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The terrifying disappearing act
The thought that citizens of a democratic, independent country can be picked up by law enforcement agents anytime, anywhere, without any kind of warrant and be whisked away into oblivion, is grossly contradictory.
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The Commonwealth needs to be reformed
The only time when members feel happy to project themselves as part of the Commonwealth is when the Commonwealth Games come up every four years.
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The pleasure of giving
The recent announcement of Silicon Valley's power couple - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his doctor wife Priscilla Chan...
6 December 2015, 18:00 PM
High scores in different frontiers
Despite the rising human debris in Syria, as UK joins the posse bombing 'only' military targets by consent of its parliament albeit divided...
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Promises or Rhetoric: Climate change and SDG
Without changing the development paradigm, these expensive conferences, goals and agreements will only result in failure. Development must not be reduced to 'growth', and 'construction'.
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Perils of Political Islam
Bangladeshi society has been undergoing tension and contradiction between secularism and political Islam.
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Paris has to end with a firm decision
Present development model is not an option anymore: it is as unfair as it is unjust, and left unchecked will take us to an irreversible process of self-destruction.
4 December 2015, 18:00 PM
BNP to win 80% seats: Gayeshwar
BNP-nominated mayoral candidates will gain victory in 80 percent municipalities if the polls are held in a free and fair manner, the party’s Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy says.
4 December 2015, 09:40 AM
When higher minds serve baser instincts
Human civilisation is a contradiction in terms, because humans may not always be “civilised” and the “civilised” may not always be humans.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Bollywood Premier League
I smile a sheepish smile at the not-so-happy, perfectly fine and fit Tamim Iqbal as I slowly make way to the rush (thank goodness) of fans flanking him.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
DIGITAL BAN IN DIGITAL BANGLADESH?
Had it not been for Facebook, where the video of Rajon being tortured at the hands of grown adults was released, the teenager's brutal murder would have never gained countrywide attention.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Missiles, politics and cascading effects
If there is a generic confusion at the top in terms of decision-making to fight fundamentalism of all hues and stripes this will have a cascading effect on to the bottom.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Is the ice melting?
Suddenly there was summer. A chance 160-second meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif has melted the ice, which seemed frozen beyond change.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
A missed opportunity for Bangladesh
It is a common phenomenon in many developing countries that government officials show a keen interest in attending conferences...
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Focus on the Ability
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations (UN) in 2000 could hardly fulfil its pledge to ensure the rights of people with disabilities.
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The Politics of Terrorism
Terrorism is rooted in concrete social and economic conditions - in deprivation, joblessness, discrimination, poverty and social marginality.
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Collaterals of Terrorism
The suspicion and hatred that Muslims face today cannot simply be removed by condemnation of the terror acts and dissociation from these acts by calling them un-Islamic.
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The Tireless Politicking of the Tires
If clearing roads and illegal occupancy are publicly opposed, how will this city ever see the light of the day? Perhaps we should then just let the mayor kill the mosquitoes and clean the streets?
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM
18 years and not done yet!
Today is the 18th anniversary of the CHT Accord, and it is pathetic to hear the tribal leaders still lamenting its non fulfillment in toto.
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Why a roadmap is of utmost importance
The CHT crisis is both a national as well as a political problem. Hence, for the greatest interest of the nation, there is no alternative but to fully implement the CHT Accord.
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM