THERE is night and day between an entity such as WikiLeaks, a daring publisher of classified government documents extraordinaire, and the dour, secretive intelligence service of any country. But it seems that, just as the owl of Minerva takes...
THE interim government has recently made public its draft law concerning amendments to the National Human Rights Commission.聽 However, before we delve into this draft, we need to understand how and why this institution was created.
When I first entered the University of Dhaka to study pharmacy, I never imagined the transformation that sector would run to. Founded in 1964, the pharmacy department has produced graduates who now excel in leading pharmaceutical companies...
BANGLADESH has one of the smallest farming footprints in the world, but it nevertheless manages to provide food for 170 million people. That is a feat of tenacity and inventiveness. But it is also a gamble. The soil that supports the country...
THE Maldivian parliament has recently passed a new Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill that threatens to fundamentally erode press freedom in the archipelago. The legislation, presented by MP Abdul Hannan Aboobakuru and rapidly fast-tracked...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 push for a longer, more predictable Ganges Water Treaty has brought India鈥檚 upstream tactics back into sharp focus. In a region where water scarcity and climate stress are escalating, control over transboundary rivers is no longer merely a matter of...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 journalists are the invisible scaffolding of democracy. They stitch together public life by informing citizens, holding leaders accountable, chronicling national struggles and amplifying unheard voices. Without them, truth would be...
WORLD Environmental Health Day, observed today with the theme of 鈥楥lean Air, Healthy People,鈥� serves as more than an annual observance in Bangladesh. It is a direct commentary on a national emergency. Established in 2011 by the...
Globally, it is recognised that 鈥榚ducating children鈥� gives the next generation the most effective tools to fight poverty, prevent diseases, build resilience and create a progressive and peaceful society as 鈥榞ood health and well-being for all鈥� is the...
On August 15, Minarul died, leaving behind a suicide note. He did not die alone. He took his wife and two children with him. In his final note, he accused no one. He probably knew that in Bangladesh, no one in power or in the upper class would ever...
A RECENT article published in the daily 抖阴精品 came with an alarming fact that the enrolment of secondary students for science education in Bangladesh has been on the ebb for several years. Even, worse is the scenario with the higher secondary...
THE international recognition of Palestine by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Portugal 鈥� just ahead of the 80th UN General Assembly, with France being the latest country to follow 鈥� marks a pivotal moment in global diplomacy. In London...
A TONED-DOWN UN resolution on Sri Lanka appears likely at the current session of the Human Rights Council. The government would prefer that the periodic scrutiny of its human rights record be wound down. The government would much...
JANUARY 24 is observed as Mass Uprising Day in Bangladesh, commemorating the 1969 movement that, fuelled by the radical and revolutionary energy of the global 1960s, toppled the decade-long dictatorship of Pakistan鈥檚 military ruler Ayub Khan. The day...
THE Beatles needed to breathe again after a traumatic experience with Imelda Marcos. They found solace in India even if they were not eventually convinced of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi鈥檚 healing powers.
