Opinion

US tightens noose around China

Michael Klare: THE word ‘encirclement’ does not appear in the 2022 National Defence Authorisation Act, signed into law by US president Joe Biden on December 27, or in other recent

Impact of Covid-19 on the SDG-3 (Good Health & Well Being) achievements

Tabassum Maisha Mona: The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The leaders of 193 countries adopted the Sustainable Development Goals

Bangabandhu’s Homecoming and the Dawn of a New Era

Dr. Rashid Askari: The historic homecoming of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marks a new chapter in the history of Bangladesh. January 10, 1972 was not only a day in the

Feeling good in the middle of pandemic threats

Vivian Huizenga: FEELING good is wonderful. Too bad we cannot feel good all the time, isn’t it? There are ups and downs in life we cannot avoid, like pandemics. But,

Bangabandhu’s Homecoming: The resolve to establish an ideal state

Dr Atiur Rahman: This year’s January 10 is being celebrated in a different aura. We, as a nation, are jubilantly celebrating this happy and auspicious occasion of the Father of

Closing schools in Rohingya camps is bad policy

BANGLADESH hosts more than 1.1 million Rohingyas who fled neighbouring Myanmar during a genocidal campaign by the security forces in 2017. Most of them live in and around Kutupalong and

Sheikh Hasina: The Visionary Leader

Bangladesh is moving forward at an irresistible speed under the dynamic and courageous leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The country is now a development surprise to the world as

US Military Still Rife with Racism

In February, with the images of the violent insurrection in Washington still fresh in the minds of Americans, newly confirmed Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin took the unprecedented step of signing