Opinion

Preventing air pollution

Breathing is indispensable task for all human beings. Without proper oxygen inhale the hazards which would entail on our lives is beyond contemplation. But sometimes breathing becomes a nightmare when air pollution is ubiquitous. The breathable air in Bangladesh is a prime example to this notion. Th...

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Bullying among university students in Bangladesh

“Bullying” or “Rag­ging” is a constantly emer­ging issue in the education sector of Bangladesh which is concurrently taking prominence at our university campuses. The act of bullying is a form of systematic violence comprising of different nefarious acts including int...

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Bangladesh wants sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis

“Rohingya” are class of ethnic minority group of people who are historically the indigenous dwellers of Myanmar Rakhine  state. The orthodox Myanmar Buddhist for eternity considered the Rohingya minority as illegal migrants so this animosity towards them entailed into horrendous blo...

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Access to compensation for road accident victims

Bangladesh being world’s 8th most populous country in the world accommodates almost 2.2 per cent of global population which according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), August 2022 consensus translates to more than 169 million people. Such humongous population remains mobile on a regula...

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Enforcement of river protection laws in Bangladesh

Bangladesh being a riverine nation is an abode for more than 800 rivers that collectively creates the most sophisticated river system in the world. These rivers scattered across the country are contributing immensely to the Bangla riparian rural life, ecosystem, transportation, agriculture and natio...

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Bangladesh’s approach towards elimination of child labour

Children are the most vulnerable part of our society. And because of their vulnerability child rights needs to be protected. Being on the trajectory of graduating from the LDCs (Least Developed Country) as per the projection of the 2021 the United Nations Committee for Development Policy, Bangladesh...

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Patriarchy and violence against women

It is startling to note that Bangladesh has the second highest prevalence of sexual intimate partner violence against women in the world after Ethiopia. As each day goes by, the number of such incident is increasing. While we welcome the fact that these crimes are widely condemned, we also recognize...