Who is really to blame for the New York debacle caused by the Awami goons?
The assault on BNP and NCP leaders in New York by Awami League activists exposes the failures of Bangladesh’s Foreign ...
23 Sep 2025 17:08 PM
Why the Saudi-Pakistani alliance is more stagecraft than statecraft
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan’s new Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) looks historic on paper—but beneath the fanfare, it is more ...
19 Sep 2025 13:15 PM
The Sting, the Condor, and the Cowboy: A farewell to Robert Redford
Celebrate the legacy of Robert Redford—beyond his iconic Sundance Kid persona—as a versatile actor who shaped the buddy movie genre, ...
19 Sep 2025 13:11 PM
The night Nasiruddin Patwari outwitted Asif Nazrul…with two goats and one political punchline
A surreal political scandal rocked Dhaka’s elite “Mantripara” when two goats vanished from a law adviser’s bungalow—sparking wild pranks, dark ...
18 Sep 2025 16:52 PM
The secular icon who wasn’t: A new book recasts Indira Gandhi
Explore Shahid Siddiqui’s searing critique of Indira Gandhi’s politics—unmasking the myth of her secularism and revealing a ruthless pragmatist whose ...
17 Sep 2025 23:40 PM
The rebel pen that made Bengal's Muslims dare to dream
Explore the life and legacy of Mir Mosharraf Hossain, the pioneering Bengali Muslim writer who reshaped 19th-century Bengal’s cultural identity ...
17 Sep 2025 14:07 PM
The collapse of meaning in Bangladeshi politics
Like Ondine’s Curse, Bangladesh’s politics now demands exhausting hyper-awareness. Endless interpretation has replaced shared sense, risking collapse into far-right simplicity. ...
15 Sep 2025 11:31 AM
The daughter, the prisoner, the poet: Zeb-un-Nissa’s forgotten legacy
Zeb-un-Nissa, Mughal princess and poet, defied her era’s constraints—writing as “Makhfi,” building vast libraries, and leaving a legacy of brilliance ...
14 Sep 2025 21:51 PM
Ex-Maltese Prime Minister and Balkan fixer linked to lobbying drive for Hasina’s return with S Alam’s money
BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul has alleged that S Alam paid Tk 2,500 crore to ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to block elections. A ...
14 Sep 2025 15:39 PM
When even Qatar isn’t safe from Israel, what is left of the US guarantee?
Israel’s strike in Doha shattered Gulf faith in U.S. protection. Qatar’s ordeal shows how small states risk sovereignty when they ...
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