Opinion

Sun, 19 Jan 2025, 01:09 pm

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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

Opinion

Arms embargo on Israel is not a radical idea, it’s the law

AS ISRAEL launches its largest military assault in the West Bank in twenty years, I cannot stop thinking about the people I met in the occupied territory. I think of

Beyond bombs and bullets: the full tally of Gaza’s dead

For every person killed by direct violence in recent wars, another three to 15 died due to conflict-induced factors, mainly preventable diseases and hunger that resulted from losing access to

Stakes are high for interim govt

WE WILL certainly bring home the benefits of this victory, which has been achieved through many sacrifices. To fulfil this expectation, the advisors to the interim government have been trying

A new era in China-Africa cooperation

AS THE 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation approaches, the stage is set for a new chapter in Sino-African relations. From September 4 to 6, Beijing will host

Needs-based planning a must for humanitarian response

AS I write this, Bangladesh is facing an unprecedented flood situation, the likes of which the country has not experienced in recent history. The sudden onset of flash floods has

Theoretical reflections and historical parallels

ON JULY 22, Sheikh Hasina made a bold proclamation: ‘Sheikh Hasina does not flee.’ Yet, within just ten days, the immense pressure of a nationwide uprising forced her to flee

Western hypocrisy in the global minerals scramble

WESTERN governments have finally realised that the energy transition is happening — and that the resources needed are mostly in Chinese hands. Transition minerals, by some dubbed the ‘new oil,’

Getting prepared for Monkeypox

MONKEYPOX is a zoonotic disease with a presentation similar to smallpox. Clinical differentiation of the disease from smallpox and varicella is difficult. Laboratory diagnostics are the principal components of the

On Israel’s other war in West Bank

PROMISES of ‘absolute victory’ in Gaza are nothing but ‘gibberish’, according to Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant. Gallant’s comments were not meant to be public, but somehow were leaked and

Thou shalt not commit genocide

Genocide, the internationally recognised crime of crimes, is not a policy issue. It cannot be equated with trade deals, infrastructure bills, charter schools or immigration. It is a moral issue,