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South Asia must stay away from war: High risks and costs for all

South Asia may have only 3 per cent of the world’s area but with a population of slightly over 2 billion people, it has nearly 25% of the world’s...

Bangladesh Flashback: “Abba did they release you?”

'They (the Pakistani authorities) have caused us much pain....

Over a thousand communal crimes in Bangladesh in 2017: Report

There were at least 1,004 attacks on minorities in...

Ban on Bangladeshis marrying Rohingya: Justified or a human rights violation?

There is generally no bar against Bangladeshi citizens marrying...

In defense of the arrest of Bangladeshi imam who issued a fatwa against women working on farms

Time to get rid of archaic cultural practices  We need...

Enforced Disappearances to the Fore: Bangladesh

The issue of enforced disappearances, after having vanished from...

How Dyal Singh College Became Vande Mataram College!

All hell was let loose on the evening of November...

The case for a uniform civil code in Bangladesh

A uniform civil code is the bedrock of any...

Rohingya repatriation: Joint working group formed, repatriation process to begin by January 23

In the signed terms of references, the Rohingya refugees...

Myanmar and Bangladesh strike a shameful deal on Rohingya refugees

Returning Rohingya people to the hands of their persecutors...

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