Bangladesh’s food insecurity warning cannot be ignored
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Since I was 16 years old, I have seen the US, my country, kill brown Muslim people by the millions.
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The need for an admission test
One may wonder why admission tests should be required in place of allowing results-based admission.
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Bangladesh Genocide of 1971: Time for the West to walk the talk
The genocide that Pakistan’s occupational forces committed in Bangladesh in 1971 has yet to get due recognition.
18 October 2023, 02:00 AM
Plains of protest
Students have always been the first to engage in discourses on divisive borders with imagined, imposing lines, language, religion or tradition.
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Why CPD's proposal is not acceptable
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Bangladesh elections and China-India rivalry
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‘The US will have to bypass India’s concern to ensure free and fair elections’
The US’s effort appears as the only effective mechanism that stands between vote rigging and the government.
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What’s really causing our non-performing loans to skyrocket?
It is alleged that a group of politically-connected people took out large loans from state-owned commercial banks (SOCBs) and intentionally defaulted on them.
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How can we identify pockets of poverty early on?
Despite a declining rate of extreme poverty, pockets of poverty exist across Bangladesh
17 October 2023, 00:00 AM
The real dividing line in Israel-Palestine
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Is carbon offsetting a good climate solution?
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Why do our food producers go hungry?
Hunger is not only a political or economic problem, but also an alarming gender issue.
16 October 2023, 01:05 AM
How right to information helped Sri Lanka manage its crisis
Through the RTI Commission of Sri Lanka, citizens could weight in on matters impacting the nation.
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Will I ever be able to breathe fresh air in Dhaka?
As soon as we got onto Mirpur Road, I felt suddenly unable to breathe properly
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How should we talk about Palestine, Hamas, and Israel?
The moral contest unfolding in the media and on social media is getting messy.
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The Pope’s global warming challenge to world leaders
The Pope’s urging comes at an appropriate juncture in the now-flagging momentum of the global environmental movement
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Local government for effective disaster management
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A bus ride or a comedy show?
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University: Our factory of miseducation
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Unlocking the secrets of ‘Khufiya’
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