To Whom It May Concern, There are some canals in Dhaka that are illegally grabbed and/or are being narrowed due to illegal grabbing by influential elites including political leaders and businessmen. Moreover, according to available sources, a considerable amount of land, both government and private, and a significant portion of rivers and lakes in and around Dhaka city are illegally occupied by powerful elites. Of course, it is difficult to say the number of lands, canals, lakes and rivers are illegally grabbed in Dhaka city because of lack of data. The lack of exact information exists especially in the illegal…
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The Chief Editor
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.
Thirteen people were killed and twenty seven were injured in the armed conflicts in Tripoli, the capital city of Libya, two days ago. According to available sources, fighters exchanged fire in a central district, which accommodates several government and international agencies and diplomatic missions, but later clashes spread to the areas of Ain Zara and Asbaa. Fighting occurred between rival groups such as the Nawasi Brigade, a militia loyal to politician Fathi Bashagha, and the Stability Support Force, which backs interim premier Dbeibeh, who was appointed under a troubled United Nations-led peace process early last year to lead a transition…
To Whom It May Concern, The global food crisis is augmented due to the Russia-Ukraine war, which started in February this year. Because of the deal, food grains will remain outside of the war. According to available sources, a deal has been reached with Russia after two months of efforts by the UN and Turkey.
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Devastating wildfires have broken out in several European countries including France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Wildfires broke out at a time of severe heatwave across Europe. Thousands of people have already been evacuated from different areas including the south-western Gironde region of France. Thousands of firefighters are working for bringing fires under control for days,
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To Whom It May Concern, Daria Daulat is a union of Bancharapur thana under the Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh. Maricha Kandi Bazar is situated within this Union where illegal drug sales were a common phenomenon. A few years back, there were many drug dealers in the Maricha Kandi Bazar and adjacent areas who were involved with the selling of illegal drugs including Yaba and Marijuana. Of course, drug dealing reduced to a greater extent in the area after the massive crackdown across countries including the stated area a few years back. Yet, there exist drug businesses. No doubt, drug abuse…
A few days ago, gunshots between gangs erupted in Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti. According to the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights, at least sixty people were killed and sixteen others are missing in a week-long gun fight in Cité Soleil, which is rendered as the most disadvantaged area in the
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To Whom It May Concern, The Israel-Palestine crisis is a long crisis. This crisis has already led to several wars including the well-known Six Day War between Israel and a few Arab countries. The annexation of Israel has been continuing for decades. Moreover, there are frequent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians. Very recently, clashes erupted between the parties that resulted in missile attacks by Israeli forces over Palestinian residential buildings for days. No doubt, many efforts have been made by the United Nations, the Quartet, the European Union, the Arab League and different countries for a long to resolve…
A few days back, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom resigned amidst the unprecedented resignation of ministers from his cabinet. Of course, he survived a no-confidence vote earlier. But the controversy over some allegations including the partygate scandal in Buckingham Palace forced him to resign from his office, though he will run the office unless another Premier is elected. There is no doubt that his resignation indicates the extent of accountability in the politics of the UK. But the resignation of Premiers has become a common phenomenon in the UK since the initiation of Brexit. But this is obviously…
To Whom It May Concern, Of course, Eids are very important religious festivals in the world. Eids are the holy religious festivals of Muslims around the world. Muslims observe two Eids each year such as Eid al-Fitr (which is celebrated after month-long fasting) and Eid al-Adha (which is celebrated by slaughtering animals). The observance of Haj, which is an annual pilgrimage of Muslims to the holy site Mecca, is also an important part of Eid al-Adha. Though the number of Haj pilgrimage varies across the year, around two million Muslims from different countries go to Mecca to observe Haj each…
There is an increase in suicide in the Thar desert of Sindh province in Pakistan. The suicidal rate is increasing alarmingly. According to the Sindh Mental Health Authority, the number of suicide was 767 from 2016 to 2020 in the Southern province, while it was 79 in the Tharparkar district and sixty four in the Umerkot district. But women are committing suicide more in the Thar desert, a neglected region in the country. According to available sources, there were forty eight suicides since January this year, while the number of women was thirty one. But the actual number is rendered…