Opinion

Wed, 27 Nov 2024, 04:49 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

Opinion

How big media facilitate Israeli war crimes in Gaza

Corporate media’s dehumanisation of Palestinians, lack of historical context, and repeating hearsay as fact make the current tragedy unintelligible to Americans, writes Robin Andersen ON OCTOBER 6, 2023, Hamas broke out

Another unintended consequence of sanctions

PEOPLE usually migrate en masse to escape war, famine, despotism or poverty. They migrate from Central and South America to the United States mostly, these days, because staying home means

Israel’s Gaza assault provides ground for Hamas

More than 3,000 Palestinians have been killed in the first 11 days of the fifth war in Gaza since 2008, according to the Palestinian health authorities. Well over 10,000 have

Requiem for Macron’s African policy

On July 26, 2023, senior members of Niger’s presidential guard, normally tasked with protecting president Mohamed Bazoum, announced that they had ousted him from power, holding him hostage inside his

New Lanka mandates before new amendments

THE interest in the electoral process has suddenly been sparked off by news that the government is contemplating holding a referendum on abolishing the executive presidency. The reported concern is

Independent Palestinian state is only solution

AMONG the recent global crises, the most complex and long-lasting is the Palestinian and Israeli crisis in the Middle East. Neither the United Nations nor any other international organisation is

IMF showdown with China in Morocco

The World Bank is always headed by a US diplomat, usually from the military, and hopes to finance the US/NATO-backed alternative to China’s Belt and Road initiative, writes Michael Hudson THIS

The curse of identity politics

Unusual public criticism of India by Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau following the murder of a Sikh separatist in Canada has once again focused international attention on the movement for

Worrying reluctance to tread reformist path

THE oft repeated comparison between the economic and political chaos that prevailed before president Ranil Wickremesinghe took office and the stability thereafter is wearing thin. Mahatma Gandhi’s observation that preaching

Women: key to ending world hunger

IT IS one of the world’s greatest tragedies, and it is still neglected. In 2021, the world reached a new, although unwelcome landmark: the number of people affected by hunger