When the big ones fight, the small ones get crushed underneath. So seems to be the plight of the common people in Bangladesh today. They are in a political quagmire consequent upon power play by vested quarters. Everything goes in their name, yet they rarely figure in the greater scheme of things. In most cases, […]
On October 7, 2023, Israel suffered its most devastating attack in decades, orchestrated by the Iran-backed Palestinian militant organization, Hamas. Notably, Hamas’s startling well-planned land-sea-air surprise assault from Gaza on Southern Israeli communities claimed the lives of hundreds and took approximately 150 individuals hostage, both military and civilian personnel. Israel’s most cataclysmic ordeal has remarkably […]
By a skillful and sustained use of propaganda one can make a people to see heaven as hell, or an extremely wretched life as paradise. –Adolf Hitler. Disinformation campaign We read Subir Bhaumik, Salahuddin Shoaib Chowdhury, ANM Abdi and a few other RAW (Indian Intelligence Agency) affiliated writers singing for Sheikh Hasina and Indian interests […]
In the heart of Africa’s unfolding narrative, a new chapter unfolds, bearing the weight of a somber tale woven with the threads of power shifts and tumultuous transitions. Once more, the world holds its collective breath, anticipating the reverberating repercussions of an African coup, a tempest of change that casts a shadow of unending sorrow […]
The month of August. The Mourning Month for the ruling class in Bangladesh. The opposition also seems to be observing the occasion with silence. Not sure if it is in solidarity with the fascists, or if they ran out of steam. The people who looked forward to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the largest of […]
The second U.S. President John Adams once said, “Democracy never lasts long… there never was a democracy; yet, that did not commit suicide”. A fervent nationalist, a leader of the American Revolution, and a remarkable political philosopher, President Adams meant that democracy is absolute power. If intoxicated by few for long, the exercisers and the […]
The next general election in Bangladesh is knocking at the door. People are not yet sure if India and other influential external powers will again join the present regime in disenfranchising most citizens from their inherent right to vote in the election. It is an established fact that they have been deprived of voting rights […]
“Allowing Sheikh Hasina to host the next election will be better served than not to hold one at all. Her unilateral victory will save the people time, effort, resources, and insurmountable sufferings.” She Came, She Talked, She Left That was Uzra Zeya, US Undersecretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights. Accompanied by Donald Lu, […]
“The biggest priority of India’s foreign policy-cum-security establishment is to get Hasinare-elected in January 2024 for a fourth successive term at any cost.” That was the advice SNM Abdi gave the Government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. He said so on June 6, 2023 in an article titled “India’s Stakes at Risk as […]
Bangladesh foreign minister Dr AKA Momen’s latest spin on the new visa policy announced by Washington on May 24 is interesting. He said that it would adversely affect only rich businessmen and government servants. This was another spin by the Awami League leaders to make light of the new US visa policy. It is now […]