On my first visit to Bangladesh as Minister for Asia, I

If you saw your father hit your mother, how would you feel? Or if you knew that your sister or daughter was being abused by her

Relations between President Donald Trump and the US press is rocky, to say the least. It began during election campaign. Many

The Bangladesh-India border has been labelled as one of the most securitised borders of Asia, if not of the world. During 2010 to

For all the differences South Asia's countries insist on, they have depressingly similar attitudes when it comes to human rights. Over

The business sector is facing serious challenges in retaining its workforce in the 21st century. The cost of high workforce turnover can

There is no doubt that the “language issue” did not prominently manifest in Bengal province before, during, after the general elections

Identity – an ambiguous term and the definition of which lacks conceptual clarity much like the term 'globalisation' itself which, many

I have been speaking to you for the past couple of days. I have been visiting you repeatedly in different sites, going back to your

Nelson Mandela aptly said: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart”.

After years of negotiations, Asean and China signed the Declaration on the Conduct which cited that the contracting parties should exercise restraint in activities that could complicate or escalate disputes.

Saliha Ben Ali is a mother of a son who had fallen prey to recruiters of a terrorist outfit. Saliha is a mother who was promised access to Paradise by her radicalised son.

Life without a sustainable supply of energy is almost unimaginable. The importance of energy is even more supplementary in the

We have been striving to evolve as a progressive society – one that frowns upon discrimination and stands up for victims of injustice, regardless of their gender or background. In truly embracing such ideologies, we must learn to perceive mental issues as illnesses – no more shameful than an ailing lung or liver – and combat them with the correct treatment and, above all, sensitivity.

US President Donald Trump's administration has shocked the mainstream press by bullying news outlets and unabashedly trafficking

Rhetoric has come full circle in the dispute over the South China Sea but can the Philippines, the current chair of Asean and a claimant

Anita's father holds up his eleven-year-old daughter with both hands under her arms -- supporting her to stand as his wife makes the

The 4th of February marks the 45th anniversary of the recognition of the People's Republic of Bangladesh by the Nordic countries.

On January 27, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily (at least 90 days) banning the

The country has already become a lower middle-income country. So far so good! However, these indexes don't always tell us the whole truth about the states of governance, corruption, poverty, inequality, and most importantly, frequent violations of human rights across the country.