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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...