-song and are sometimes related to the fable and the riddle. Their ...
Analyst Terry Glavin recently made an interesting observation on 3 February regarding what is happening currently in Myanmar. He noted that the Myanmar coup had overthrown a 'democracy' that never was. In this context he drew attention to how Aung San Suu Kyi had enthusiastically supported t...
The world has been watching carefully the various aspects related to the growth of poverty and income disparity because of the Covid Pandemic. This came to the surface during the recent virtual meeting held in Davos of the World Economic Forum. States as well as well known international instit...
On a cold but sunny day, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in into their respective elected Office- Biden as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Harris as the Vice President of this great country. Biden also became the second US President from the Roman Catholic community- the fi...
Millions of young people- both men and women- have taken the courageous step of leaving their homes and seeking employment abroad. A high percentage of these economic migrants have used their overseas employment opportunity to save part of their salary or earnings abroad and send it as remittance ba...
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