The Freedom of (Hate) Speech

    Samiul Bashar Samin We have person A and person B. Person A shouts at person B a racist comment, degrading him or her. However they include something about it being the public opinion. Person B gets offended and tries to take them to court. But they lose! Why? Because as long as it isn’t “fighting…

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      Chandrika Kumaratunga in Dhaka

      Reported by: Mesbah Ullah Shimul Written by: Eshan Maitra Former Sri-Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga is visiting Dhaka for 3 days. She has come to attend as the guest speaker at an event discussing Democracy & Good Governance, organized by the Bangladesh Institute of Strategic Strategies-Business. It was announced at a press-conference yesterday. Chandrika Kumaratunga will…

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        A Not-Cinderella Story

        By Nusrat Jahan Rupalee was seven years old when she was sent to Dhaka from a small village by her poor parents. She was sent to work full-time in the house where her aunt worked as a part timer, the house where my friend Adeeb lived. Seven year old Rupalee’s job was to do some…

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          3 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces

          BDnews24: Israeli troops killed two Palestinians and wounded scores of others taking part in weekly Gaza border protests on Friday, medics said, as Egyptian mediators tried to clinch a truce deal that would calm the impoverished enclave. In Jerusalem’s Old City, another area that Palestinians want for a future state, Israeli police said they shot…

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