The tragedy of a fallen remittance fighter
Johurul Islam of Gaibandha was a remittance fighter. He was barely 18 when he left Bangladesh to work as a construction worker in Malaysia.
2y ago
The alarming trend of trial by police
A young female is reported missing. The police find a dead body. The relatives identify the body. The police make an arrest and question the suspect.
2y ago
A capital crime may have been committed
This is what we know: It was a recorded telephone call. The caller is a male, and so is the recipient.
2y ago
A case for declaring Probashi Dibash in Mujib Year
In 1970, there were approximately 40,000 Bangladeshi expatriates living in Britain.
3y ago
Demonising of probashis has damaged Bangladesh’s efforts to contain coronavirus
On March 14, a group of probashis (expatriates), arriving from Italy, were transferred to a local facility to go through the government’s newly initiated coronavirus screening procedures.
4y ago
Why citizens must speak out against injustice
The first amendment to the United States Constitution declares that government shall make no laws “abridging the freedom of speech”.
4y ago
Every Life Matters
No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.” — Theodore Roosevelt
4y ago
A tale of two women
IT was an evening in May 1989. Kiranjit Ahluwalia, an Indian woman living in a small town in England, served her husband his dinner.
5y ago
February 22, 2022
The tragedy of a fallen remittance fighter
Johurul Islam of Gaibandha was a remittance fighter. He was barely 18 when he left Bangladesh to work as a construction worker in Malaysia.
February 5, 2022
The alarming trend of trial by police
A young female is reported missing. The police find a dead body. The relatives identify the body. The police make an arrest and question the suspect.
December 28, 2021
A capital crime may have been committed
This is what we know: It was a recorded telephone call. The caller is a male, and so is the recipient.
December 17, 2020
A case for declaring Probashi Dibash in Mujib Year
In 1970, there were approximately 40,000 Bangladeshi expatriates living in Britain.
April 13, 2020
Demonising of probashis has damaged Bangladesh’s efforts to contain coronavirus
On March 14, a group of probashis (expatriates), arriving from Italy, were transferred to a local facility to go through the government’s newly initiated coronavirus screening procedures.
March 14, 2020
Why citizens must speak out against injustice
The first amendment to the United States Constitution declares that government shall make no laws “abridging the freedom of speech”.
November 16, 2019
Every Life Matters
No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.” — Theodore Roosevelt
April 12, 2019
A tale of two women
IT was an evening in May 1989. Kiranjit Ahluwalia, an Indian woman living in a small town in England, served her husband his dinner.
April 24, 2018
Tap into resources abroad to develop human capital at home
Three years ago, the then president of Uruguay, José Mujica, travelled to Berlin to meet Chancellor Merkel. She had already been in office for 10 years and was well accustomed to receiving Third World leaders seeking monetary assistance to contribute to the development of their countries. If she thought she was about to meet another such leader, she was in for a surprise.
April 19, 2017
Human rights and detention of the mentally ill
The International Bill of Human Rights together with the CRPD provides a comprehensive charter, among other things, to be adopted by a ratifying state for a modern and non-discriminatory mental health system.
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