Obscenity of collective punishment in Gaza
by John Feffer : MAYBE you remember an incident like this from your schooldays. Someone in your class has done something wrong, like pass around a caricature of the principal, ReadMore
Infrastructure without reform deadweight
BANGLADESH stands on the cusp of a transformative shift in its maritime infrastructure with the development of two major projects — the bay terminal in Chattogram and the Matarbari deep ReadMore
Sri Lanka: from promises to results
Jehan Perer : THE local government elections in Sri Lanka, long delayed and much anticipated, are shaping up to be a landmark political event. These elections were originally due in ReadMore
ICJ, Israel and the Gaza blockade
Binoy Kampmark : THE murder and starvation of populations in real time, subject to rolling coverage and commentary, is not usually the done thing. These are the sorts of activities ReadMore
Health reform commission submits report to CA
The Health Sector Reform Commission on Monday submitted its report to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The members of the commission, led by its chief Professor AK Azad Khan, handed ReadMore
Kashmir and Indus river
INDIA’S Hindutva president, Narendra Modi, has used the Kashmir terrorism incident to abrogate the 1960s Indus Waters Treaty — a longstanding goal of Modi. The Indian version of the ‘terrorist ReadMore
Elections vs reforms
by Md Abdul Alim: BANGLADESH is moving towards holding the 13th parliamentary elections. Although, a specific date for the elections has not yet announced, the chief adviser to the interim ReadMore
Myth of conquest: why Gaza will never be subdued by Israel
Ramzy Baroud : TO CONQUER a place is to fundamentally subdue its population. This must be clearly differentiated from ‘occupation’, a specific legal term that governs the relationship between a ReadMore
