Opinion

The ‘economy of genocide’ report: reckoning beyond rhetoric

Ramzy Baroud : FRANCESCA Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in occupied Palestine, stands as a testament to the notion of speaking truth to

Follies of dumping US bonds

Abdullah A Dewan : THE title is a deliberate intrigue, meant to evoke the inevitability of both Fallout and Fallin — a duality often at play in real-life events, particularly

After witnessing Cuba’s ailing economy in a recent visit, Asoka Bandarage looks beyond BRICS for an alternative to both authoritarian socialism and neoliberal capitalism I RETURNED to the US from Cuba just

AI for sustainable farming in South Asia

by Kazi Md Samiul Hoq : FARMING in South Asia is standing at a crossroads: rising populations, erratic weather and a deep digital divide. As reported by Food and Agriculture

When trade becomes trap

HM Nazmul Alam : IN THE grand narrative of Bangladesh’s rise from a war-torn country to a development model for the global south, trade has always played a pivotal role.

Pharmaceuticals, personal care products as global pollutants

PHARMACEUTICALS and personal care products which include antibiotics, painkillers, hormones, antiseptics, cosmetics, and fragrances have become serious environmental pollutants. These products, which we use every day, are now found almost

Is next round under way?

THE ceasefire between Iran and Israel — declared hastily and with much fanfare by the US president Donald Trump — is already beginning to look less like a diplomatic victory

Genesis of Russia-Ukraine/west conflict

WHILE much of the world is extremely vexed, and rightly so, over the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the prospect of renewed US-Zionist blitz of Iran, it is hard to