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Karachi, Pakistan: Women march for autonomy, gendered equality, resistance

Karachi, Pakistan’s port city marched and marched with slogans like #MeraJismMeriMarzi #Azaadi #AuratMarchKarachi #AuratMarch for women’s dignity, autonomy and voice

Madeeha Gauhar Is No More: Subcontinent Loses A Great Cultural Icon

Our sub-continent has lost a great practitioner of people’s...

The slippery slope of intolerance

An editorial in the Dhaka Tribune on the recent...

Rohingyas: Repatriation is the only way forward

By advocating for relocation over repatriation, the world risks...

From Bangladesh, an open letter to the people of India

India has a rape problem, and it’s time for...

Bangladesh: Quota reform activists give 7-day ultimatum to withdraw cases

'If the cases are not withdrawn within the stipulated...

Bangladesh: The riptides underlying the students’ anti-reservation protests

The recent student protests were only the tip of...

Rohingya refugees lose all they saved in last five years to Delhi fire

New Delhi: About 44 huts of Rohingya refugees caught...

Bangladesh and UNHCR agree on voluntary return of Rohingya refugees

In the absence of a tripartite agreement between UNHCR,...

Where did People of India and Other Parts of South, Central Asia Come From?

A new study answers where we got our languages...

Bangladesh: PM says no more quotas in government jobs

The nationwide protests for quota reforms have apparently culminated...

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