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Spyware Scandal Sheds Doubt on ‘World’s Largest Democracy’ Claim
Edward Snowden was once quoted as saying, “Do we want to live in a society where we live totally naked in front of government, and they…
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Asia Must Call Time on Myanmar’s Junta
After the military coup in February, the government of Myanmar was formally run by a state administration council chaired by the leader of the military, Gen.…
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What Does the Law Say About Search and Raid?
The constitution protects our right to privacy, but are law enforcing agencies respecting the rules? Right now, almost everyone in Bangladesh is talking about the arrest…
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Rapid Urbanisation and A Rise in Infectious Diseases
Income growth leads to increased urbanisation, which due to higher concentration of the population in smaller geographical areas can cause higher rates of infectious diseases. Bangladesh…
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To Mask or Not to Mask? That Shouldn’t Be The Question
England has now entered the strangest phase to date of its Covid experience. Though the health secretary insisted, in a tweet he eventually deleted, that we…
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Does The Law Protect Us Against Unforeseen Events?
Why Bangladesh needs force majeure clauses RMG retailers in the West rely on timely shipments to fulfil time-sensitive customer orders that impose penalties on Bangladeshi garments…
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Myanmar Needs ‘People First’ Assistance
The people of Myanmar face an unparalleled national three Cs (coup, COVID and climate change) crisis today as we confront a failed military coup, catastrophic third…
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Addressing the Core Issue of “Trust Deficit” in Indo-Lanka Relations
The Sri Lankan High Commissioner-designate to India, Milinda Moragoda, has communicated to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, that frequent, multifarious and systematized interactions with India from the top-most…
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Apocalypse When?
System change is required to avert potential catastrophes such as climate change-induced weather events, declining agricultural productivity, and future pandemics. But it is difficult to get…
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Cancel Culture: Is It Social Justice or A New Form of Intimidation?
Whether social media networking sites are a boon or a bane depends on how we use them The world today is a dangerous place. So, we…
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The Conundrum of Corruption Reform for Social Justice
By Michael Johnston, Scott A. Fritzen New York: Routledge. 2020. One of the authors had a paper turned down for a 1987 conference because studies of…
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Birdshot’ Blinds Hundreds in Kashmir
Covid pandemic, frequent lockdowns worsen the plight of pellet victims Mohammad Ashraf Wani, from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, was 25 when he was hit in the…