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
September 24, 2024
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.
September 20, 2024
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.
September 5, 2024
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.
July 24, 2024
Teesta is no longer a bilateral issue
Teesta has ceased to be just a river; it assumed a status of strategic importance
May 18, 2024
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.
May 3, 2024
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.
April 25, 2024
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?
April 8, 2024
Are ministers not complicit in time, cost overruns?
Why singularly blame bureaucrats and project directors for cost and time overruns?
July 7, 2023
Two storms and a nation’s birth
The Vortex is a collage of selfless acts to help victims of the Bhola cyclone and the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
May 18, 2023
Let the world not forget Nakba
History would show the degree of betrayal by the key players involved with the Palestinian question
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