Eresh Omar Jamal

Narendra Modi's recent visit to Israel garnered massive media attention and debate as it was the first time a sitting Indian Prime Minister visited the Jewish State. But what some of the coverage did was portray the visit as an indication of a tectonic shift happening in Indian policy towards the Israel-Palestine issue. This, however, is simply not true, as India, since establishing formal diplomatic relations with Israel in 1992, has had excellent and rapidly growing economic and security relations with Israel which was intentionally left unpublicised, up until now.

Sure there are those who had warned of some form of extremism emerging having observed the inequalities that exist in the social, economic and political fabric of our daily lives (which sometimes give rise to extreme reactionary forces). But they don't really explain the Holey Artisan tragedy, as most of the attackers, all in their late teens or early 20s, came from comparatively privileged backgrounds, and, as such, were not necessarily victims of such unfair discriminations. One thing though is for certain, that they were somehow influenced by external forces.

Years later, we are now witnessing the greatest movement of the uprooted that the world has ever known. Even more than during the Second World War, as some 65.3 million people were displaced from their homes, 21.3 million of them refugees, according to 2015 UN figures.

Globalisation conceived and led by the western world has failed to deliver on most of its promises to the majority of the globe's inhabitants.

Tension is again rising in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia and its allies (mainly other Gulf countries) abruptly cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism in the region.

…the government in Bangladesh, instead of holding bankers accountable, bailed out the fraud-riddled banks using thousands of crores worth of taxpayers' money, year after year

The notion of today's press freedom is deeply rooted in the idea of freedom of speech and expression, intellectual freedom, liberty of thought, etc.

The famous Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time, at the peak of his success over 100 years

This is because the US War Powers Resolution act only authorises the President to introduce US Armed Forces into hostilities...

A lot has been made of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India. After all, it was her first bilateral visit to the neighbouring country in seven years.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), based in Beijing, has agreed to provide Bangladesh loans worth USD 60 million to address its gas supply deficit.

The government is devising ways to offload state-owned companies' shares according to a new Daily Star report (March 17, 2017).

There is no greater natural resource on this earth than water, as without it, life on this planet would cease to exist as we know it.

The United Nations proclaimed March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 1966, commemorating

On February 23, the government announced that gas prices will be increased by 22.7 percent on average, across the board, in two phases, starting from March 1. The government last increased the price back in September 2015 and, before that, in 2009 and 2005.

When British colonisation of India ended in 1947, Pakistan was established and India gained its independence, great hope was born in the hearts of the newly liberated people, including those of what is Bangladesh today.

According to Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Bangladesh has the potential to become the world's 23rd largest economy by 2050.

Since the re-escalation of tensions between the government of Myanmar and the Rohingya people in October 2016 and the reinvigorated persecution of the minority group that followed, thousands of Rohingyas have again fled to Bangladesh - the United Nations humanitarian office's most recent estimate is 69,000.

Ever since tensions again escalated between the government of Myanmar and the Rohingya people on October 2016 and the reinvigorated persecution of the minority group that followed, thousands of Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh — the United Nations humanitarian office’s most recent estimate is 69,000.

On January 27, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily (at least 90 days) banning the