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Words always fall short when we try to describe our respect, sympathy, and profound gratitude to those who sacrificed everything in 1971 to establish our independent and sovereign homeland—Bangladesh. Louis D. Brandeis
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To address Japan’s low birth rate, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will introduce a four-day workweek for its staff starting in April 2025. The new policy, which allows city employees to choose one
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This year, 2024, humanity witnessed remarkable milestones, such as the first private landing on the moon and the successful transplantation of pig kidneys into living humans—advancements that showcase the immense potential of
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The former site of the headquarters of Unit 731, a notorious Japanese germ-warfare unit during World War II (WWII), reopened to the public on Friday, featuring a special exhibition showcasing evidence of
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As temperatures have plummeted in recent weeks in Bangladesh, the capital Dhaka’s air quality has worsened to a large extent, creating untold suffering for millions of people in the megacity. Dhaka, which
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The eighth continent is the Continent of Sleaze. You and I have never been there, only heard rumours about it. On that continent, there are rivers of money in which corporate executives
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Several European Union countries have suspended the processing of asylum claims from Syrians, as the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government sparks a policy rethink across the bloc. Germany has led the move,
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Editorial Human Rights Day, December 10, on the surface, stands as a beacon of collective progress—a reminder of the ideals enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Yet, as we
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by Our Special Correspondent The case at hand represents a dark and disturbing chapter in the long history of institutional misconduct. It is a tale that involves violence, intimidation, systemic failure,
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Editorial Do you believe justice delayed is justice denied? If so, how do we define what has transpired since the fateful night of December 3, 1984, when a toxic gas leak from
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A quiet panic has broken out within immigrant communities across the United States ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025. Mixed-status families are expecting to be separated, DACA recipients foresee their status being revoked,
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In the aftermath of the devastation left behind in the wake of unprecedented floods, Nigeriens are rebuilding their livelihoods and economy with the help of several relief measures instituted by the government
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The CIVICUS Monitor announced in a new report Wednesday that the main civic space violations across the Asia-Pacific were the crackdown on protests and the criminalisation of human rights defenders. The report, People Power Under Attack 2024,
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Belgium has become the first country in Europe to grant full employment rights to sex workers, a move The Times describes as a landmark shift in recognizing prostitution as a legal form
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The following investigative report is being published as a collaboration between us and CIAgate, a voluntary group of investigative journalists dedicated to the pursuit of justice. – Editors Over recent decades, a
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