Two laws form the basis for citizens to affect governance.

Ministers, government officials, persons with disabilities, civil society and private sector allies from Asia and the Pacific will gather on October 19-21 in Jakarta to mark the birth of a new era for 700 million persons with disabilities.

EC’s action in Gaibandha-5 on Wednesday was commendable.

The youth cannot be empowered if they can’t fend for themselves and survive the economic realities of the times they operate in.

When school students have access to quality mental health support, they are more likely to be successful and productive.

Healthcare providers cannot operate in secret, so how is it that so many unauthorised institutions have been able to run their activities?

At a minimum, we must set a goal of ecological literacy for all our students at the tertiary level.

The use of money for good and bad has a long history.

The rude disobedience shown by the field-level administrators – deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) – to the current Election Commission (EC) has once again shown us what’s wrong at the core of our election management mechanism.

The right to know doesn’t end with the existence of a law.

Our current conceptualisation of race derives heavily from the last couple centuries of European imperialism.

There is an urgent need for substantial, nationwide improvement in higher education in Bangladesh.

In most cases, parents' obsession with mobile phones affects children directly.

Have philosophers retreated to the ivory tower?

How many women or girls in our country get the opportunity to chase their dreams?

Kishan Rana’s book: “Churchill and India: Manipulation or Betrayal” (Routledge, 2022) is an important contribution to an emerging global history different from just Euro-centric narratives. Superbly researched, Kishan connected the dots to find that Churchill’s record on India reflected part of his own limited experience with Indians, formed through his leadership of Indian Muslim troops as part of his early career, and his grand, but often self-serving, view of world affairs from imperial London.

Securing financial assets to combat climate change is not easy, particularly for developing economies such as Bangladesh.

Women's empowerment – a gift of liberation – has already been a significant force behind development.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) 22nd annual summit of heads of states took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

To remember and to be informed are the most important duties that the colonised bear.