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Imran Khan’s call, Hoodbhoy’s comments and Pakistan’s 1971
19:57, Oct 06, 2019

Imran Khan’s call, Hoodbhoy’s comments and Pakistan’s 1971

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Quite a good deal of comment as also cynicism has been generated by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent telephonic call to Bangladesh Prime...Details
Sheikh Hasina: Reflections of a citizen
01:00, Sep 28, 2019

Sheikh Hasina: Reflections of a citizen

Syed Badrul Ahsan
The first time many of us came to know of Sheikh Hasina was on the day after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was freed from the Agartala Case and...Details
State of the nation
15:26, Sep 22, 2019

State of the nation

Syed Badrul Ahsan
The general secretary of the Awami League has had an angry riposte to BNP leader Abdul Moyeen Khan. Obaidul Quader has let Khan know that the...Details
This country is in need of smart diplomacy
15:56, Sep 15, 2019

This country is in need of smart diplomacy

Syed Badrul Ahsan
We will soon have a new foreign secretary, in a matter of months if not more. That is certainly good news, for nothing is more important for a...Details
‘Give my mother back to me!’
16:18, Sep 08, 2019

‘Give my mother back to me!’

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Re-reading Yasmin Khan’s The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan rekindles the old tales of the destruction of history and the...Details
The party of General Zia
17:50, Sep 01, 2019

The party of General Zia

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Forty-one years ago, on 1 September 1978, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was floated in politics by the country’s first military ruler Ziaur...Details
Muzaffar Ahmed and NAP in Bangladesh’s history
13:26, Aug 26, 2019

Muzaffar Ahmed and NAP in Bangladesh’s history

Syed Badrul Ahsan
At the Round Table Conference convened by the tottering regime of Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan in Rawalpindi in February 1969, Nawabzada...Details
Three men in Bengali folklore
23:24, Aug 18, 2019

Three men in Bengali folklore

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Deshbandhu Chitta Ranjan Das saw his life drawing to an end in 1925, more than twenty two years before his beloved India would emerge into tortured...Details
Bangabandhu . . . in his greatness, in his humility
00:00, Aug 15, 2019

Bangabandhu . . . in his greatness, in his humility

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was one of us. He is part of us even as he, on an expansive canvas, is part of history.That pipe was his...Details
Bengalis . . . in 1905, 1911, 1947, 1971
18:36, Aug 04, 2019

Bengalis . . . in 1905, 1911, 1947, 1971

Syed Badrul Ahsan
One hundred and eight years after the annulment of the first partition of Bengal in 1911, it is perhaps time to reflect on old dreams and equally...Details
Dengue runs riot … and yet it is no epidemic?
18:33, Jul 28, 2019

Dengue runs riot … and yet it is no epidemic?

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon was emphatic, not many days ago, that there was no dengue and that any talk about it was a rumour....Details
Blundering to Partition 1947
16:44, Jul 14, 2019

Blundering to Partition 1947

Syed Badrul Ahsan
In these monsoon days of July, memories of the blood-drenched division of India come alive. Or, more precisely, it is the mistakes, the blunders...Details
When rickshaws are the enemy...
17:48, Jul 07, 2019

When rickshaws are the enemy...

Syed Badrul Ahsan
We had homes once upon a time, with charming gardens fronting those symbols of sophistication. Then came a time when crass commercialism crept into...Details
Governance is serious business
18:05, Jun 30, 2019

Governance is serious business

Syed Badrul Ahsan
The authorities, as we understand it, have been going full steam into the business of nabbing the villains responsible for the murder of a young...Details
Of Deshbandhu, Netaji and Bangabandhu
18:27, Jun 16, 2019

Of Deshbandhu, Netaji and Bangabandhu

Syed Badrul Ahsan
They were all Bengalis, all remarkable men who shaped, in enormity, the destinies of their people. They had a sense of purpose that could only...Details
June 7, 1966 and the Six Points
15:05, Jun 07, 2019

June 7, 1966 and the Six Points

Syed Badrul Ahsan
On 7 June 1966, the Bengali segment of Pakistan’s population branched out on a course that would change the course of history in our part of the...Details
The growing irrelevance of the OIC
16:42, Jun 02, 2019

The growing irrelevance of the OIC

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Regional and international organizations often fall by the wayside of history when they lose their relevance. And they cease to be relevant when...Details
Dhaka University, global rankings ... and our embarrassment
19:59, May 26, 2019

Dhaka University, global rankings ... and our embarrassment

Syed Badrul Ahsan
A teacher of Dhaka University, on a visit to London recently, sought to enlighten his British-Bangladeshi audience with a story he sought to pass...Details
‘Dhormio Onubhuti’ … and the battle for God
15:57, May 19, 2019

‘Dhormio Onubhuti’ … and the battle for God

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Much talk has gone on around the issue of religious sentiments, of Dhormio Onubhuti as it is known in Bangla; of such sentiments being hurt by...Details
Assassins’ safety and Western rule of law
19:19, Apr 28, 2019

Assassins’ safety and Western rule of law

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Quite some years ago, a Canadian politician made a trip to Bangladesh. Prior to leaving the country, he informed the media that the laws of his...Details
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