Recent global events such as the wars in Syria and Iraq, Brexit and the election victory of Donald Trump in the United States among other things have exposed the extreme vulnerability of international migrants in all parts of the world.

As this year's 16 days of activism on violence against women draws to a close, it is a good time to reflect on why we need this annual push.

The affected families gathered not only to share their grief and anguish but also – more importantly – to seek justice and to raise their collective voice to demand the state brings back their loved ones and punishes the perpetrators of the heinous act.

This was what a renowned paediatrician said to the parent of a four year old child. The comment illustrates the level of frustration and helplessness about the air pollution of Dhaka.

Imagine you are a on a wheelchair. Or you cannot see. What can you do with your life if you live in Dhaka or any Bangladeshi city for

The historic CHT Peace Treaty has been experiencing the brunt of the negative aspects of our national political characteristic.

In a world where as many as 700 million women were married off before they could reach adulthood, we'll only contribute to that statistic by keeping such loopholes in a law which is supposed to protect the childhood of our girls.

Rakhine is burning. The hapless Rohingyas are being butchered, children are thrown into fire, women are disrobed in public before being gang-raped and houses are looted, torched and razed.

In 1999, when my housemaid married off her 13-year-old daughter in the village, I was shocked and outraged. I tried to

In 1960, three sisters, now famously known as the Mirabal sisters, were brutally assassinated on November 25 in Dominican Republic for their role in opposing the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.

The government is moving forward in framing yet another law. This time purportedly “to check cybercrime and ensure digital security”.

In an op-ed piece I had written for this daily shortly after the historic elections in Myanmar in November 2015, I had expressed my fear that among all the euphoria that followed Aung San Suu Kyi's thumping victory, the fate of the disenfranchised and persecuted

Thus, the reality of death, disease, violence and the brutalisation of women are utilised as tool to deter Rohingyas from seeking refuge in Bangladesh.

It is quite appalling that despite the continuous reports of killing, raping, burning down of villages of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine by the Myanmar security forces over last one month, there is still no global outrage.

Freedom from violence is a fundamental human right, yet female child marriage continues to plague Bangladesh at shockingly high rates, with devastating consequences for the girls affected but also for the economy and health systems.

This year, Sweden celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act, the world's oldest of its kind.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly in September 2016, our Prime Minister spoke of the need to protect the rights of refugees and migrants globally and urged that the world must reach a consensus on shared responsibility and inclusiveness to address the crisis.

Santals are infinitely more respectable than UK's civilised enemy, the Russians, wrote English writer and social critic Charles Dickens around 160 years ago.

In its November 14, 2016 issue the Bangkok Post reports, “Myanmar's Rakhine state was hit by fresh waves of violence over the weekend with more than 30 'insurgents' killed during two days of fighting, the military said, as proof emerged of atrocities against villagers.”

Media reports have it that the Supreme Court has issued a 19 point guideline for police, magistrates and judges to stop arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torturing arrestees on remand.