Opinion

Problems confronting Facebook will not be easy to overcome

Facebook CEO Ma­rk Zu­cker­berg announced on 28 October that Facebook Inc. had been “rebranded” as Meta Platforms Inc. — Meta for short. Analysts from around the world were quick to point out that this was a desperate effort on the part of that institution to move away ...

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The use of RTI and the other side of the coin

Kashmir has pro­vided two dimensions as a source of news over the last month. One has been very positive and constructive and the other- the usual negative imprint related to militancy and undesirable after effects.As one, involved with the Right to Information Act for nearly two decades, it wil...

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Impact of electronic surveillance

Since the beginning of this year our authorities have been facing criticism over electronic surveillance related to individuals, institutions and also the media. There has been mention that this has been due to lack of democracy and rights that should normally be available for our citizens. Many soc...

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Advancing human rights through human rights education

Human Rights Education (HRE) is generally understood to be a learning process that assists in building up the required knowledge, values, and proficiency pertaining to human rights. This is undertaken with the objective of developing an acceptable human rights culture that will be of benefit to ever...

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Creating a stable and poverty-free Bangladesh

Bangladesh believes in a coordinated and constructive engagement that will assist in creating a hunger free country where there will be no trace of terrorism or fundamentalism. This scenario will be critical for Bangladesh to emerge, as a middle income country and then afterwards as a developed nati...

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Goals and the COP26 climate summit

We not only have a continuing Covid pandemic scenario but are also witness to what can happen due to the effects of climate change. The impacts of both these dimensions are underlining our vulnerabilities. We have to fight both these emergencies head-on. However, to succeed, we need to back up our e...

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E-commerce has to be more effective and accountable

E-commerce is electronic activity associated with the buying or selling of products on online services or through the use of the Internet. This process is facilitated through diverse technologies, including- electronic funds transfer, coordinated supply chain management, internet marketing, electron...

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Sustainable development through better water governance

Earlier this year in March a discussion took place in the United Nations framework about the factors related to water governance, the role that available data plays in this regard and also about how the lack of safe drinking water can affect the matrix of socio-economic development.  In this co...

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The evolving dynamics in Germany

One mo­nth has nearly passed since the 2021 German federal election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of their 20th Parliament which is also known as the Bundestag. Angela Merkel, the incumbent Chancellor of Germany chose not to run in this election. This is the first time in po...

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Tackling fundamentalism and militancy needs coordinated policy

Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a religious or political aim. It is used in this regard primarily to refer to violence during peacetime or in war against non-combatants &ndash...

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Developing dimensions in EU-China trade relations

Any revi­ew pert­aining to evolving trade relations between countries or bet­ween a region and another reg­ion or bet­ween a country and another region or subregion brings forth an analytical exercise that touches different dimensions- each with its own connotations and denotatio...

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Overcoming the challenges through transatlantic cooperation

The EU-US Sum­mit of 15 June 2021 mar­ked the beginning of a renewed transatlantic partnership not only through the establishment of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) but also through the outlining of an ambitious joint agenda for EU-US cooperation post-COVID-19.The Biden Adm...

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Fight for race and gender equality are both important

Human rights in general, particularly associated with discrimination against women and other gender issues have attracted attention all over the world in the recent past. At a time of a public reckoning spawned by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) and #MeToo Movements, the Convention on the Elimination o...

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Afghanistan and its evolving multi-dimensions

The political dynamics in Afghanistan is transforming into a totally unraveling chess-board. Right now, through the formation of its so-called “interim acting government” it has gained center-stage attention.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced the interim government through a ...

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Diversifying remittance growth

The total Bangladeshi expatriate labour force is more than seven million. They are scattered all over the world, particularly in different countries in the Middle East, North Africa and SouthEast Asia. They are also present as economic migrants in several countries in Europe and North America.The la...

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SDGs and human rights

Along with some other countries Bangladesh set an example for others to follow through the achievement of most of the Millennium Development Goals within the specified time-period. This persuaded and encouraged Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the United Nations to adopt in S...

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International legal implications and religious freedom in Myanmar

The 2020 re­port issued recently by the Office of Interna­tional Religious Freedom on observance of religious freedom in Myanmar has drawn wide media coverage particularly with regard to the friction that has been continuing and growing between the Buddhist majority population and other ethn...

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Digital security in these troubled times

For more than one year we have wit­nessed protests rage across US, the United Kingdom and European cities over the most unfortunate death of George Floyd. We have also been informed of several incidents all over the world where the media and journalists have been subjected to severe curtailing o...

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Strategic stability and arms control are co-related

Daryl G. Kimball, an Arms Control specialist based in Washington DC, USA has drawn attention to the fact that “after more than a decade of rising tensions and growing nuclear competition between the two largest nuclear-weapon states, U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Puti...

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Positive measures required for climate related challenges

The United Nations Frame­work Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) launched its ‘Climate Action: NDC Scorecard’ on February 26 aimed at assessing countries’ progress in meeting climate mitigation, adaptation and financing goals. This has been done so that the NDC can assist na...