Why remove ‘except Israel’ from passports?
The outburst of violence between Palestine and Israel during the month of Ramadan led to Hamas firing rockets and Israel bombing Palestine.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Is the Commonwealth declining?
Bangladesh is one of the 54 members of the Commonwealth—but how many Bangladeshis are aware of this and that March 8 was Commonwealth Day?
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Power play in the Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka and Maldives, by their mere locations, are of geostrategic significance in relation to east-west sea trade to and from South Asia. While Sri Lanka lies close to India’s south-east, Maldives is located 400km south-west of India. The latter has 26 atolls and over 1,000 islands covering a huge maritime area stretching 750km from north to south. They are significant for China, India and US, who are all jostling for strategic positions in the Indian Ocean.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM
The other side of social responsibility
Ever since I returned to Dhaka in 2011, I have seen how fast Dhaka has been growing. The GDP growth rate has been phenomenal but, with economic wealth, multifarious challenges have come to the fore: land- and river-grabbing, tree-felling, and endless construction changing the landscape of the city.
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Maldives: Has the wheel turned full circle?
In an uncharacteristic move, President Abdullah Yameen of the Maldives accepted defeat on September 24, 2018 after an astonishing result where he lost the presidential election to Ibrahim Solih of the opposition coalition. Solih won 58 percent of the votes as opposed to 42 percent by Yameen.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM
In pursuit of 'Naya Pakistan'
Imran Khan's first speech to the nation after taking office as Pakistan's prime minister was impressive in its range of reforming ambition.
7 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Widening cracks in Europe
There is an ancient Chinese curse “May you live in interesting times”—interesting as opposed to blessed periods of peace and tranquillity. In this sense, Europe is certainly interesting these days. Its cracks are beginning to multiply and widen ominously.
2 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Where is Putin leading Russia?
When Vladimir Putin was inaugurated in 2000 as president for his first term in office, he inherited a Russia shrunken by the collapse of the Soviet Union with an economy left in disorder by President Yeltsin. State assets had been seized by a new class of oligarchs while ordinary Russians found pensions unpaid.
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Why remove ‘except Israel’ from passports?
The outburst of violence between Palestine and Israel during the month of Ramadan led to Hamas firing rockets and Israel bombing Palestine.
30 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Is the Commonwealth declining?
Bangladesh is one of the 54 members of the Commonwealth—but how many Bangladeshis are aware of this and that March 8 was Commonwealth Day?
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Power play in the Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka and Maldives, by their mere locations, are of geostrategic significance in relation to east-west sea trade to and from South Asia. While Sri Lanka lies close to India’s south-east, Maldives is located 400km south-west of India. The latter has 26 atolls and over 1,000 islands covering a huge maritime area stretching 750km from north to south. They are significant for China, India and US, who are all jostling for strategic positions in the Indian Ocean.
3 July 2019, 18:00 PM
The other side of social responsibility
Ever since I returned to Dhaka in 2011, I have seen how fast Dhaka has been growing. The GDP growth rate has been phenomenal but, with economic wealth, multifarious challenges have come to the fore: land- and river-grabbing, tree-felling, and endless construction changing the landscape of the city.
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Maldives: Has the wheel turned full circle?
In an uncharacteristic move, President Abdullah Yameen of the Maldives accepted defeat on September 24, 2018 after an astonishing result where he lost the presidential election to Ibrahim Solih of the opposition coalition. Solih won 58 percent of the votes as opposed to 42 percent by Yameen.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM
In pursuit of 'Naya Pakistan'
Imran Khan's first speech to the nation after taking office as Pakistan's prime minister was impressive in its range of reforming ambition.
7 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Widening cracks in Europe
There is an ancient Chinese curse “May you live in interesting times”—interesting as opposed to blessed periods of peace and tranquillity. In this sense, Europe is certainly interesting these days. Its cracks are beginning to multiply and widen ominously.
2 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Where is Putin leading Russia?
When Vladimir Putin was inaugurated in 2000 as president for his first term in office, he inherited a Russia shrunken by the collapse of the Soviet Union with an economy left in disorder by President Yeltsin. State assets had been seized by a new class of oligarchs while ordinary Russians found pensions unpaid.
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Can Modi remake India?
Narendra Modi is a powerful phenomenon in Indian politics. Though he is not part of the traditional elites, either by caste or education, he has enormous energy.
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Ecological havoc in Dhaka
Dhaka is faced with many direct threats to biodiversity with accelerating economic development, growing population, land grabbing, congested housing, tree felling, and vehicles emitting toxic fumes leading to extreme pollution and poor quality of life.
28 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Can we take some pointers?
The annual budget of the central government of India is immediately preceded by an Economic Survey, designed to provide the background to the budget decisions.
16 February 2018, 18:00 PM
America's grim reality of gun violence
On the night of October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock, from his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, sprayed bullets at 22,000 concertgoers, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 500 in the deadliest mass shooting in US history.
16 November 2017, 18:00 PM
How Bangladeshis are being exploited in Maldives
Discrimination is often the transference of moral degradation to others. The Maldives presents many examples of it in its treatment of migrant workers. Take Malé's old Sultan Park, now upgraded and renamed Rasrani Bageecha.
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
A failed saint
To promise peaceful reconciliation and then make it impossible makes violent extremism inevitable. These words come to mind as the Rohingyas flee from Myanmar to save their lives while Suu Kyi, state counsellor and NLD leader, first remains silent and now seems to endorse ethnic cleansing.
10 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Society at a crossroads
What is needed to reduce violence and create a more stable society?
23 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Focus on comparative advantage
There is no doubt that Sri Lanka's President Sirisena's visit to Dhaka earlier this month and the 14 Agreements and MOUs signed with the Bangladesh government, mark a new and significant advance in bi-lateral ties.
28 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Britain's economy: Between a rock and a hard place
Most economists view Brexit as something seriously negative for the economy of the UK. Although negotiations for leaving the EU are yet to begin...
6 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Reinventing the Commonwealth
In 1973, the Commonwealth's leading economy, the UK, finally joined the European Economic Community (EEC) to the dismay of other
17 April 2017, 18:00 PM
How will China shape the international order?
Much of the world is beset by uncertainty. Regional conflicts and climate change threaten intensified population pressures and migration.
28 February 2017, 18:00 PM
How Jaitley will deal with challenges in new budget
Any Indian annual budget for its 1.2 billion people is a major event, but when Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rose to speak on February
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM