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 & […]
The flood of articles and coverage accompanying Saudi celebrations of the sixth anniversary of the appointment of the crown prince provides an opportunity for observers and interested parties to get acquainted with the “new political mentality” of the Kingdom’s most powerful man, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, not only because of the never-ending stream of commentary […]
On the surface, Bangladesh appears to be a small South Asian economic powerhouse. Bangladeshi women are at the core of its economic growth in the garments industry, it has averted the traps of religious fundamentalism and stands as a secular, developing nation. Its trade and diplomatic relations with the international community are tension- free and […]
Since her installation as the Prime Minister in January of 2009, Sheikh Hasina has been running a fascist rule in Bangladesh where democracy, human rights, the rule of law and good governance have been relegated to textbooks. Constitutional provision of an election-time neutral Caretaker Government (CTG) has been unceremoniously thrown away with a view to […]
The “Doomsday” clock has been advanced further due to the ongoing Ukraine War, which, in reality, is a war between Russia and the US-led West and their collaborators elsewhere. Ukraine has now been promised advanced warplanes by some of the NATO countries. If it escalates further, the Russian threat of using strategic nuclear weapons might […]
“The Nation voted us to power to see unity and communal harmony, not for any division or communality.” ~Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Lately, a vested coterie, aligned with the ruling regime of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Indian intelligence agency of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), re-started a false […]
After Donald Lu’s much talked-about visit to Bangladesh, a lull has eclipsed the country’s political horizon about this question. No one from either side of the political aisle wants to speak about the aftermath or possible fallout out of this diplomatic maneuver. Political analysts are unanimous that the visit of this U.S. Assistant Secretary of […]