Opinion

Declining Agricultural Land and Future Landscape of Bangladesh

A small country of only 148,000 square kilometres with around 170 million people are crowding together, 1.02 per cent of population growth rate, 7 per cent of GDP growth rate,

Erosion of democracy and political situations

For the last 12 years, the International Day of Democracy has been being observed on 15 September to make people aware of their rights and ensure their participation in establishing

Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament

Some 78 parliamentarians had taken issue with the Conservative leader’s limitation on parliamentary activity, designed to prevent any hiccups prior to October 31, the day Britain is slated to leave

Modi’s Kashmir power grab was decades in making

Repeated constitutional attacks paved the way for the government to finally strip Kashmir of its rights, writes Zainab Ramahi SINCE 5 August, the people of Kashmir have been living under lockdown

A day that changed the world

One of the lessons to be drawn from that tragedy is that violence begets violence and intolerance breeds intolerance, writes César Chelala A NEW anniversary of a catastrophe brings back strong

Any war on terror is bullshit

The saying goes that the greatest trick the devil ever played was fooling the world that he doesn’t exist. I’ve long said that the greatest trick the state ever played

Racism is about power, not unpleasant sentiments

IN SEPTEMBER of 2011, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis — a man who the best evidence suggested was innocent. On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was murdered

How US shattered Middle East

Shawdesh Desk: YEMEN is a nightmare, a catastrophe, a mess — and the United States is highly complicit in the whole disaster. Refuelling Saudi aircraft in-flight, providing targeting intelligence to