There is an urgent appeal to save the life of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister and leader of the largest opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia. Begum Zia never lost any elections while she contested and is an immensely popular and loving leader of the country. She now requires urgent medical […]
On September 18, 2023, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a shocking accusation before the Canadian Parliament, claiming that the Indian government was responsible for the assassination of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, on Canadian soil. This accusation has sent shockwaves around the world and raises significant concerns about the state of dissent and […]
My dear President Emmanuel Macron, “C’est la crise!” (It’s a crisis!). This is how I felt when I first visited France in 1985. When I visited again in 2023, “c’était toujours la crise” (It’s still a crisis!). And now, as you head to India, after making all of Africa kicking, France is still in crisis. We feel bad that this “crisis” […]
“Reading is important–read between the lines. Don’t swallow everything.” Much hype was generated prior, during and after the visit of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu to Bangladesh in mid-January, 2023. The media is abuzz with juicy speculations drawing in various conjectures. Tangible results, if any, will be a long way off. Meeting Bangladesh […]