Two famous persons’ craving for state power

    Maj Gen (Rtd) Mohammad Ali Shikder, Security and Political Analyst : With the approach of national election, many known and unknown people gear themselves up for election-centric vote and coalition in Bangladesh. The country’s people are enjoying it as a joke and in a state of confusion at the way the country’s two renowned personalities…

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      ICC decision on crimes against Rohingyas offers real hope: UN

      Kabir Humayun: Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has said the decision by the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court offers real hope for accountability for the crimes committed against Rohingyas in Myanmar. “Although the decision does not specifically address the crime of genocide, it offers real hope for accountability for the…

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        Remembering the Arafat-Rabin handshake

        CNN: On this day in 1993, Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, shook hands after signing the Oslo peace accords, in what would become an iconic moment in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet 25 years later, the promise of peace remains unfulfilled and the…

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          Serve people with dedication, PM asks BSMMU doctors

          M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon all the doctors and staff of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to serve people with dedication. “I would like to request all the teachers, doctors, officials, nurses and employees of the university that you dedicate yourselves to providing healthcare services to people. If so, the…

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            New tool maps connections between US, Israeli state violence in users’ local community

            MEMO: A new resource for US-based Palestine solidarity activists was launched yesterday, providing a search engine that maps the connections between US and Israeli state violence in users’ local community. The new search engine, called “Palestine is Here”, was announced in a statement by the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), whose member group Researching…

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