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Doomed to fail: Unaccountability in Ukraine’s plight
This ever-increasing Ukrainian death toll is painting a grimmer picture of the country as its military is being bled to white by Russia.
Eden College principal believes solutions to students’ 'mistakes' is in 'counselling'
Tamanna Jasmine Riva and Razia Sultana, president and general secretary of the BCL's Eden Mohila College unit, were accused of hall seat trading, extortion, "blackmailing students into carrying out unethical activities," and torture. There were also issues regarding the other faction of BCL.
World Press Freedom Day: Speak now or forever hold your tongue
Essentially, if someone expresses a critical view of the achievement of Bangladesh’s Liberation War, or the country’s relationship with another nation in a Facebook status, or even in a private message between friends on WhatsApp, that individual could be subjected to criminal punishment under the DSA, intrusive surveillance under the data protection law, or censorship under the digital, social media and OTT platform regulations.
Shakespeare—Our Contemporary in the Time of Coronavirus?
The question was already raised by some: Did Shakespeare write mainly for children? So-called "pop" Shakespeare criticism answered that question in the affirmative.
Did police do enough to quell the New Market clashes?
Three pedestrians were critically injured in the violence. Nahid Mia and Morsalin were among them.
An open letter to the makers of ‘Nikhoj’
Dear Reehan Rahman, My father, photojournalist and editor Shafiqul Islam Kajol, was added to the list of hundreds of Bangladeshi victims of enforced disappearance on March 10, 2020.
Why I’m all for Elon Musk buying Twitter
If we are to have an inclusive society, we can’t simply “cancel” those who we don’t agree with.
Remembering the oath-taking of Mujibnagar government
On April 17, 1971, the history of Bangladesh, and indeed the history of our Liberation War, took a drastic turn as the subcontinent’s map was redrawn with the emergence of a new sovereign state headed by its first government.
26 killed in India road accident
At least 26 people are killed when a truck carrying them skids off the road and overturns in Bhavanagar district of the western Indian state of Gujarat.
Graffiti defaced: Are you seriously surprised?
Yesterday, when my Facebook newsfeed filled with photos of the besmirched wall paintings done by the students of the Institute of Fine Arts of Chittagong University as part of Pahela Baishakh festivities, I was not surprised.
Opinion: How is Hasina's Hilsa diplomacy working?
It was none, but Sheikh Hasina who introduced this diplomacy twenty years ago known as Hilsa diplomacy. How much did she achieve through it during her visit to India that just concluded?
Opinion: How to kill tourism
It is extremely sad that the natural forest of Jaflong is disappearing fast due to dumping of stone illegally excavated from the Dawki and Sari rivers by a group of unscrupulous traders. As a result, tourism in this scenic hill station, home to subtropical mountains, rainforests, tea gardens and the Khasia ethnic group is on the decline. This is a classic example of how mismanagement, lack of a strategy and enforcement of law are killing the tourism sector in Bangladesh.
Opinion: Collective effort alone can solve Rohingya crisis
Ever since tensions again escalated between the government of Myanmar and the Rohingya people on October 2016 and the reinvigorated persecution of the minority group that followed, thousands of Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh — the United Nations humanitarian office’s most recent estimate is 69,000.
Opinion: The neglected story of road crashes
Yet in another bizarre incident on the road, eight people were killed in Khagrachari as a stone-laden truck rammed a crowd that had gathered outside a Buddhist monastery to attend a funeral of a monk. Who is the culprit this time?
Opinion: The ‘horrible mess’ Trump created
Slamming the door shut on innocent people fleeing murderous men and machines from parts of the world which, in President Trump’s own words, is “in a horrible mess” defies everything America stands for.
Opinion: The brave heart
There are few people who would have risked their own lives to save the life of another, the way Badal Mia, a technical assistant of the Bangladesh Railway did last Friday. Without a second thought Badal ran to the child and shoved her out of danger while the speeding train knocked him over; he died instantly.
Dhaka’s deadly dust problem
Over the years, the air quality in Bangladesh and particularly in cities like Dhaka has undoubtedly been getting worse.
Opinion: How far is not far enough?
The way the government is flaunting the ‘14-km-away’ theory as the ultimate answer to all the worries regarding the Rampal power plant, it would seem that the protesters do not have even the simplest knowledge of measuring distance.