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Missiles, politics and cascading effects
If there is a generic confusion at the top in terms of decision-making to fight fundamentalism of all hues and stripes this will have a cascading effect on to the bottom.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Is the ice melting?
Suddenly there was summer. A chance 160-second meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif has melted the ice, which seemed frozen beyond change.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
When higher minds serve baser instincts
Human civilisation is a contradiction in terms, because humans may not always be “civilised” and the “civilised” may not always be humans.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Bollywood Premier League
I smile a sheepish smile at the not-so-happy, perfectly fine and fit Tamim Iqbal as I slowly make way to the rush (thank goodness) of fans flanking him.
3 December 2015, 18:00 PM
A missed opportunity for Bangladesh
It is a common phenomenon in many developing countries that government officials show a keen interest in attending conferences...
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Focus on the Ability
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations (UN) in 2000 could hardly fulfil its pledge to ensure the rights of people with disabilities.
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The Politics of Terrorism
Terrorism is rooted in concrete social and economic conditions - in deprivation, joblessness, discrimination, poverty and social marginality.
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Collaterals of Terrorism
The suspicion and hatred that Muslims face today cannot simply be removed by condemnation of the terror acts and dissociation from these acts by calling them un-Islamic.
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM
The Tireless Politicking of the Tires
If clearing roads and illegal occupancy are publicly opposed, how will this city ever see the light of the day? Perhaps we should then just let the mayor kill the mosquitoes and clean the streets?
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM
18 years and not done yet!
Today is the 18th anniversary of the CHT Accord, and it is pathetic to hear the tribal leaders still lamenting its non fulfillment in toto.
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Why a roadmap is of utmost importance
The CHT crisis is both a national as well as a political problem. Hence, for the greatest interest of the nation, there is no alternative but to fully implement the CHT Accord.
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM
MUSLIMS ARE COMING !
According to a poll, 76 percent of Republicans, and 42 percent of Democrats believe that American and Islamic values are at odds. Former Governor Jeb Bush and Senator Ted Cruz want to allow Christian, and bar Muslim Syrian refugees from entering the US.
30 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Putting a price tag on human lives
The ILO Convention No. 121 is only partly followed since Bangladesh has not ratified this Convention. The claims system does not take into account things such as the deceased's or injured's children's future education, and the gravity of injuries.
29 November 2015, 18:00 PM
An ambiguous UN resolution and a downed warplane
Defeating ISIL will be an impossible task because of differences in the strategies of the players engaged in Syria. ISIL cannot be eliminated by bombs. It can be dismantled only by ground forces, which none of the western nations are willing to commit at this stage.
29 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Banishing Terrorism from Bangladesh Now and Forever
In a Muslim majority country such as Bangladesh, terrorism can only flourish when sincere Muslims fail to take Islam's message of peace and tolerance to their wider communities.
27 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Turning the leaves of history
Perhaps the Pakistanis need reminding that whereas a full-fledged military operation of the savagest brutality could not silence unarmed Bangalees, such hollow attempts of frail intimidation could not even tickle us.
27 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Focus on Aamir Khan
I was present at the function where Aamir Khan, a leading actor, said that his wife had asked him whether they should move to some other country for healthy upbringing of their child.
27 November 2015, 18:00 PM
IT'S NO DEAL IN PARIS ON CLIMATE CHANGE WITHOUT TRANSPORT
Carbon emissions per passenger kilometre using Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) are about one quarter those using private motor vehicles. Wider deployment of BRT and other forms of public transport in developing countries between now and 2050 would eliminate 40 percent of global urban transport emissions.
27 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Donald Trump does not know the world
Donald Trump is full of ideas, but all his ideas are sadly full of it. This billionaire-turned-US politician has called China “the number one abuser...
26 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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Just like the ill-fated Blackhawk, it's Facebook Down. With seventeen million hyper-busy users offline, Mark Zuckerberg gets a...
26 November 2015, 18:00 PM