Mariam, a bright nine-year old girl with dangling ponytails, sat in one of the middle rows in a class of about 50 students in a rural primary school.

In 2015, “fascism” once again became the highest-octane political epithet in general use. Of course, the temptation to apply the fascism label...

It is time we had a little more faith in Europe's ability to provide collective solutions to problems felt acutely and independently by each EU member state. Doing away with EU asylum laws will not take away national obligations to abide by the humanitarian principle and requirement under international law to offer asylum to those in need.

Regrettably, 2015 started on the same pitch as did 2014 - with hartal and blockades by the Jamaat-BNP alliance and with the leader...

IN 2015, we witnessed the ghastly experiences of thousands of Bangladeshi migrants, rescued from the death traps set by the human traffickers...

Last year has been one of continuous shocks as well as pleasant surprises both on the international and home fronts.

FREEDON ON THE NET IN 2015

The nation embraces 2016 with a degree of scepticism and anxiety. With the experiences of disenfranchisement and violations of ...

NOT only was 2015 filled with moments of national pride and joy but also moments of national tragedy and shame. Bangladesh was faced with some of the worst instances of violence against women, children and minorities in 2015.

BANGLAWASH, ALL THE WAY

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the highest environmental accolade of the UN – Champions of the Earth – in recognition of Bangladesh's far-reaching initiatives to address climate change (September 27, 2015).

You needed something special to defeat the likes of India and South Africa, and that, for Bangladesh, came in the form of Mustafizur Rahman -- a freak of a bowler, who absolutely changed the entire balance of the Bangladesh team.

LAUNCHED in 1967,“Operation Smallpox Zero” was a unified, global effort to accelerate the eradication of smallpox within a decade.

THOSE WE'VE LOST

It has been 18 months since Narendra Modi became India's prime minister, following his Bharatiya Janata Party's historic general-

This year Europe suffered the worst terrorist attacks in 11 years with Paris being hit two times.

The economy, moreover, is on a strong footing with the gross domestic product growing above 6 percent. Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in 10 months in November. It averaged at a stable 6.21 percent throughout the year.

Cultural events around the year 2015. Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan performs at the Sufi Music Festival...

Former US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke once said that the world is suffering from a “savings glut.”

Encroachment and pollution of its water channels, rivers, wetlands, retention areas, beels and jheels.