A victory for democracy that Bangladesh can learn from
Sri Lank's neighbours have to come to terms with the fact that AKD was the democratic choice of the mass people.
1w ago
US delegation visit: A new chapter in Bangladesh-US relations?
The symbolic value of the visit and its timing cannot be overemphasised, this being the first such visit since the change of guards in Dhaka on August 5.
2w ago
Reform the system, politics will fall in line
But let's remember, this victory is just the beginning—10 percent of the journey. The real challenge lies ahead. This is where we, Sri Lankans, faltered.
1m ago
Teesta is no longer a bilateral issue
Teesta has ceased to be just a river; it assumed a status of strategic importance
2m ago
Message from Donald Lu’s visit: Reset, rebuild, and strengthen
Although Donald Lu had visited Bangladesh more than once before the general election, this was his first visit after the polls.
4m ago
Student protests in the US: A déjà vu of 1968
The students’ protests have nothing to do with anti-Semitism, a narrative that successive Israeli governments and the powerful Jewish lobby in the US have cultivated with deadly effect.
5m ago
Israel’s sense of moral immunity needs breaking
How much of the global outrage for Gaza will impact Washington’s attitude and its policy of blind and unconditional support for Israel?
5m ago
Are ministers not complicit in time, cost overruns?
Why singularly blame bureaucrats and project directors for cost and time overruns?
6m ago
August 21, 2022
PM Hasina’s upcoming India visit: Building ties on a foundation of history
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit India early in September.
June 9, 2022
IPEF has something in it for Bangladesh
Historically, Bangladesh has believed in the principle of safety in numbers, and for the right reasons.
February 11, 2022
The Definitive Story
Retired Indian diplomat Chandrashekhar Dasgupta’s recollection of the events of 1971, centring on the Bangladesh Liberation War as captured in his recently published book, India and the Bangladesh Liberation War:
December 6, 2021
A defining moment in history
Fifty years ago, on this very day, India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announced her government’s decision to formally accord recognition to Bangladesh as a sovereign and an independent state.
October 13, 2021
For Rohingyas, Bhashan Char is a chance at a better life
The recent signing of an MOU between the Bangladesh government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), affirming the latter’s willingness to help in the ongoing relocation of Rohingyas to Bhashan Char, is welcome news—albeit a couple of years delayed.
May 18, 2021
Palestine burns, again
The sight of an Israeli soldier kicking a Palestinian Muslim while he is in the midst of his afternoon prayer, right in the middle of the holy month of Ramadan in Jerusalem,
January 10, 2021
Democracy Debased in the District of Columbia
To write off the acts of anarchy and insurrection that was being played out live inside the Houses of the United States Congress on January 6, as that of a few deranged, rabid, racist individual Americans would be a disastrous mistake.
October 26, 2020
US Presidential Election 2020
Now that the Presidential debates are over, the public debates on whether there will be a change in the White House come November gathers momentum.
October 23, 2020
‘The India Way’ by S. Jaishankar: A must read
In “The India Way”, published by Harper Collins, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar catalogues India’s journey in the arena of its external relations over a period spanning more than seven decades.
August 21, 2020
Indian foreign secretary’s visit and the state of Bangladesh-India relations
History shows that the strength of relations between states, particularly among neighbouring ones, lies in withstanding tests and, if done right, comes out looking better, both perceptively and in substance, in the end. The recent sudden and previously unannounced visit by Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to Dhaka needs to be seen in that context.
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