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 […]
Unpredictable bloodshed looms in South Asia due to India’s deliberative support to the dictatorial and illegal government of Bangladesh, as it denies real democracy to its people. A democratic process will never return to Bangladesh if Sheikh Hasina remains in power. Keeping her pro-India administration intact, no election in Bangladesh will ever defeat her or […]
“I will not buy anything from those who will impose sanctions (on us),” said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a Convention of the Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) on May 13, 2023. While the regime-serving media entertained the nation for the “guts” of the Prime Minister, it was social media that became abuzz with tons […]
Two weeks ago, I wrote of the death of Pervez Musharraf; or rather I wrote of his short life of 10 years as the leader of Pakistan. He was thrust into that role by happenstance. That was not so long ago, and most readers will probably have at least some hazy memory of the string of […]
The Honorable Antony Blinken U.S. Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Office of the Secretary 2201 C St. NW Washington, D.C. 20520 May 2, 2023 Dear Honorable Secretary Blinken, After your high profile meeting with your Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen on April 10, 2023 in Washington, D.C., the Coalition for Human Rights & […]