Can Bangladesh Meet Commitment to Human Rights? on October 27, 2022Winning an election in a global setting is always an accomplishment for a nation. The goal becomes all the more significant when membership is granted by secret ballot to a respected international rights body like the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Bangladesh just won a record 160 votes in the Asia-Pacific area, defeating the […]
Bangladesh’s Austerity Measures on July 21, 2022Electricity allows us to live in great comfort, but we also need to be conscious of the fact that it is a finite resource. Additionally, the global energy crisis has practically become a worry for all of us, and it is expected of each of us to use energy wisely every day. It’s not all […]
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s “Mango Diplomacy” on July 8, 2022In a show of goodwill, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave 1000 kg of the renowned Amrapali mango to Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The mango was given to the Prime Minister of Pakistan’s protocol officer by the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad on July 05, 2022. According to a statement from the […]
ASEAN and Chair Cambodia’s Involvement in Rohingya Repatriation on June 15, 2022Since August 2017, rampant persecution and violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have pushed hundreds of thousands of Muslim minority people, known as “Rohingyas,” to abandon their homes and seek sanctuary in Bangladesh. According to UN estimates, 200,000 Myanmarese civilians have already sought refuge in Bangladesh following prior displacements. Many more have travelled to Thailand, Malaysia, […]