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Amid the polarization the country is experiencing due to the election vote count, last Sunday the television program *Cuarto Poder* aired a report titled “The Faces Seeking Confrontation in the Streets,” identifying Pável Yábar—a journalist with the Alternative Press and director of the digital channel Yachay Wasy—as one of the alleged “instigators.” Beyond the “confrontational”…

By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) In the group stage of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Bangladesh faces a high-voltage clash today against the reigning world champions, Australia. Scheduled to begin at 3:30 PM Bangladesh time at Headingley, this match carries immense weight for both teams as they look to smooth their path toward…

By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Against the backdrop of multifaceted domestic economic crises and escalating global geopolitical uncertainties, the Government of Bangladesh has set a highly ambitious GDP growth target for the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27. Standing firm in the face of adverse conditions, the government has projected this growth rate at 6.5 percent…

The reputational damage that India might inflict on the US through these means isn’t comparable to the economic damage that the US’ tariffs sought to inflict on India but it’s still a “plausibly deniable” form of retaliation. Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar recently confirmed during an event in Finland that “At the time (prior…

The terms “cloud cuckoo land” and “counteraction” do not merely both begin with the letter C; they have more in common than one might initially think. We are all familiar with this special way of perceiving the world, even if we experience it only rarely. When we are in this state, others may not notice…

By G M Forhadul Mozumdar (Dhaka Bureau) The United Nations has identified the rapid global surge in hate speech, online malice, and the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a profound threat to humanity. In a special message ahead of the ‘International Day for Countering Hate Speech’ on June 18, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned…

Here in the following my interview with the editor of ProMosaik Children, Mariya Traore from Ukraine, who deals with the publication of fairy tales from all over the world. In this interview with me, Mariya talks about the Ukrainian fairy tales and their potential for peace education. By Milena Rampoldi. Why are you committed to…

Reflections on “The Path” At the end of the book Silo’s Message, there is a section called “The Path” in which we find very short phrases suggesting a mental direction. Among these phrases are three that begin the same way, with the words “Do not imagine…”: “Do not imagine that you are alone in your village,…

By Halim Mohammad (Dhaka Bureau) Although institutional operations across 72 prisons in Bangladesh are conducted under the humane and reformist slogan ‘Not a jail, but a correction center,’ the reality on the ground is starkly different. The country’s penal system has increasingly degenerated into a deeply discriminatory state mechanism. Within this system, captivity for those…