Do Trump's numbers add up?
Donald Trump's crazy Turkish dance of a saga continues. He has not just got his steps wrong, his numbers too are flying in the face of his pet theories and projects.
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Narendra Modi and his newfound power
After Modi's landslide victory in the trend-setting states of India, three straight gains have been garnered by BJP as the party in power and Narendra Modi as the country's prime minister.
21 March 2017, 18:00 PM
An album on the poet of politics
My first impre-ssion of Bangabandhu dates back to around the mid-sixties. A helicopter service had been in operation between Dhaka
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Putin in a new light
Predictably, what might be going through Putin's mind is restoring Russia's image from the dishonour it suffered through the Afghan debacle. Thus, in atonement for failure in Afghanistan, Russia is acting tough in the Middle East.
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Women's public transport nightmare
It is daily suffering for working women or female students who have to travel by bus across the city.
3 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Special relations - A moving feast!
Britain's special relations with the US may have come under stress; exactly the opposite of what British Prime Minister Theresa May had intended by embarking on a visit to the US last month.
23 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Heavyweight punch by a perceived lightweight!
Playing against India on its home ground, where they had inflicted series defeats on New Zealand and England, was like pushing a
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Take a pick on check and balance, Mr. Trump!
Nothing seems to be going right for the Trump presidency ever since its inaugural on January, 20. "Peaceful transfer of power" was mechanical; street protests watering down the solemnity of the occasion.
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Manic or panic disorder!
Last Sunday towards the end of evening prayers at a Mosque in Quebec, two terrorists wearing black water proof jackets opened fire
3 February 2017, 18:00 PM
What next for our cricket?
The Tigers' head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, while speaking to the media on conclusion of the New Zealand-Bangladesh
26 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Good cricket is not enough, better cricket expected!
The second and final Test is on at Christchurch. The Tigers, hopefully, are going to make their last stand in the same venue they had
19 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Team Bangladesh can still bounce back
Even after three straight ODI defeats against New Zealand, our world ranking on this format remains unchanged at 7th by virtue of the points we had accumulated during the last few years.
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM
With confidence we move ahead
We see the back of 2016 and soak up the freshness of the dewy dawn of a new year. The year gone by, however, has left the world at a
29 December 2016, 18:00 PM
What's next on the Rohingya issue?
It was called an Asean crisis meeting at a Yangon retreat on December 12. It might well have been termed a solidarity get-together to do some much-needed hand-holding to Aung San Suu Kyi facing criticism for the atrocities on Rohingyas in the northern Rakhine state.
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Fake news epidemic: Inoculation possible
Hillary Clinton has issued a call to action against the “epidemic” of fake news in a rare public appearance since her unexpected loss to
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
The far-right's rising tide
The psychology of the “other” creates and nurtures distance, and consequently sustains mistrust. While technology has bridged physical distances, in filling the vast void in psychological spaces, communication is our best bet.
8 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Wind of revisionism blowing in the UK and USA!
Two former British prime ministers, Tony Blair and John Major, have within 24 hours of each other questioned the Brexit process, stating “there's a perfectly credible case for a second referendum on leaving European Union”.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Leave the beach lovers in peace!
We boast the world's longest sea beach and its roaring waves casting a mesmerising spell on visitors to the majestic landscape.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Can the US president–elect stay the course?
What a silly question to ask, and may be unsettling too, for the world's greatest power! When Trump has been elected US president,
17 November 2016, 18:00 PM
When the world turned upside down!
It looks like a case of the remedy being worse than the disease! If multiplied and extrapolated on future reckonings, we may be looking at a phenomenal disaster of the century in the making!
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM