Opinion

Congratulations, PM Sheikh Hasina!

Our honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the prestigious Tagore Peace Award for her outstanding contribution to establishing peace, alleviating poverty and preventing corruption. Isha Muhammad, president of Kolkata

A Humane Society: Best Anti-Dot to Communalism

Communalism on the basis of religion is an identified and growing problem for most of the South Asian nations including Bangladesh. Communalism is associated with sectarian attacks, discrimination, atrocities on

Restore ferry ghat discipline

About two months back, a boy named Titas, son of Tapas Ghosh from Kaliya in Narail, a student of Kaliya Pilot Secondary School, Narail, was initially taken to a private

Assange, remaining in Belmarsh

MUCH ink has been spilled in textbooks describing situations where autocratic states can behave badly. They abuse rights; they ignore international law and they ride roughshod over conventions. Liberal democracies

A highlight of the ‘disquiet’ world

THE 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened in the past week amid simmering tension in the Middle East over recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, which

Sheikh Hasina: Captain Courageous

September 28 is the birthday of Sheikh Hasina, daughter of Bangobandhu. She will be 72 years old. Happy Birthday, Honourable Prime Minister and daughter of the Father of the Nation!

Why degrowth is the only responsible way forward

Some demand reduction could be achieved through efficiency improvements. But these might be less effective than they appear. As long as we keep pursuing growth, such improvements will be used

Globalising AI surveillance

THEY all do it: corporations, regimes, authorities. They all have the same reasons: efficiency, serviceability, profitability, all under the umbrella term of ‘security’. Call it surveillance, or call it monitoring