Asif Kabir: Unlike the country it broke away from, Bangladesh’s political history has shown a tendency to move closer to democratic and political leadership through parliamentary elections. From the era when state apparatus was used to finance, protect, and promote religious extremism and militancy, the recent trend has seen a rise of vio...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for uprooting all sorts of terrorism to establish a secured and prosperous region. "We must root out all kinds of terrorism to build a secured and prosperous region," she said when the national security chiefs of the BIMSTEC countries paid a courtesy call on her at her Ganabhaban residence here this eveni...