Opinion

Thu, 28 Nov 2024, 06:32 am

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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

The power of excessive wealth

Who built Thebes of the 7 gates? In the books you will read the names of kings. Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock? And Babylon, many

Algiers is banking on Europe’s gas rush

ITALY’S far-right government, led by prime minister Giorgia Meloni, and Algeria’s authoritarian regime under president Abdelmajid Tebboune and army chief Said Chengriha are forging a new axis. Meloni’s highly anticipated

Ali Riaz on Bangladesh’s trials and tribulations

People inside Bangladesh are muzzled by the fear of torture and in many cases have to choose between democracy and death. Others have opted for silence and tacit approval of

A socialist survival tactic

DEFENDING itself from the extremely hostile bully to the north is old hat and a constant activity for Cuba. This was especially so, after the collapse of the USSR and

China bashing: Nikki Haley’s new mantra

IT APPEARS that in western election campaigns, criticising China has become a convenient and effective tactic for winning votes. Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina and US ambassador

Nuclear Armageddon games in Ukraine

IN 1946, Albert Einstein shot off a telegram to several hundred American leaders and politicians warning that the ‘unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of

Home: the most powerful influence on learning

THE most powerful influence on learning is a student’s home-life over which the teachers have no control. This is a crucial yet obvious fact that the federal and state governments

The death spiral of American journalism

The media caters to a particular demographic, telling that demographic what it already believes — even when it is unverified or false. This pandering defines the coverage of the Trump-Russia

How war changes feminist movement

Ukrainian feminists look back at the challenging year that has reinvigorated their activism and shaped their values, writes Kateryna Semchuk LIKE everyone else in Ukraine, feminist activists had to adapt quickly

New dawn for Turkish-Greek relations?

Greece is responding to the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey with great sympathy. Could it lead to an easing of tensions between the traditionally hostile neighbours? Ronald Meinardus writes A SENSE of profound