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  Invader states, indigenous state

  Afsan Chowdhury | Updated at 12:35am on December 16, 2020

  OF THE three states that emerged out of colonial rule, the history of two states — India and Pakistan — is rooted in invading others....

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  Woman and veil: her struggles for space

  Anu Muhammad | Updated at 12:29am on December 16, 2020

  MY MOTHER in burka (veil) is a remote scene in my memory. I have never seen her in Burka. But she used to shade her...

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  People’s right v state policy

  Kaniz Fatema | Updated at 12:25am on December 16, 2020

  SOVEREIGNTY is not only a matter to celebrate but also a condition that gives power to the government to determine the fate of each and...

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  Aman rice and seed sovereignty

  Farida Akhter | Updated at 12:21am on December 16, 2020

  THIS year, aman rice suffered severe loss due to a series of floods and untimely rain. At the household level, the farmers will have shortage...

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  As Mujib watches helplessly

  Shahidul Alam | Updated at 12:18am on December 16, 2020

  I entered the giant graveyard. It was quiet except for my own footsteps but, in my head, I could hear the screams. Rows of blackened...

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  Averting K-shaped recovery

  Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir | Updated at 12:13am on December 16, 2020

  AT A time when the country is about to celebrate its golden jubilee of independence, the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting people’s lives and livelihoods with...