The hunt for a successor to Ban Ki-moon has come an end at Turtle Bay, New York. Ban Ki-moon completes his second five-year term by the end of December 2016. As the 71st General Assembly went into session, UN corridors were abuzz with three issues –

This is the first time in my life I have a roommate. Well, we're not exactly sharing a room, we're sharing a two bedroom apartment with our own rooms. This is grad school in Michigan.

Remember Suraiya Akter Risha? The eighth grader of an English medium school in Dhaka, who was stabbed by her stalker, a man who

A recent report by a UN-affiliated group refuels the long-standing debate over reparations for African-Americans. The group of

First it was an Indian government official belonging to the “National Institution for Transforming India” berating SAARC mercilessly and

Connecting with people is an inherent urge in human beings. Movement of people and ideas contributed towards the progress of societies.

Over the past couple of weeks, relations between India and Pakistan have taken a nasty turn. Rhetoric emerging from Delhi and Islamabad has not only deeply worried people in the sub-continent, but also leaders around the world. The heightened military tension between the two nuclear neighbours of South Asia did not come suddenly. It was in the making since July, 2016.

The tougher temperature goal was a great victory for the vulnerable countries in terms of global diplomacy and advocacy. Now

Syed Shamsul Haq walked taller than many of us. That's because he left no room in his heart for anything but the old verities of the heart, the old universal truths lacking which any work of art is ephemeral and doomed.

When we speak of SAARC, we usually hear two reactions – cynicism and skepticism,” Modi had told the 18th Kathmandu summit, which was to be held in 2012 but postponed to 2014.

Bangladesh has not become the second largest exporter of apparel because of media spotlight. Bad press affects us, but does not kill us, as we know how to rise from the ashes. Negative publicity may dampen, but does not annihilate us as we are far stronger than expected.

We respond to others based on our dominant language, but when their dominant language is not congruent with ours, our understanding may not be congruent with what they intend.

President Barak Obama's speech at the seventy first session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20, 2016 carries great significance.

Throughout the 1960s, come every Ekushey February, we would see frantic efforts by mainly corporations, business houses and shop

You would think that the Information Age (spurred by the internet) has made us more aware and well informed about the challenges

There seems to be a very thin light of hope that the lot of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state of Myanmar may change for the better.

Readers may have read an introspective piece on 19th September under the caption 'The hanging of Mir Quasem Ali'. It was indeed

“You must be serious – waking me up to show me this? When we fly back to Detroit, I'll wake you up at the sight of every Continental, Northwest, Southwest, American, US Airways, Delta and TWA aircraft on the tarmac with a scream: 'Look! Those are all from the US!'”

The building that houses the Jessore Shahittyo Parishad is not much to look at. From its appearance, it's difficult to get a measure of the impact it made in its heyday.

Peace in South Asia is a direct function of the Indo--Pak relational dynamics.