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UN objective to end world-wide hunger by 2030 is proving difficult

Africa has opened the eyes of the rest of the world. Ongoing violence, climate change, desertification, and tension over natural resources are all worsening hunger and poverty across Chad—and also across Africa.

A year of genocide in Gaza

A year has passed since the war of genocide in Gaza was unleashed by Israel. It has taken a toll of 42,350 lives to date, more than 50 per cent of which are those of women and children. According to UNICEF, the number of children dead in Gaza exceed that in any armed conflict in recorded history. Out of 32 hospitals in Gaza not a single exists with their former facilities for treatment of critically ill patients and the growing number of injured. Hundreds of doctors, nurses and medical assistants have either been killed in indiscriminate bombardments or taken as detainees by Israeli army. 70 per cent of buildings and infrastructures have been totally destroyed by bombs and artillery shells leaving the rest in conditions not fit for habitation. Industries, farmlands and shops selling sundry items, including bread and medicines, have been razed to the ground, stopping production of food and other items of daily necessities. Water supply through pipes, electricity generated in power plants and sewerage systems disposing of effluents have been bombed out of existence. Roads and parks in every towns and highways connecting them have deliberately been bulldozed rendering unfit for vehicular traffic.

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Navigating economic crisis and political unrest: Lessons Bangladesh and Sri Lanka can share

There is much to learn from both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, two South Asian countries, as they navigate their shifting landscapes. While political changes swept through Bangladesh a few months ago, Sri Lanka experienced a political earthquake in 2022. Both countries grapple with an economic crisis, governance challenges, and social unrest. These comparative experiences hold a number of valuable lessons about resilience, managing crises, rebuilding stability, and recovering lost public trust.

Consistency in Balance of Power

Bangladesh, as a developing country with a strategic location in South Asia, faces numerous challenges in crafting and maintaining a balanced and consistent strategic and defensive policy, especially in the context of frequent political regime changes or for being ruled by an autocrat over a longer period of time. Therefore, to establish and maintain a robust balance of power, Bangladesh must develop a policy framework that ensures its national security and foreign policy objectives remain stable and are not subject to drastic shifts with leadership changes. Here’s how the country can achieve such a balance, along with the democratic practices needed to uphold this continuity:

ASEAN’s Stuttering Search for a Solution to Myanmar’s Turmoil

The back-to-back summits of two key regional groupings, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the East Asian countries, held in Vientiane last week have failed to raise any hope for resolving the seemingly intractable problem in Myanmar, a country where the raging war between its military junta and rebel groups continues, leaving democracy in limbo.

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