Opinion
One month has nearly passed since the 2021 German federal election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of their 20th Parliament which is also known as the Bundestag. Angela Merkel, the incumbent Chancellor of Germany chose not to run in this election. This is the first time in po...
Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a religious or political aim. It is used in this regard primarily to refer to violence during peacetime or in war against non-combatants &ndash...
Any review pertaining to evolving trade relations between countries or between a region and another region or between a country and another region or subregion brings forth an analytical exercise that touches different dimensions- each with its own connotations and denotatio...
The EU-US Summit of 15 June 2021 marked the beginning of a renewed transatlantic partnership not only through the establishment of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) but also through the outlining of an ambitious joint agenda for EU-US cooperation post-COVID-19.The Biden Adm...
Human rights in general, particularly associated with discrimination against women and other gender issues have attracted attention all over the world in the recent past. At a time of a public reckoning spawned by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) and #MeToo Movements, the Convention on the Elimination o...
The political dynamics in Afghanistan is transforming into a totally unraveling chess-board. Right now, through the formation of its so-called “interim acting government” it has gained center-stage attention.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced the interim government through a ...
The total Bangladeshi expatriate labour force is more than seven million. They are scattered all over the world, particularly in different countries in the Middle East, North Africa and SouthEast Asia. They are also present as economic migrants in several countries in Europe and North America.The la...
Along with some other countries Bangladesh set an example for others to follow through the achievement of most of the Millennium Development Goals within the specified time-period. This persuaded and encouraged Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the United Nations to adopt in S...
The 2020 report issued recently by the Office of International Religious Freedom on observance of religious freedom in Myanmar has drawn wide media coverage particularly with regard to the friction that has been continuing and growing between the Buddhist majority population and other ethn...
For more than one year we have witnessed protests rage across US, the United Kingdom and European cities over the most unfortunate death of George Floyd. We have also been informed of several incidents all over the world where the media and journalists have been subjected to severe curtailing o...
Daryl G. Kimball, an Arms Control specialist based in Washington DC, USA has drawn attention to the fact that “after more than a decade of rising tensions and growing nuclear competition between the two largest nuclear-weapon states, U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Puti...
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) launched its ‘Climate Action: NDC Scorecard’ on February 26 aimed at assessing countries’ progress in meeting climate mitigation, adaptation and financing goals. This has been done so that the NDC can assist na...
On 29 June this year, the Group of 20 (G20) Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met in Matera, Italy. Their discussion revolved around the topic of food sustainability and its ongoing impacts under COVID-19.Assistant Director General Mario Lubetkin of the Food and A...
It has been evident since the middle of July that the Taliban, emboldened by the US and NATO troop withdrawal has decided to press for full military victory. This has partially been encouraged through US President Joe Biden setting a target date of August 31 for the final withdrawal of US forces, mi...
The establishment of the Communist Party of China (CPC), also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a century ago changed the geo-strategic dynamics of that country. Founded in 1921 in the city of Shanghai, the CPC established the People’s Republic of China on 1 October, 1949.The princip...
Bangladesh’s University of Dhaka- is celebrating its hundred years. The Dhaka University Vice Chancellor has already officially inaugurated the centennial celebrations on 1 July but the official centenary celebration will take place on 1 November this year.Since the first day of July, 1921 whe...
The world, particularly the G-7 countries, NATO and the European Union watched very carefully all the connotations of statements made by President Joe Biden as he met Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. This bilateral meeting came after Biden's five earlier...
On 8 June, 2021 former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, also known as the "Butcher of Bosnia", lost his appeal against a 2017 conviction for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. It was the UN Tribunal’s final verdict on the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. He was one of the...
The World Bank has ushered in some positives towards the end of March for the evolving dimensions of the pandemic affected South Asian economies. This has resulted in a degree of optimism with regard to the near future.In this context, the media has pointed out that Bangladesh's gross domestic p...
Governments around the world are playing a crucial role to help combat the pandemic and its economic fallout. To improve the effectiveness of these efforts, it is important that such spending should also be subject to the principles of transparency and accountability. UNICEF, the Islamic Develo...
Page 9 of 15, showing 20 results out of 291 total
