There is speculation in regional media that one reason why the US chose rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan is the hope that it will cause problems for China. There is expectation that a Talib ...

Tofael Ahmed is sad that amlas have so much power while politicians have less. It’s sad that it took him so long to notice this. They have been losing their power for a long time. Thei ...

A screaming Collared Kingfisher was the first to greet us at Joymoni, a quiet place by the Sundarbans quietened further by a recent surge of coronavirus infections and deaths. The high-pitch ...

The Porimoni affair has shown how money, sex, clubbing and power all combine to produce the current Bangladesh sleaze. Many seem shocked but most are not. They are doing the proverbial "how ...

Barrister Ziaur Rahman Khan passed away in Dhaka on 25th April. His demise came as a deep shock to me as it did to many of his friends. A memorial was organized by his family on 5th June in ...

A boy back from his rural home soon after Eid, hacks himself to death with a coconut-seller's cleaver, while screaming to be forgiven for some unknown sins. It’s so absurd and surr ...

Let’s face the fact. Israel is here to stay. Protest meetings at Baitul Muqarram and angry FB posts won’t make it disappear. It’s stronger than all its Arab neighbours and ...