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Eresh Omar Jamal
The writer is a member of the Editorial team, The Daily Star. His Twitter handle is: @EreshOmarJamal
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The different narratives ‘out there’ on how COVID-19 originated
In 1968, one of the United States’ top scientists, Dr Gordan JF MacDonald, who was a member of the President’s Science Advisory Committee and the President’s Council on Environmental Quality, wrote: -
Is Bangladesh’s economy ready to withstand these external shocks?
The US Federal Reserve in a statement on March 4 warned that the coronavirus outbreak, which has already disturbed travel and access to goods worldwide, could cause further disruptions in the coming weeks. -
TRUMP'S 'DEAL OF THE CENTURY': An attempt to repackage Israel's 'Steal of the Century'
Amidst much fanfare, US President Donald Trump officially unveiled his long awaited “Deal of the Century”—the plan for resolving the century-old Palestinian-Israeli conflict—on January 28. -
Persecution of Assange is an assault on people’s right to know the truth
In an interview last month, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer said: “I speak fluent Swedish and was thus able to read all of the original documents [of the alleged rape case in Sweden involving Assange]. I could hardly believe my eyes: -
Do we need a uniform admission test in universities?
The announce-ment on January 23 that a uniform admission test will be held for all public universities starting next year had stirred a big debate. Even university teachers seemed divided over the issue—some supported it, while others opposed.