That BNP-worker-Police clash should have never taken place
The Election Commission has sought a report on the police-BNP worker’s clash of Wednesday from…
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Oikya Front’s first option ‘dialogue’ exhausts: What next
Dhaka, Nov 8 – Jatiya Oikya Front, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, placed three proposals,…
People of BD want to see the success of political dialogue
After talking tough for months both the government and the combined opposition under the banner…
Digital Security Bill makes BD journalists askance
The passage of the Digital Security Bill in Parliament on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, has…
NYT reflects free press’ deep roots in the US
Mostafa Kamal Majumder What the New York Times has done Last Thursday is nothing short…
The fresh debate in Bangladesh on Electronic Voting Machines
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A fresh debate on the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in…
For greater understanding in the information age
The week that ended on Saturday was marked by two philosophical utterances by two men…
On-grid solar success is yet to start in Bangladesh
Zulker Naeen The spread of the off-grid power solution in Bangladesh started in 2003 using…
Football and digital accuracy in refereeing
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The FIFA World Cup final in Moscow termed as the best so…
খোমেইনী্র গড়া আদর্শ রাষ্ট্র ইরান ধর্ম ও গনতন্ত্রের মিশ্রণ
মোস্তফা কামাল মজুমদার ইরানে ইসলামি বিপ্লবের মহান ইমাম আয়াতুল্লাহ রুহুল্লাহ খোমেইনীর ২৯তম ওফাত বার্ষিকীতে একটা…
Press freedom does not come from lip service
In talks and discussion on the World Press Freedom Day on Thursday some intellectuals have…
লোকজ ঐতিহ্যের সার্থক সাধক মুস্তাফা জামান আব্বাসী
মোস্তফা কামাল মজুমদার সবাইকে আপন করে নিয়ে কথা বলার যে অল্প ক’জন মানুষ বাংলাদেশে এখনো…
Pollution of ocean water: A growing concern
Mahmud Hafiz It was a shocking experience for an investigative environmental journalist to see the…
The saga of Rohingya refugees
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A tiny tot, playing near a hand-pump beside shanties covered with polythene-sheet…
The myth of a fossil fuel phase-out
Samuel Furfari Brussels – How the world uses energy is a hot topic for a…
Universal Election Management Council: Bangladesh perspective
AHM Nouman With opposing stance of two major parties there has already arose a confrontational…
Developing nations welcome COP23 decisions, worry over finance
Kuala Lumpur, 21 Nov (Jade Chiang and Meena Raman) – Despite the delayed ending of…
প্রকৃত নেতার বৈশিষ্ট্য
‘চট্টগ্রাম থেকে ট্রেনে ঢাকা ফিরছি। ভৈরবের কাছাকাছি কোন ষ্টেশনে ট্রেন থামতেই এক দল যুবক আমাদের…
COP23: Nations concerned at lack of progress on finance issues
Bonn, 13 Nov (Prerna Bomzan) – Developing countries, led by the Group of 77 and…
Celebrate 20th year of Kyoto Protocol – developing nations
Bonn, 10 Nov (Jade Chiang) – The climate talks in Bonn could be a historic…
Fiji steps forward to unite the world for climate action
It’s been a year of catastrophic climate events. Rains of biblical proportions across South Asia…
“Refugees are nothing but commodities”
By Daan Bauwens Follonica, Italy, Nov 9 (IPS) – As countless refugees arriving on Italy’s…
Fighting the creeping catastrophe of climate change
By Lourdes Tibig and Denise Margaret Matias Bonn, Germany, Nov 8 (IPS) – November 8…
Will policymakers listen to climate change science this time?
By Busani Bafana Bremerhaven, Germany (IPS) – Climate change is altering the ecosystem of our…
Developed countries oppose pre-2020 actions in COP23 agenda
Bonn, 9 Nov (Meena Raman) — Developed countries opposed the inclusion of an agenda item…
Developing countries raise concerns over ‘finance’ issues
Bonn, 8 Nov (T Ajit) — On the 2nd day of the ongoing climate talks…
Loss, damage linked to climate change impact in focus
Bonn, 7 Nov (Jade Chiang and Meena Raman) – Developing countries raised several key concerns…
Climate talks for urgent steps against extreme weather
Bonn, 7 November (Zhu Zhenyan) – Meetings of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on…
Got climate questions? Climate Watch has answers
By Johannes Friedrich and Andrew Pickens Washington DC, Nov 3 (IPS) – Negotiators and stakeholders…
সামরিক বাহিনীর পুতুল সু চি সরকার অপমানিত
ব্রাসেলসের ইউরো-বার্মা অফিসের (ইউরোপিয়ান অফিস ফর দি ডেভেলপমেন্ট অব ডেমোক্র্যাসি ইন মিয়ানমার) পরিচালক ইয়ার্ন ইয়ুনগবি…