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Is banning student politics the solution?
“Ban student politics” has become the rallying cry for the past few days, in both the social and mass media. The chorus is not new; we…
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Prime minister’s official visit to New Delhi
THE prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s just-concluded visit to New Delhi was an official visit unlike her two previous bilateral visits, one in 2010 and another in…
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নির্বাচন কি আফগানিস্তানে প্রশান্তির পথ প্রশস্ত করবে?
তালিবানদের কঠোর হুমকি এবং দেশব্যাপী ভয়াবহ নাশকতামূলক কার্যকলাপ কে উপেক্ষা করে, গত ২৮শে সেপ্টেম্বর রাষ্ট্রপতি নির্বাচন হয়ে গেল আফগানিস্তানে। ২০০১ সালে তালিবানের পতনের পর, এটি চতুর্থ…
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An alternative view of HK protests
In reporting the Hong Kong protest movement, the Western media have represented hoodlums as heroes and hooliganism as a movement for democracy. The rioters beat up…
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NRC: The way ahead for India and Bangladesh
As Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi meet in New Delhi on October 5 for their second inter-face in about a week, the issue of…
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World can expect a more open, inclusive China
On this very day 70 years ago, the People's Republic of China was founded, initiating a time different in nature from the various dynasties in Chinese…
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Trump, Impeachment, and the Democracy That Happens Between Elections
There was always going to be a last straw, a single event that would launch impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. On Tuesday, the House Speaker, Nancy…
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Indian economy under Narendra Modi 2.0: Facing strong headwind
The Hindu supremacist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Narendra Modi, emerged as the largest party in the Indian general election held in May-June this year…
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Hong Kong’s protests, and its future, matter not just to China but also to the rest of the world
• Protesters are waging a battle for Hong Kong’s future. Equally, the confrontation reflects a showdown between two global orders – one led by the liberal…
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Gloves off in the tussle over constitutional change
Changes to the constitution proposed by the parliamentary Tatmadaw bloc indicate that the National League for Democracy’s campaign to reform the military-drafted charter is going nowhere.…