Opinion

Tue, 21 Jan 2025, 10:01 am

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Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

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The World Economic Forum

THOSE of us in this movement sometimes forget that for most people, the World Economic Forum is a meeting in Davos where the rich and famous like to hang out

World looks at Bangladesh for free, fair elections

THE much-awaited Momen-Blinken meeting was held at the US state department on April 10 without any dramatic outcome. The formal meeting with both delegations present had been held for an

The war machine keeps turning

THE war in Ukraine continues without mercy. Like every war in my lifetime (and like almost very war in history), the day-to-day media coverage of the conflict is a barely

Saudis aren’t afraid of us any more

Now that the main Arab producers have supported Russia’s decision to reduce oil production, MK Bhadrakumar says the Biden administration is left with limited options in responding to the surprise move. THE

Palestine, Indonesia and the ‘human rights’ dilemma

WHEN I excitedly shared the news on social media that Indonesia had refused to host the Israeli team as part of the Under-20 World Cup, scheduled from May 20 to June 11

The indictment, sleaze and Trump’s world

THE indictment of Donald Trump by a grand jury in New York has made headlines and front-page news. As it should have. He is the first president or former president

The new international economic order

THE New International Economic Order was a set of reforms introduced in the 1970s by African, Asian, and Latin American nations seeking to dismantle the economic vestiges of imperialism. This

Reclaiming the United States

‘At what point does a beleaguered population living near or below the poverty line rise up in protest?’ Chris Hedges asks in his talks on April 4 at the Independent National Convention

The high cost of being wrong

ARGUMENTS around nuclear deterrence can become quickly convoluted. But the basic premise, according to those who advocate it, is that we are safer with nuclear weapons than without them. The

Lanka’s preoccupation with repression won’t work

Sri Lanka’s president Wickremesinghe has repeatedly held to the position that his priority is to revive the economy and not to hold elections. The government is aware that an avalanche