Opinion

Living healthy, extending longevity

Longevity should never mean simply surviving longer. The true measure of progress is adding life to years, not just years to life, write Shafi J Ahmed and Abdullah A Dewan THE dream of

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Defeat of Israel and rebirth of Palestinian agency

FOR decades, the prevailing notion was that the ‘solution’ to the Israeli occupation of Palestine lay in a strictly negotiated process. ‘Only dialogue can achieve peace’ has been the relentlessly

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Licensed to work, forced to fight

by M Rayhan Kabir : A TELEPHONE rings in a rural household, and for a moment, there is relief; a son is alive on the line. But his words tumble

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As I read literature with SMI

by Abu Jar M Akkas : THE long discussion that I last had with SMI, as Syed Manzoorul Islam was known in the department of English at the University of

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Urgent next steps for Palestine at the UN

by Nicolas JS Davies : THE UN and world governments must urgently call up an Emergency Special Session under the title ‘Uniting for Peace’ to vote for the official recognition

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Lanka’s future lies beyond local progress

THE government is investing its time and money in northern development in a way that no previous government has in a long while. The topmost leaders of the government no

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Uncertain fate of independent police commission

by Md Motiar Rahman : AN INDEPENDENT police commission plays a crucial role as an oversight body by ensuring transparency, accountability and professionalism within the police force. In many countries,

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Genocide marks two years

October 7 will mark the second anniversary of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. At least 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza during this time – 30 out of every

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