Opinion

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

By Denying Him a State Janaza, History Has Honored Tofail Ahmed Even More

On 15 August 1975, Colonel Hamid, the father of footballer Kaiser Hamid, was given responsibility by Army Headquarters to look

The Man Zia Could Not Bring Into a Secret Meeting

Among the few people in Bangladesh who were politicians through and through, Tofail Ahmed was one. Much has been written

Sheikh Hasina’s Two Historic Returns to Bangladesh

On the morning of May 17, 1981, the sky over Dhaka was slightly overcast, though by noon the heat had