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Author: Amir M Sayem
Amir M Sayem is the Chief Editor of Dhaka Opinion Magazine. 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.
Reading is a very important means of personal development and wellbeing. It is important for all across countries. It makes readers informed and capable of making good choices regarding different aspects of life, encourages reflection and further thinking, contributes to good health, increases the capacity of imagination, helps develop a personal identity, helps improve skills
Of course, civilians are often the target in armed conflicts. Different sorts of rights of civilians, which are based on international humanitarian law (also known as the laws of war), international human rights laws and other international laws, conventions and treaties, are violated during armed conflicts. Some notable violations of civilian rights are the right
Writing is one of the most important means of social change and reflecting intellectuality. Writing not only helps develop a new social, economic, scientific and other system and improve the existing systems through addressing flaws but also brings many other positive impacts. It creates awareness on diverse aspects of life, helps make good choices, understand
Of course, Bangladesh has made some remarkable moves in terms of mega projects that have huge potentials of accelerating economic and other aspects. But delay in project implementation, cost overruns and compromised quality are causes for concern in Bangladesh. It is undeniable that these brings a range of negative impacts including lowering the supposed benefits
Of course, the teenage gang has turned to be a cause for serious concern in Bangladesh. Teenage gangs carry out a wide range of criminal activities including robbery, murder, rape, extortion, pilferage and harassing girls. One gang group often also engages in the turf war with another group(s). According to available sources, more than a
Of course, forests are important resources for any country in the world including Bangladesh. Forests are not only an important supplier of oxygen but also have many other beneficial impacts. In Bangladesh, the public forest covers 14.9 percent of the total land. Undoubtedly, forests have enormous economic, environmental and other contributions to the country. Forests
Price hike often turns to be a cause for major concern in Bangladesh. Very recently, the fuel price was increased all of a sudden that received huge public criticisms. In the last year, the price of onion skyrocketed unpredictably. Besides, the price of many other commodities including edible oil, rice and sugar are frequently hiked.
Social media has turned to be an important means of the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information especially through virtual networks and communities in the world at present. Globally, more than 3.8 billion people use different sorts of social media such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter. Of course, the usage of social media,
Recently, the government has increased the fuel price which raised concerns among different quarters including transport owners in Bangladesh. Immediately, transport owners including bus and launch owners called on strikes and stopped transportation across the country for several days. This led to the enormous suffering of people. But transport owners managed to increase transport fares
Of course, in the prevention and management of disputes and conflicts in different areas, the United Nations and global powers play important roles. But, undeniably, global powers and the United Nations fail to resolve disputes and conflicts as desired because of many reasons including geo-political rivalry or geopolitics of global and regional powers, inadequate and