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To Forget Bangabandhu is to Forget History

In that fateful August, I was a senior student at Dhaka University, residing in Sergeant Zohurul Haque Hall. As a freedom fighter, I was filled with exhilaration, at the thought of welcoming Bangabandhu to our campus.

Nepal Eradicates Rubella

Rubella, or German measles, is a highly contagious viral infection. It is particularly serious for pregnant women as infection can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, or a range of lifelong and debilitating birth defects.

Is A New Proxy War Unfolding in the Middle East?

Israel, which had continued to intermittently bomb Syria during Assad’s time, in a proxy war it had fought with Iran, continued these attacks as Al Sharaa took over. For the Jewish state both Iran and the Sunni Islamists now in charge in Syria constitute an identical threat.