‘One state solution is the only long-term solution’
What we're witnessing now in the Middle East is a zero-sum game.
2d ago
Israel's attack in Lebanon: Can it lead to an all-out war?
Nasrallah and Hezbollah have thrived with an image of invincibility after confronting Israel in 2006.
4w ago
What purpose does the Indian media propaganda about Bangladesh serve?
BJP's media allies demonstrated the lengths to which they would go to mask India's domestic challengers under Modi's leadership.
1m ago
Lessons and advice for post-Hasina Bangladesh from Sri Lanka
Bangladesh should be watchful of a possible counter-revolution, which might not be very soft.
1m ago
Kamala Harris needs to change her Gaza policy
If Kamala Harris wants to lose to Donald Trump in November, then she should continue speaking and silencing Palestinian voices.
1m ago
The geopolitics of Sheikh Hasina's fall explained
The US, China, Russia and also India will continue to have strong incentives to maintain influence in Bangladesh.
2m ago
How to not fall for another dictator
After Sheikh Hasina’s fall, the return of BNP or other existing parties will only perpetuate the cycle of corruption and mass sufferings.
2m ago
Who would be better for Palestine: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris?
If Trump is so anti-war, then why do extremist leaders in Israel prefer him over Harris?
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July 22, 2019
A deep dive into America’s latest nosedive
Four years ago, when I stepped onto American soil for college, I quickly learned, somewhere in small talk, the rhetorical question “Where are you originally from?” and the phrase “Go back to your country” were vintage stocks of an evil market called racism.
July 15, 2019
It’s on us to end rape culture
The truth is, we, as a society, have failed: we haven’t found a solution to the pervasive rape culture in Bangladesh—over 630 women have been raped in the last 6 months (Ain O Salish Kendra)—because we haven’t been addressing the problem in the first place.
July 11, 2019
Overpopulation narrative is misguided
For Bangladesh—one of the most densely populated nations in the world (1,252 people per square kilometre according to online publication Our World in Data, led by economist Max Roser)—overpopulation is one of the most fundamental concerns.
July 5, 2019
The Dark Web: A nightmare possibility
The Internet may, at first, seem like a safe haven as it makes it easier for all of us to share the most personal information.
June 29, 2019
Inside the US immigration crisis: For children, borders are brutal
Lately, it’s been nerve-shattering to follow American news outlets where the phrase—“detained child migrants”—is starting to mirror vicious buzzwords. Scareheads like “hundreds of migrant children held in internment camps” regularly precede a grim catalogue of
June 28, 2019
The dark dowry
Aklima is the eldest daughter of a family in Mymensingh. Her father works as a vegetable vendor; her mother occasionally helps out, but during Aklima’s childhood, she mostly stayed at home, grooming her to impress prospective husbands.
June 21, 2019
Global Peace Index: Can numbers define world peace?
Percep-tions of peacefulness can vary from person to person, nation to nation, depending on various factors such as the interplay of religious convictions, ethics, with real-life experiences. So logically, everyone’s views will not be reflected in, and can even be contradicted by the “Global Peace Index”—a measurement of “relative” position of peacefulness in 163 nations around the world,
June 12, 2019
World Day Against Child Labour: Confronting our complicity
Children born to affluent backgrounds grow up with the warning to never touch sharp objects, especially to never go near a boti, and oftentimes in the same household, another child from a less affluent background straddles the same protruding blades, because that’s their job. This disturbing illustration of class difference, however, is the least of the problems in this society where much worse is happening all around.
May 31, 2019
Online Sexual Harassment: Exposing dark secrets in the digital corners of Bangladesh
A 21-year-old woman grew up with an ambition of pursuing a career in law, but today, her future seems bleak. It all started two years ago, when she entered into a relationship with a 28-year-old man.
May 23, 2019
How to save lives, before it’s too late
Many of us today interpret economic development to mean installation of a metro rail system, grand openings of franchise fast-food chains, a steadfast rise of GDP rates, and all such vantage points of corporate success.
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