THE OVERTON WINDOW
Opinion / Principles, party, power or politics?
The student movement’s ability to inspire people to stand up to a vicious oppressor was truly remarkable.
The irresponsible remarks of our responsible persons
History and ordinary people in general will remember very well what happened over the last week or so.
What options are left for us to fight unbridled corruption?
Unfortunately, all the mechanisms meant to address corruption seem to have been weakened, if not completely destroyed, one after another in recent decades.
Opinion / We need humility, not hubris, to turn the economy around
While a privileged minority, sitting in their high castles, continue to enjoy a larger and larger share of the fruits of “development,” it is becoming obvious that the vast majority are increasingly struggling.
Fear and loathing surrounding India’s election
After the first phase of voting, Modi seems to have changed his campaign strategy, focusing more on firing up BJP's Hindu base.
Should social media be our new public square?
Aside from posting, social media has become the go-to place for many to get their news, views and overall information, and for communicating them.
CAA and its effects on Indian secularism and regional stability
The Act, clearly, is a step in the wrong direction.
Roadmap for banking reforms: Old wine in a new bottle?
In February 2019, the central bank lowered the timeframe to three years from five years. And what has that achieved?
The greatest moral issue of our time
In 1977, following the late Yasser Arafat's speech at the United Nations General Assembly on November 13, 1974, where he
Schools we send our children to
No renovation or repair work had been done to the building since being constructed 20 years ago. And no alternative arrangement has been thought of since the Primary Education Office issued its warning.
Big Brother is watching you
Worldwide, there is an increasing trend of decreasing privacy for the mass of the people that, I believe, we should all be worried about.
Paying for a crime not committed
If the government can successfully address its own issues, it can, and should make a strong case at the conference to the rest of the world for greater compensations from developed countries and other international donors, rather than loans to deal with issues for which, Bangladesh, in all honesty, is least responsible, if at all.
Moving forward with BRICS and BIMSTEC
On his return from an extensive speaking tour in China recently, historian, researcher and bestselling author, William F. Engdhal wrote that “a Eurasian Century at this point is unstoppable” (“The Eurasian Century is Now Unstoppable”, New Eastern Outlook, October 10).