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Sultana Kamal
The writer is Executive Director, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) and former advisor to the Caretaker Government.
The writer is Executive Director, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) and former advisor to the Caretaker Government.
The NHRC is riddled with many issues that prevent it from executing its mandated duty of upholding human rights in the country.
The Awami League and BNP could mutually agree to a code of conduct, pledging to ensure a free and fair election.
Besides taking up arms to directly fight in the war in 1971, many women also joined the war effort as nurses and doctors to provide medical care for injured freedom fighters. The following are the experiences of two such women who participated in the war as nurses, Sultana Kamal, lawyer and activist, and Minu Haque, dancer and choreographer.
We have noticed with concern that the state and its institutions are getting increasingly intolerant. The state is resorting to repression in the name of ensuring sovereignty and security.
The NHRC is riddled with many issues that prevent it from executing its mandated duty of upholding human rights in the country.
The Awami League and BNP could mutually agree to a code of conduct, pledging to ensure a free and fair election.
Besides taking up arms to directly fight in the war in 1971, many women also joined the war effort as nurses and doctors to provide medical care for injured freedom fighters. The following are the experiences of two such women who participated in the war as nurses, Sultana Kamal, lawyer and activist, and Minu Haque, dancer and choreographer.
We have noticed with concern that the state and its institutions are getting increasingly intolerant. The state is resorting to repression in the name of ensuring sovereignty and security.