Views & Opinion

Taming the Pandemic: Let Us All Behave Responsibly

Pranab Kumar Panday: The heat of the second wave of Covid-19 is being felt worldwide. The number of new cases and the fatality rate from this lethal infection has been increasing every day. The United States and many countries of Europe have begun witnessing the crippling impact of the second wave. The government of Bangladesh, like other count...

In December, we paint the skies with Joi Bangla colours

Syed Badrul Ahsan: It is December once again. It is once more the season when we travel back in time to recall the triumph we came by in an epic war for national freedom. In December we recall the sacrifices of three million of our compatriots; we remember the support of our friends across our frontier and further beyond; we recreate in this mo...

1970: An Election Fifty Years Ago

Syed Badrul Ahsan: Fifty years ago, in 1970, a general election took place in Pakistan. It was the country’s very first election in its twenty three-year history. It would have ramifications that are today part of the political narrative in our part of the world. It is important that, half a century on, we travel back to that year, the be...

Salute, Colonel! In death, you live…now and always

Syed Badrul Ahsan:   One more chapter in history comes to an end. One more of our heroes passes into the ages. One more time is upon us to reflect on an era that did us proud.   In the passing of Col. Shawkat Ali is our farewell to a man who remains part of the decisive moment in the heritage that today defines this sovereign repub...

The long silence on Baksal should lift

Syed Badrul Ahsan: Why 25th January is important? Not many of us remember and those of us who do conveniently pretend not to remember. It is as if the day has been airbrushed out of history, Bangladesh’s history. Travel back in time, give your memory a jog, think of history. You might stumble on the truth of why 25 January is part of our ...