Author: Amir M Sayem

The world trade organization is a global body that sets business rules across countries. No doubt, it has significant roles in the advancement of trade around the world. It facilitates making trade policies and trade negotiations across countries, settles business disputes, helps avoid trade wars, and monitors the implementation of trade agreements. Consequently, it has lowered trade barriers and increased trade in the world with its binding trade rules. Without this important trade organization which is based on agreements signed by a majority of the world’s trading nations and supervises more than ninety percent of the global trade, it would…

Of course, conflict-induced displacement requires a sustainable solution. In this respect, there are several options such as local integration, regional integration, resettlement and repatriation. Among the options, repatriation is the most suitable solution to conflict-induced displacement. But the problem is that the process of repatriation is not effective on most occasions. The available options that are now employed for the repatriation are mostly diplomatic. But diplomatic efforts are mostly ineffective and due to the lack of effectiveness of the available options, Amir Mohammad Sayem in his article on ”Conflict-induced displacement” published in the Daily Observer (December 10-13, 2018) proposed an…

Innovative ideas are important for every society. Innovative ideas or innovations not only solve various problems but also improve lives and lead to better outcomes in many aspects of life. Of course, innovative ideas that bring significant impacts on human lives and society can be generated by many across countries but innovative ideas are underestimated or not given recognition all the time. Consequently, many innovative ideas especially those innovative ideas that have bigger impacts on lives and societies and many of those who innovate ideas remain unrecognized in different countries around the world. This is a clear injustice. Moreover, societies…

Economic freedom is very important for all across countries. Indeed, economic freedom leads to the ability to make various choices and take economic actions. Moreover, it is related to other sorts of freedom including social freedom, political freedom and cultural freedom that are important for everyone’s life. Even if there is economic freedom, which is needed to work, consume, produce, control one’s property and invest in the way one prefers, across countries around the world, it is not up to the mark. In many countries, there are inadequacies in economic freedom that is regarded as a prerequisite for economic development.…

Of course, organ trafficking is a cause of concern in the world. Indeed, organ trafficking syndicates are present at the international and national levels. Organ trafficking, or trafficking of human organs, tissues, or other body products including lungs, heart and kidney for transplantation, has become a profitable business for international organized criminals. This is mainly

Of course, material possessions are very important for better living conditions and the realization of different goals in life. Without materialistic possessions, it is difficult to do many things, despite the non-materialist aspects are also very important in life. But an extreme form of materialistic approach can lead to unhappiness and anxiety at the individual level and bring harm to family and society, whereas a minimalist approach can make it difficult to achieve many important goals in life. The pertinent aspect here is whether the world is becoming extremely materialistic. No doubt, the world is becoming so, though it is…

Of course, war is undesirable always because of the huge economic, social and other impacts. But wars, which can be both just and unjust, happen between/among countries. Despite the existence of various international treaties and conventions supportive of the non-intervention in a country by another with the use of force, the occurrence of wars in the future cannot be altogether ruled out in practice due to geopolitical and some other reasons. Additionally, and importantly, cross-border wars sometimes lead to the occupation of territories of defeated countries. Though the tendency to occupy territories by force has reduced at present, it still…

The Russia-Ukraine has in the mean time slowed down significantly after the diplomatic talks between the delegates of Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul. Russia has withdrawn its military force from the capital of Ukraine. This is a good development. But the war has put a significant threat to the western-led global system, especially which was developed after World War II. Also, the war clearly shows that the extant global system is not enough to successfully deal with wars especially when superpowers are engaged with. Indeed, many diplomatic, sanctions based and other measures were made by powerful counties to prevent the…

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair is an excellent book fair in Bangladesh. Of course, a significant number of book fairs are held every year in Bangladesh but the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, which is arranged by the Bangla Academy, has a different significance. This book fair is usually held in the month of February in remembrance of the Language Movement of 1952. Each year, scores of publishers, writers as well as visitors go to this book fair, which is rendered as the longest book fair in the world. In addition to the sale of books, many other programs, including literary…

Author:  Amir Mohammad SayemPublisher: AH Development Publishing HouseISBN: 978 984 93645 0 4Publication date: April, 2021 The book entitled ‘’toward a better world: challenges and pathways’’ is an excellent analytic book in development. This book aims at the identification of various social, economic, geopolitical and other challenges and providing effective pathways for making the extant