Opinion

State of the world and a few predictions

by David Rovics: MOST of the time, most people seem to be able to ignore most of what’s happening in the world, and focus on certain parts, most relevant to

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Bangabandhu’s World View and Peace Perception

Dr. Syed Anwar Husain: The quest for peace, at any level, is perpetual and universal. Nevertheless, peace is set at naught by human misdeeds, or human deeds with ulterior motives

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China Offers “Zero-Tariff” Access for 98% Bangladeshi Products

Nandita Roy: Recently, China has declared to grant duty-free access to 98 percent of Bangladeshi products including 383 new products, especially leather and leather-made goods, in this “zero-treatment” list. This

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Guantánamo’s forever elusive endgame

Karen J Greenberg: IT’S now more than 20 years later and that American offshore symbol of mistreatment and injustice, the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is still open. In fact,

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‘My Village, My Town’

Dr. Atiur Rahman: Villages in Bangladesh are indeed changing fast. This has been made possible due to all kinds of connectivity, both physical and digital, between the rural and urban

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Law, Freedom and Democracy

Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen: “Justice is the sum of all moral duty” — William Godwin. While speaking to a reputed international think tank the other day, I thought about

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False flags suddenly all the rage

This sudden embrace of the idea that governments can stage attacks on their own people to justify pre-existing agendas is a sharp pivot from the scoff such a notion in

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A patricidal maniac towards road of anarchy

Movements resulting from whimsical actions can never be enough to change the character of a state or society. In order for that to happen, it requires extensive political planning and

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