Opinion

Sat, 23 Nov 2024, 12:12 pm

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Maiden century by Varma gives India unbeatable series lead Bangladesh’s interim govt head for attracting more foreign investment in manufacturing sector 7 weak banks get Tk 6,585cr from 10 strong banks Professor Yunus to inaugurate waiting lounge at Dhaka airport HC declares immunity provision in quick rental act illegal BNP demands advanced treatment for July uprising victims Labour counsellor in Geneva called back over harassment of Asif Nazrul Ex-Dhaka-7 lawmaker Solaiman Salim arrested Hope for Rohingya rights and dignity SC stays HC order doubling Khaleda’s sentence in Zia Orphanage Trust Case

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Permafrost showdown

‘DEEP below the glistening surface of a frozen Arctic lake, something is bubbling — something that could cause global warming to accelerate beyond all previous projections… Now the freezer door

Ðiên Biên Phú at 70

I HAD the most salutary email the other day, a reviving lift amid these, humanity’s darkest days, surely, in the memory of anyone living. It was from George Burchett, an

Israel’s willing executioners

Hundreds of thousands of people are being forced to flee, once again, after more than half of Gaza’s population took sanctuary in the border town of Rafah. This is part

History of US activism for Palestine

While their ultimate impact should not be exaggerated, the protests for Palestine taking place on US college campuses are historic, writes As‘ad AbuKhalil THERE is a long history of muted protests

Plastics: an ocean justice crisis

Much like the case of climate change, those who bear the worst impacts of plastics gain the fewest benefits from their production or use, writes Rachel Bustamante AS THE fourth negotiating

Opening cash spigot for Ukraine

YOU know the White House has wrapped itself into a pretzel, when it beseeches its Ukrainian attack dog to stop assaulting Russian oil refineries, while simultaneously going bananas over the

Holy war today

‘ISRAELIS are unified to eliminate this evil from the world’, said prime minister Netanyahu in November 2023. ‘You must remember what Amalek has done to you, says our Holy Bible.’

The heat’s on – big time!

‘Nearly nineteen thousand (19,000) weather stations have notched record high temperatures since January 1.’ — Earth’s Record Hot Streak Might be a Sign of a New Climate Era, The Washington

Impotence of Antony Blinken

With the US unable to compete in the EV market and desperate in Ukraine, the secretary of state traveled to China to talk at Beijing for his domestic audience, writes Patrick

Sermon for Gaza

IN THE conflicts I covered as a reporter in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and the Balkans, I encountered singular individuals of varying creeds, religions, races and nationalities who