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.
To Whom It May Concern, The gas crisis has become a cause of concern in Europe. Moreover, the gas crisis may increase in Europe in winter. This is mainly because of a possible low supply and the increased use of gas in winter. Notably, Europe buys a large volume of gas from Russia (about 40
A deadly clash erupted on Monday in Iraq that left more than twenty dead and more than one hundred injured. According to available sources, the clash erupted when loyalists to Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed into a palace and fought with rival groups after his declaration of quitting from politics. In the Green Zone that
To Whom It May Concern, The election commission of Bangladesh decided to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in one hundred and fifty constituencies in the upcoming parliamentary elections a few days ago. According to available sources, the election commission, which is a constitutional body and is responsible for holding the presidential, parliamentary, city corporations and
To Whom It May Concern, Egypt, according to multiple sources including the BBC, is going to hold the Arab Summit on Tuesday. Five Arab nations such as the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq, the only country among the participants that does not recognize Israel, are going to participate in the summit. Notably, the Arab summit is irregularly held by different Arab speaking countries which discusses a range of issues in the Middle East. According to multiple sources, the leaders participating in the summit are likely to discuss the profound changes and challenges the region is undergoing in…
A revised Iran nuclear deal is probably going to be signed by Iran and 5+ countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, China and Germany. Notably, the earlier version of the Iran nuclear deal was also signed by the same parties in 2015. But the former US president withdrew the United States, an important party of the nuclear agreement, leading to Iran’s retaking of the nuclear enrichment program, along with the imposition of new sanctions on Iran by the United States. If the European Union’s submitted revised proposal, which was already agreed upon by the United…
Women are an integral and important part of every society, Without women, society will not sustain itself. Women can be mothers, sisters, wives, daughters and many more. They rear children as mothers, take care of families as sisters, play their responsible roles as wives and bring joy to families as daughters. But it is undeniable
To Whom It May Concern, The government of Bangladesh has increased the price of fuels such as diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane recently. According to available sources, the government raised the fuel price up to fifty one percent per liter. The previous price of octane was BDT 89 while the new price is BDT 135 per liter. But the decision was made unilaterally, though such a decision deserves to be made by public hearings. For the justification of the price hike, according to available sources, the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources in its press release referred to its…
Of course, bullying, a global issue, is a cause of concern in many countries. In different countries, bullying, rendered as a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort. is there in schools, communities, workplaces and other places across countries. Indeed, many experience bullying but children and adolescents face bullying more. Moreover, online bullying or cyber bullying, which is verbal threats or harassing behaviors conducted through electronic technology such as cell phones, email, social media or even text messaging, has recently become a new phenomenon and cause of growing concern in many…
China started to carry out the biggest ever military drills in a reaction to the visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States to Taiwan. While it was supposed to end its military drills, China has decided to continue it for several more days, though it has reduced the extent of the military drills around Taiwan, a self-ruled country that China claims as its part, by considering the drills to be successful in completing a test of its military capabilities. The drills led to increased tension between China and Taiwan, which later started military drills…
Landmines are a cause of concern in different countries in the world. Indeed, thousands of people die each year in the world because of the explosion of landmines. Moreover, landmines are now proliferating in a faster way and, according to available sources including the ICRC, there are dozens of millions of mines that are spread worldwide. As is estimated, around 2 to 5 million more mines are being laid each year in different countries. Scattered landmines kill and maim between 1.000 and 2.000 people per month in the world, though the number of new casualties each year has decreased in…
