S.M. Ridwan Kabir Beacon

The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly is taking place at a time when the international system appears more divided than it has been in decades. The official theme of this year’s General Assembly is “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations That Delivers for All”. Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman is …

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“I was a science student and got GPA 5 in my SSC exam. But before SSC, my family forced me to marry at 15. After that my husband did not want me to study. Still I managed to get into college, first in science, but since he did not let me attend, I had to …

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Opening For two years, July has been written, spoken about, documented, debated, and remembered in countless ways. Its photographs have travelled from one screen to another; its slogans have become part of public memory; its prominent faces have been repeatedly placed at the centre of the narrative. Much has been said about those who stood …

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