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Bangladesh at Crossroads: July Charter and politics of reforms

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The July Charter of 2024, born from the fervour of the July Uprising, remains suspended in uncertainty. Disagreements over its scope-especially how to grant it a durable, supra-const... Read More


Better off and poor elderlies: Same age, different deprivations

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- About 25 + years ago I began to explore the world of the elderly to do a radio series on this population group for the BBC. The radio series was supported by Help Age, a UK INGO work... Read More


India to continue discussing water-sharing issues within JRC framework: Misri

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said India will continue discussions on water-related issues, including the Ganges and Teesta water-sharing treaties, within the frame... Read More


Hasina's stay in India a legal matter requiring bilateral engagement: Misri

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Explaining former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's presence in India and its impacts on bilateral relations, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said this is a 'judicial le... Read More


Prepared to engage with any govt emerges through inclusive polls in Bangladesh: India

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Reiterating that India firmly supports "free, fair, inclusive, and participatory elections" in Bangladesh at the earliest possible time, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Mond... Read More


Cosmos Foundation Becomes Legacy Partner for International Junior SeaKeepers Programme

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- The Cosmos Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Cosmos Group, has come on board as a Legacy Partner for the International Junior SeaKeepers Programme, a global initiative that in... Read More


The Interim Government's Mixed Record on Human Rights

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- In the wake of last year's July Uprising, the human rights landscape has undergone a complex transformation in Bangladesh. While abuses perpetrated by the former Awami League governm... Read More


The Trump Peace Plan and Palestinian self-determination

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- In two years of genocide, a quarter of a million people in Gaza have either been killed, injured or missing. Israel has committed the worst crimes outlined in the Genocide Convention... Read More


Cosmos Foundation donates books for Baridhara Park Library

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Cosmos Foundation is a philanthropic arm of the Cosmos Group, registered as a trust dedicated to providing strategic insights and policy solutions to help Bangladesh chart its course... Read More


Care homes without prejudice and the Elderly

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- It's not easy to be an older person anywhere, whether in the rich or the less well off part of the world. But it can be very cruel indeed if one is also infirm and poor. In South Asi... Read More