Opinion
February marks for all of us a milestone in our lives. It reminds us of our struggle for establishing our unique socio-cultural identity and how this helped us to move forward towards our freedom as a community and also our independence. The 21st day of this month has also been acknowledged by the w...
The COP Summit last year had to tackle the severe conditions that had faced the world in 2023. This was a year characterized by record-breaking temperatures combined with El Niño, producing a climatic carnage in Africa—deaths from fatal floods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ke...
There have been terrorist attacks in the recent past in several countries and it is now being recognized all over the world that spiteful cyber activities have been gradually evolving into a growing threat.One needs to understand that the attribution of cyberattacks poses a number of challenges, bot...
Human Rights Education (HRE) is generally undertaken with the objective of developing an acceptable human rights culture that will be of benefit to everyone, irrespective of color, caste or creed. Analysts believe that HRE is one way of empowering people so that they can create skills and behavior t...
It needs to be understood that poverty is a multifaceted concept, which includes social, economic, and political elements. Poverty may be defined as either absolute or relative. Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the lack of means necessary to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, and shel...
Socio-economists, at different times have pointed out to a significant aspect in our national paradigm- the shortage of skilled workers. They have also mentioned that Bangladesh’s garment industry needs to move up the value chain and be recognized as a branded products manufacturer. This ...
Winter is looked forward to in our country. It is a season that arrives towards the beginning of December and lasts till the third week of February. It also assumes special importance because of the various festivals and significant occasions that dot its landscape.This winter, like every year, has ...
Some have pointed out that Islamophobia is no longer a spontaneous expression of emotions. Instead, it has turned into an ideology that has found its way into the political agendas of right-wing extremist groups and populists seeking political gains by promoting hatred against Islam a...
Analysts and environmentalists associated with the intricate process of tackling climate change from nearly 190 countries and hundreds of NGOs who attended the pivotal COP 28 meeting touched upon various denotations and connotations related to the discussions carried out by several groups and commit...
We in Bangladesh, like many other countries affected through climate vulnerability, have seen large numbers of the affected population migrating to urban areas with their family members to discover new dimensions of livelihood as well as safety. Climate migrants tend to move to cities in t...
The Meghna River Basin is significant to both Bangladesh and India as it supports the livelihoods of almost 50 million people. The area is also considerably large — almost twice the size of Switzerland — with 47,000 km2 of the basin located in India and 35,000 km2 located downstream in B...
The media- electronic, social and print have been focusing for the past few years on the growing levels of conflict, terrorism and the toppling of regimes in different parts of the world. Observations from strategic analysts have been the basis of discussion related to events taking place in the Mid...
Most unfortunately, because of the changes in the geo-strategic paradigm and its politics an osmotic effect is being created in inter-active relations between communities and people originating from different countries. Sometimes, an intense dislike or fear of strangers is moving us, according to so...
The question has emerged as to whether we have been able to move forward meaningfully towards achieving the SDGs or Global Goals. In this context one needs to understand that these Goals are viewed as a collection of seventeen interlinked objectives designed to serve as a shared blueprint for ...
The horrific events over the last two weeks have seen clashes in the disputed region of the Middle East. Observation of human rights appears to have been kicked out of the window. Hamas’s recent unexpected action has now moved the existing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians int...
US President Joe Biden is under fire from both sides of the political spectrum after his Administration announced new border wall construction in Texas. Approximately 20 miles of new border barriers will be built in Starr County, a sparsely populated stretch of border in the Rio Grande Valley. ...
Having largely failing to provide 0.7 per cent of their Gross National Income (GNI) in aid to developing countries for almost half a century since making the commitment, donor countries then promoted Blended Finance (BF) as a solution to the financing for development challenge.Blending refers to com...
The 193-member UN General Assembly debated matters of human rights, international law and cooperation in “economic, social, cultural, educational, and health fields”. As anticipated, it also passed resolutions and declarations consistent with the guiding principles of the ...
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...
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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