It is becoming increasingly difficult to get the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) facility back for Bangladeshi products in the US market. Even if some conditions are met, there is no possibility of getting back GSP suddenly as child labour has not been abolished here. In such a situation, the
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Conflicts over UP elections
We are getting news of repeated clashes and loss of lives over the participation in upcoming Union Parishad (UP) polls which have almost become a one-party competition thanks to the boycott by several political parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Two people have been killed and 52 others have
Speed up vaccination of students
The stagnation caused in education of four crore students in the country by the coronavirus pandemic has not yet completely subsided. Even after opening on September 12, classes are not being held in all classes every day in schools, colleges, madrasas and technical education institutions. In addition to the uncertain
Puja mandap violence should have been prevented
The ugly incidents around Puja mandaps on Bijoya have scarred Bangladesh. It’s not something that people would like to see in their own land. Such violence is always manufactured by a group because violence around religious identities has no social basis in peasant societies which is basically what we are
Concerted efforts needed to regain lost labour market
Although the rate of labour export abroad decreased at the beginning of the Covid pandemic in Bangladesh, the amount of remittances sent by expatriates was higher. One of the reasons for that is, during the Covid period, remittances through illegal ‘Hundi’ dropped and more money came through the legal channel.
Will the US be forced to co-operate?
The US and China are meeting at least after a few months of hostility. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese Politburo member Yang Ji talked in Zurich hoping for a possible Sino-American summit. While the US is defensive and hoping it satisfies the domestic audience, the Chinese sound
Long hair, Rabindra University and the short message
The news story that a teacher at a University forced several male students to undergo a haircut has raised many questions about social values which we consider as normal. Clearly, male long hair is considered offensive and female long hair desirable as per the socio-cultural hegemony. So without any bother,
