The first conference of top national security officials of eight Asian countries on crisis-hit Afghanistan, hosted by India on November 10, sent out an important message relating to the need for preventing the war-torn country from becoming a safe haven for global terrorism once again, for an inclusive government, and an unhindered supply of humanitarian aid to the Afghan people.

The tragic road accident and the unfortunate death of Nayeem Hasan, a student of Notre Dame College, on November 24, sparked protests as fellow students took to the streets of Dhaka yet again. They demanded a speedy trial of the accused, compensation for the family, strict traffic laws, etc.

The latest news about former prime minister and BNP chief Khaleda Zia has reconfirmed that her health has severely deteriorated.

In the leadup to COP26 in Glasgow, the first in two years, there was much talk about how this COP would make or break the collective global target to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

When 197 countries sit together to achieve something, it is almost certain that there will not be full agreement on the issues tabled for negotiation.

It is a good sign that listed companies across all sectors have seen their profits rise by 8.6 percent on average in the first quarter of the

The fact that a rape victim’s journey towards justice is a grueling one is not unknown to us.

Displaced, colonised, marginalised, terrorised, tortured, victimised, killed; these are just some of the many forms of dispossession and ethnic cleansing the Palestinian people have had to endure at the hands of the Zionists and Israelis since the turn of the 20th century.

Laxity in undertaking appropriate measures may cost us dearly.

We commend the government for taking the decision to halve the bus fare for students travelling by state-owned BRTC buses.

The USA’s battle against racism continues to be a Sisyphean struggle. No sooner do you bask in the comforting awareness of the enormous strides the nation has taken than you are yanked by the scruff of your neck to face some dreadful sign that this ugly affliction is well and alive.

At the just-concluded COP26 meeting in Glasgow, the idea of carbon tax received renewed attention.

During the pandemic, UNICEF reported on how an additional 10 million more girls were pushed into the risk of child marriage.

Video footage and reports have been emerging daily on both traditional and social media exposing how violent and intimidating our elections have become.

What is most concerning is that farmers use these antibiotics on animals on the recommendations of both veterinarian doctors and feed dealers, the latter of whom are not in any way qualified to prescribe such medicines.

It is disappointing, but not surprising, that the real-life abuse of women in our country has also spilled over to our digital spaces. According to the findings of

I was invited to write for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, and it felt as if the universe was preparing confetti of convoluted emotions to throw at me.

In my recently published book, “Markets, Morals and Development” (Routledge, UK), I discussed the discontent with the contemporary global economic order that is prey to the excesses of market supremacy and beholden to private corporate interest.

I was honoured to visit Bangladesh last week in my role as the UK special envoy for girls’ education.

Every time I pass by the Banani flyover area, I look at the worms that have come out of the deep to rear their heads to announce the underpass underneath, and ask myself why the much-hyped pedestrian tunnel has not been opened to the public yet.