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by Nava Thakuria With no provocation and essential public queries, India’s foreign ministry threw up a debate relating to the passport as an incompetent document to claim citizenship in the South Asian country. On the occasion of the 14th Passport Sewa Divas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that an Indian passport should be…

Child-resistant packaging can help in reducing poisoning incidents, group says   13 July 2026, Quezon City.  The environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged the government to require child-resistant packaging (CRP) for bleach and other household cleaning products that may pose a risk of illness or injury to young children. In a proposal submitted…

By: Genevieve B. Kupang and Ma. Ditas A. Fernandez Calasiao, Pangasinan, July 12, 2026. In the fertile plains of Pangasinan, one name has come to stand for resilience translated into an institution: Dr. Lourdes S. Fernandez, founder and President of the Philippine College of Science and Technology (PhilCST) in Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines, now a first-class municipality at…

When I saw Sister Aida Velasquez OSB without a veil, I thought it was someone else impersonating her. We both had given our talks the day before. And that morning in Mindanao (Philippines) in 1991, she had just finished breakfast when I arrived. Ready to visit remote project sites, the activist nun was wearing jeans…

A Sustainable Future and Human Rights By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) The core foundation of a nation’s sustainable development and human dignity rests upon safeguarding the rights of its women, girls, and young people. Rooted in this vision, the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), organized a vital orientation…

Seeking Legal Battle and Democratic Rights By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh is navigating a period of profound political uncertainty and unresolved human rights equations. In the midst of this, a dramatic shift has emerged following a recent announcement by the country’s former Prime Minister and Awami League President, Sheikh Hasina. Despite facing a…

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau)  A catastrophic flood crisis is rapidly unfolding across Bangladesh, driven by relentless monsoon downpours and unprecedented upstream hill runoff. In a matter of days, breached embankments and overflowing river basins have submerged entire districts, leaving hundreds of thousands of people stranded, compounding food insecurity, and cutting off vital regional…

By Mynul Hasan Sohel (Dhaka Bureau) The global reputation of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)- the institution that saved millions of lives worldwide by developing the life-saving Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) for cholera and diarrhoea treatment- is facing a severe crisis. On March 1, 2021, Dr. Tahmid Ahmed took charge as…

Introduction: The Cycle of Attrition and the Strategic Deadlock Since the end of the Second World War, nuclear deterrence has become one of the fundamental pillars of the international security order, but its effectiveness in addressing regional crises remains a subject of intense debate. For more than two decades, Iran’s nuclear dossier has been trapped…

“We’re used to people saying ‘fuck no’ and doing it anyway.” These words were seemingly spoken by our very own Governor Gretchen Whitmer earlier this month, caught on a hot mic chatting with Oracle executive Clay Magouryk. The two were celebrating breaking ground on the controversial new AI data center in rural Saline, Michigan —…