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‘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
Oil funds sidelined by economic uncertainty
19:49, Sep 05, 2019

Oil funds sidelined by economic uncertainty

John Kemp
Hedge fund managers cut short positions in petroleum last week amid slow vacation trading and continued conflicting signals about the health of the...Details
Understanding the Assam NRC row: Politics, citizenship and beyond
22:26, Sep 03, 2019

Understanding the Assam NRC row: Politics, citizenship and beyond

Md. Sharif Hasan
Almost Two million people, nearly half of the population of Croatia, will no longer be Indian citizens, according to the National Register of...Details
After “stranded Pakistanis,” stranded Rohingyas?
22:30, Sep 01, 2019

After “stranded Pakistanis,” stranded Rohingyas?

Nadeem Qadir
More than 300,000 Biharis, the Urdu speaking people who call themselves “stranded Pakistanis” have been living in camps in several districts since...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
Victims of abduction in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, Nepal & Ugyhur
11:07, Aug 30, 2019

Victims of abduction in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, Nepal & Ugyhur

Saleem Samad
As the world observes the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Aug 30, another hundred or more people will be abducted...Details
Rohingya repatriation fiasco and India’s silence!
15:45, Aug 29, 2019

Rohingya repatriation fiasco and India’s silence!

Towheed Feroze
The truth had always been at the back of our heads – the Rohingyas who fled atrocities in Myanmar and took refuge in Bangladesh won’t...Details
Trump must choose between economy and trade war
18:30, Aug 28, 2019

Trump must choose between economy and trade war

John Kemp
The White House is becoming increasingly volatile and erratic in its pronouncements about the economy and trade as the internal contradictions...Details
What the latest IPCC report means?
21:17, Aug 27, 2019

What the latest IPCC report means?

Md. Sharif Hasan
Climate change is threatening the world's food supply, according to a UN panel. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has...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
Why Rohingyas decline to return to Myanmar?
13:47, Aug 24, 2019

Why Rohingyas decline to return to Myanmar?

Saleem Samad
As feared, the Rohingya refugees refused to return to Myanmar, despite all arrangements made for them to go back, as finalized by two neighbouring...Details
Conspiracy theories risk becoming new currency of post-truth politics
21:42, Aug 23, 2019

Conspiracy theories risk becoming new currency of post-truth politics

Peter Apps
As wildfires ripped across the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian president took to Facebook to accuse nongovernmental organizations of setting light...Details
UK blackout points to need for more reserves
19:52, Aug 22, 2019

UK blackout points to need for more reserves

John Kemp
National Grid’s interim report into the blackout which hit Britain earlier this month provides a useful timeline of the faults and trips on...Details
Oil market starts to rebalance at lower prices
20:16, Aug 20, 2019

Oil market starts to rebalance at lower prices

John Kemp
Global oil consumption is falling at the fastest rate for almost five years as manufacturing activity and trade flows slip around the world and...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
Beijing embraces Putin playbook amid Hong Kong revolution
20:16, Aug 17, 2019

Beijing embraces Putin playbook amid Hong Kong revolution

Peter Apps
As Hong Kong stood on the brink of chaos on Wednesday, China's state run "Global Times" newspaper warned that the territory must choose between...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
Shadow of the dragon over Hong Kong!
17:24, Aug 14, 2019

Shadow of the dragon over Hong Kong!

Towheed Feroze
For a long period, the mere mention of Hong Kong conjured up three images: British domination of the island, unimaginable riches and of course,...Details
Big powers risk new missile race as arms treaty fails
17:11, Aug 11, 2019

Big powers risk new missile race as arms treaty fails

Peter Apps
For those who worried about the risk of the Cold War ending in catastrophe, the early- to mid-1980s were the most alarming period since the 1962...Details
Imran Khan’s first year on a rocking boat
16:27, Aug 10, 2019

Imran Khan’s first year on a rocking boat

Saleem Samad
Before coming to power, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) or “Movement for Justice” party leadership made a grandiose guarantee of introducing...Details
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