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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
History ... as those bald men made it
22:27, Apr 21, 2019

History ... as those bald men made it

Syed Badrul Ahsan
There are some wonderful images, even realities, you tend to associate with bald or balding men. Euphemistically speaking, of course, you could...Details
1971: The war that Shwadhin Bangla Betar waged
20:35, Apr 14, 2019

1971: The war that Shwadhin Bangla Betar waged

Syed Badrul Ahsan
April proceeds apace. In another April long ago, Bengalis in droves were making their way to war, to a decisive struggle that would free them of...Details
Khan Shamsur Rahman ... our very own Dr. Johnson
16:43, Apr 07, 2019

Khan Shamsur Rahman ... our very own Dr. Johnson

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Khan Shamsur Rahman, or call him Shamsur Rahman Khan, was a richly-stocked storehouse of knowledge. His encyclopaedic mind remains unmatched, his...Details
The rise and fall of a Machiavellian politician
18:25, Mar 31, 2019

The rise and fall of a Machiavellian politician

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto has been a complex figure for those who have observed and studied his rise and fall. Forty years after his execution by the...Details
Three dictators ... in the month of March
16:16, Mar 10, 2019

Three dictators ... in the month of March

Syed Badrul Ahsan
This is the story of three dictators. Two of them are Pakistanis. The third one is a Bengali.All of them have an affinity with the month of March....Details
The meaning of an Election Commission
16:44, Mar 03, 2019

The meaning of an Election Commission

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has informed the country that it is not the responsibility of the Election Commission to bring voters to...Details
When civil servants are neither civil nor servants
00:21, Feb 11, 2019

When civil servants are neither civil nor servants

Syed Badrul Ahsan
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was all too often exasperated by the elitism of the bureaucracy, so much so that at one point he advised civil...Details
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