Pratiti Shirin writes for DOT : For Sarah Ariannas to whom we owe a better world. Recently, we have seen a number of brave individuals coming forward with their stories of sexual abuse. Their purpose was to expose the perpetrators. But what about those who don’t make it to the Me Too march? What about…
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT : As a teacher of the history of 1971, I am surprised not by what people forget but what they remember. Much is remembered of the announcements declarations and numbers of dead and raped but little of the process that led to 1971 or what happened in that year. The…
Al Jazeera : Nikki Haley, the outgoing US ambassador to the UN, has said the United States should not give Saudi Arabia a pass for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Haley, who will leave her position at the end of the year, made her statements in an interview with US publication The Atlantic….
Dr. Abul Barkat speaks to DOT : When looking at CPD’s pre-election report on embezzlements in the banking sector, it is clear that they do not like the current government. Now perhaps CPD could have commented on something else – there is no lack of topics to discuss about. It wasn’t just in the last…
Dr Iftekharuzzaman speaks to DOT : Corruption attacks the foundation of democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, perverting the rule of law and creating bureaucratic quagmires whose only reason for existing is the soliciting of bribes. On 31 October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption and designated 9 December as…
Russia Today : In a strange PR ploy, the Israeli military has enlisted the help of tech visionary Elon Musk to blast Hezbollah’s tunnel-digging and rocket-building, tweeting that the SpaceX CEO does the same things, only for the greater good. The Israel Defense Forces, who this week launched an open-ended operation to destroy a web…
Tim Steel writes for DOT : As Bangl-adesh enters the, sadly, rather usual state of what will probably be another, controversial General Election, I reflect upon my experience of such trauma, both in my home country, the UK, and in others, where I have visited, or been resident, in the course of what, so often,…
Arab News : For eight months in a row, tens of thousands of Palestinians have been taking part in weekly protests along the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel and sustaining serious injuries in lopsided confrontations with Israeli army soldiers. Doctors Without Borders now says the extremely large number of people in need of treatment for…
DOT Desk : Bangladesh win the first ODI against West Indies by five wickets after a well-disciplined performance from the bowlers and the batsmen at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza led the charge with the ball, picking up three wickets while Mustafizur Rahman bagged three as well, reports The Daily…
The Guardian, UK : This year has been by far the worst on record for gun violence in schools, the advocacy group Sandy Hook Promise said, citing research by the US Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). The NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security counted 94 school shooting incidents in 2018, a near 60% increase on…