Opinion

Can “People-to-People” Diplomacy Exist Where More Than Half the People Are Invisible?

After the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, women there have been prohibited from education, from using mobile phones, from travelling

The Day Bangladesh’s Founding Father Was Desecrated

During the mass uprising of 1990, after a large procession emerged from the University of Dhaka in defiance of the

Tarique Rahman’s First Visit to India: Bangladesh Can at Least Hope for the Teesta Agreement

Zahed Ur Rahman, one of Tarique Rahman’s advisers, has said that Tarique Rahman could visit India at any time now.

Sergio Gor’s Visit, China’s Message, and Bangladesh’s Electoral Crossroads 

When an official visit is shortened at one side’s initiative, or when a programme is unilaterally cancelled, ordinary citizens and

Geopolitics Calls for Stability, Politics Signals Sheikh Hasina’s Return

Following the change in state power in Bangladesh through Yunus’s meticulous design, and the continuation of that process, Bangladesh’s geopolitical

Sheikh Hasina’s First Political Programme Since Her Ouster

Nearly two years after being ousted from power, the programme Sheikh Hasina has announced for her return to the country

Sheikh Hasina’s Return Any Time After August and the Politics That Follow

In an interview with India’s influential media outlet NDTV, Sheikh Hasina has said that she will return to the country

The Government’s Vast Arrangements Against the Small Street Presence of Bengali Nationalists

I had intended to write this piece yesterday. Had I written it yesterday, perhaps it would have begun differently. By

Will an Iran-America Ceasefire Agreement Materialize?

A 14-point “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” has been signed under Pakistan’s mediation in order to find a path toward a

Obaidul Quader: The Wrong Man for the Awami League’s Most Historic Post

Obaidul Quader became president of the Chhatra League while he was in jail. Those who were involved in Chhatra League