Author: The Chief Editor

Recently, North Korea has restarted testing long-range missiles. Of course, this is not new for North Korea, which has been repeatedly testing missiles, medium and long-range missiles, along with vitriolic threats, for years creating tensions with South Korea, the United States and Japan. No doubt, every country ideally deserves the right to ensure its security and the development of weapons needed for its security, but it turns out to be a cause of concern for other countries when it poses security threats. More importantly, no significant efforts, except some direct talks, have so far been made to resolve contentious issues…

The former state councilor of Myanmar Aung Sun Suu Kyi was given five years in jail for her involvement in corruption. She was also given four years in jail in January this year. Of course, such a verdict given by the court a few days back was not unexpected in the military ruled Myanmar at

Bombings on religious festivals have become a cause of concern in the world. Indeed, bombings are carried out at different religious festivals in different countries. Of course, attacks are performed on the festivals of different religions mostly at religious sites, mosques, churches and other religious sites, through a variety of means including the explosion of

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Russia has taken full control of Mariupol, except the final part of the Southern city. Around one thousand civilians, along with several hundred Ukrainian soldiers, are trapped in the Azvostal steel plant in Mariupol, an important port city of Ukraine and the biggest port city on the Sea of Azov, facing attack by Russian forces. According to available sources, around twenty five civilians managed to leave, but others remained inside the plant, which was blocked off after the capture of the city by the Russian force a week ago. But there is little progress on this, though Russia has ordered…

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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting drafted a bill entitled ‘’The Mass Media Employees (Services Conditions) Bill 2022. The proposed bill has already been placed in the parliament and is currently under the scrutiny of the parliamentary standing committee, which will give its reports on the bill within the next 60 days. This bill was

Cross-border drug trafficking is a cause of serious global concern. No doubt, different kinds of drugs are being used and trafficked from one country to another. Drug cartels, international, national and local, in many countries are engaged in the trafficking of harmful illicit drugs. Because of the availability of drugs caused by drug trafficking, a 32 billion dollar industry globally, more and more people especially the youth are taking illicit drugs. To save the youth population of different countries and help them develop as human beings, making drugs unavailable with the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of…

The government of Peru has drafted a bill that is going to be placed before the parliament as a response to a nationwide outrage over the rape of a minor girl aged three years by an adult aged 48 years old. This draft bill allows for chemical castration as a penalty for raping a minor. No doubt, sexual offense especially rape is very regretful. Rape is a heinous act and a cause of more serious concerns especially when the victim is a minor girl. The rapist needs to be given exemplary punishment as he deserves and, moreover, the penalty needs…

The clashes between students and traders of Dhaka New Market happened for two days leaving two persons dead a few days back. The initial clash probably began from the feud among shopkeepers of two fast-food shops in the New Market. But it later took a larger scale involving hundreds of students of Dhaka College, one