Process is the Punishment
P Chidambaram :The Indian Express “In our criminal justice system, the process is the punishment. From hasty, indiscriminate arrests to difficulty in obtaining bail, the...
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Unending campus violence The environments in the campus of the major public universities of the country have turned into hell for peace-loving students and heaven...
Amending law to allow electronic, digital evidence by a govt that does not believe in rule of law raises questions
Production of evidence is crucial to dispensing justice, yet in these days of electronic technology and digital age, there was no provision for allowing electronic...
Dwindling forex reserves: A warning signal for economy
Sharmin Nahar Nipa :Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve is under severe strain, owing to the increasing current account and trade deficits and declining inflows of remittance....
Censoring history
Andrew Lownie :I am a British historian who has been campaigning for a historically important collection of private papers which could shed fresh light on...
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Air pollution a silent killer According to a global report from the US-based Health Effects Institute and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation that South...
Bangladesh must ensure safe migration to stop risky exodus to Europe
The Greek Parliament recently approved an agreement signed between Bangladesh and Greece to pave the way for recruiting 4,000 agriculture-based workers annually. It will also...
Let the judiciary run its own course
Monowarul Haque :India adopted its Constitution on 26 January, 1950. The Federal Supreme Court of India was formed two days after the adoption of the...
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Sagar-Runi killers still at large! February 11, 2012 is the day when Sagar Sarwar and Mehrun Runi, two very promising journalists were brutally murdered in...
Stop illegal hill cutting with the full force of law
Disregarding a High Court directive and environmental laws, illegal hill cutting continues unabated in Dinarpur of Habiganj district due to lax monitoring of the authorities...
Teenagers’ intellectual, emotional well-being
Wares Ali Khan :School-age is predicted to conceive socialization, form patterned behavior, and most importantly it is meant to be configured with trustworthy companionship of...
Manage the fertilizers’ movement to avoid prolonged food crisis
Juergen Voegele :Hidden behind the worst global food crisis in a decade, fertilizer prices have skyrocketed and remain volatile. This poses a serious threat to...