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The Chief Editor of Dhaka Opinion Magazine is Amir M Sayem. He is also an author, researcher and commentator on miscellaneous issues including social, political, environmental, public health and international relations. He writes with an intention to help develop societal conditions across countries.
Suicide is rising in Lesotho, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the suicide rate has been on the rise in Lesotho for years. The rising suicide rate in Lesotho — around ninety deaths in every 100000 people (almost 10 times the global average) which is the highest of all countries — not only leads to the loss of valuable lives of more people but also brings economic, social and other impacts in Lesotho, which has been facing economic and other challenges for decades. Without strengthened efforts, it may be difficult to successfully fight the worsening suicide…
Media freedom is limited in Senegal, leading to concerns. Media has been facing its darkest times for several years. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, years of attacks on media freedom led to protests last month. Though the government — formed after the 2024 Presidential Election — says it has carried out the media crackdown justifying it as an attempt to address the practices of financial embezzlement and mismanagement in the media industry, protesters say that the new government is shrinking media freedom, which was already shrunk by the previous government. Pertinently saying, Senegal slipped from 49th to 94th…
Political problems are one of the main problems in Bangladesh. Political problems include holding power by hook or by crook, the manipulation of elections, cadre politics and the intention to demolish opposition parties. It is — consequently — related to many other problems including, but not limited to, corruption, the mismanagement of resources, party-based recruitment, the politicization of government institutions and extortion, leading to concerns. To be fair, diverse political problems are not created by any single political party rather many parties have contributed to such problems somehow. Hopefully saying, there are various ways to address various political problems and the culture…
The Ukraine war within the Russian territory has been going on for more than two weeks. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s southern Kursk region in early August after around two and a half years of the Ukraine war, which has by this time killed more than 150000 from both sides. While the latest Ukraine’s incursion, the largest and most significant Ukrainian incursion into Russia since the Russian Special Military Operation in February 2022 that led to the occupation of several Ukrainian territories including Donetsk and Kherson may result in a favorable…
Post-election crises in Venezuela have led to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the opposition rejected the outcomes of the 2024 Presidential Elections in Venezuela — declared by the government-controlled National Electoral Council — which led to the win of the incumbent President of the socialist PSUV party Nicolas Maduro for the third consecutive terms in office. Though the President claims the latest election to be credible, the opposition claims it to be manipulated and independent observers describe it to be “undemocratic”. The opposition has been carrying out countrywide protests since the declaration of the electoral results…
The chance of an all-out war in the Middle East has increased greatly. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, tensions have mounted after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh by Israel in Iran. Iran and Hezbollah threatened to attack Israel in retaliation to the killing of the Hamas leader. Though peace steps are going on for the reduction of growing tensions involving Israel, Iran and Hezbollah, it remains unclear whether the tensions can be effectively reduced. Moreover, and importantly, it remains questionable whether the possibility of an all-out war can be canceled out altogether without resolving…
Mass uprisings sometimes take place that lead to the stepping down of the governments. The mass uprisings took place in many countries in Asia, Africa and other continents in the past including Tunisia, Egypt, Zimbabwe and Iran. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, the mass uprising is going on against the government of Bangladesh which was initially a Quota Reform Movement of students. The mass uprising led to the step-down of the governments of different countries including — but not limited to — Tunisia, Sudan and Egypt. But the governments of most countries usually do not want to step…
Tensions have further increased in the Gaza war. Israeli’s continued attacks, the attacks on Golan Heights and Turkey’s threats of sending troops to Gaza have increased concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, missile attacks in a football playground in Israel-occupied Golan Heights killed twelve children. While Israel blamed Hezbollah for the attack, the latter strongly denied its responsibility. Israel carried out several attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon later. While the Israeli security cabinet has authorized retaliatory military attacks on Hezbollah, Turkey has threatened to send troops to Israel on behalf of the Palestinians, complicating the…
Curfews are imposed in many countries. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, many countries including, but not limited to, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nigeria imposed curfews in the 2020s. Curfews were also imposed in many countries including Thailand earlier driven by armed conflicts and several other reasons. Curfews, which are imposed in response to security threats and other reasons, help address security concerns and bring peaceful situations many times, though they cannot do so always in different countries. Curfews sometimes failed to bring peace in different countries including — but not limited to — India (India-administered Kashmir) and…
Kenya has been in a political crisis for months, leading to concerns. According to multiple sources including the BBC and CNN, protests have been going on in Nairobi and several other cities for several months after the government’s announcement of the unpopular tax bill. Amidst the protests, the government has by this time withdrawn the controversial tax bill but protests have been continuing, leading to the deaths of dozens of people driven by the clashes between the government force and protesters. Though the protests started in response to the tax bill, anti-government protesters now call for the resignation of President…