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PLEASURE IS ALL MINE

Shah Husain Imam

PLEASURE IS ALL MINE

Columnist, The Daily Star

An album on the poet of politics

Commemorating Bangabandhu's Birth Anniversary / An album on the poet of politics

16 March 2019, 18:00 PM
My first impression of Bangabandhu dates back to around the mid-sixties. A helicopter service had been in operation between Dhaka
16 March 2019, 18:00 PM
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An avoidable mayhem

14 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Last Tuesday, from the northerly Himalayas, a blustery wind cascaded down to Haripur area of Thakurgaon leaving a patch of ruins in
14 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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Uprooting corruption: We can do better

31 January 2019, 18:00 PM
The seasonal discussion on corruption is back in full swing following the release of Berlin-based Transparency International's global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), 2018.
31 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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Which way is pluralistic democracy headed?

17 January 2019, 18:00 PM
We have known democratic pluralism, pluralistic democracy and multi-party system to be synonymous terminologies. But is it as simplistic as that? Conceptually and ideally, it is; but in practice and real-world situations, it may not be so!
17 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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Change of style or substance?

10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
With at least 27 new faces and only a few septuagenarians around, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was greeted on her re-election to a record fourth term at Gono Bhaban on Tuesday.
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Sheikh Hasina's fourth term

Sheikh Hasina's fourth term

3 January 2019, 18:00 PM
It is the huge gaps in the numbers of votes polled by the winners and the losers in the 11th national election that apparently unveiled a “controlled and patterned” nature of the process of polls.
3 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Election 2018

Wintry mist from a non-level playing field!

27 December 2018, 18:00 PM
If almost every past election in Bangladesh had been a test case for democracy, the one the nation is going to in two days' time is a veritable litmus test for the country's democratic future.
27 December 2018, 18:00 PM
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Nomination cauldron bubbling away, electioneering heat awaited

6 December 2018, 18:00 PM
It was for the BNP leaders “a strategy” of filing multiple sets of nomination papers to cover the contingency of rejections. This came in the way of 141 party nominees out of 696 who had applied to the EC for a go-ahead.
6 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Leo Varadkar

Wind of change in Europe

All this means two things. First, small people's voice is becoming heard and second, decent-minded souls far outnumber the hateful lot. The silent majority must speak up and take charge.
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Cricket is a great teacher

Cricket is a great teacher

At a British-hosted reception a few days before the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Ovals, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli said, “People want to see England and India play in the finals.”
22 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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A godsend for the Tigers

By a huge stroke of luck, or you may call it divine intervention or compassionate justice, the rain-affected Australia versus Bangladesh match had been declared a draw. One point each to both teams has been awarded. This has unlocked the way for Bangladesh to move to the semi-finals.
8 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Eyes on the British election

Less than a week is left to the snap election in the UK. The latest Gallup poll points to a neck-and-neck contest between the Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May and her opposition Labour Party contender Jeremy Corbyn.
1 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Manchester Attack

The strategy of solidarity

After the Man-chester carnage, there should no longer be any sense of disbelief at the invidious lengths to which terrorists can go to make their presence felt.
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM
A scary glimpse of malware havoc

A scary glimpse of malware havoc?

Since last week, the world has woken up to the “largest Ransomware attack in internet history.”
18 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Trump's 100 days in western media

Donald Trump made his preference clear as to whose company he would keep on the celebrative night marking his first 100 days in
4 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Missing Mustafizur

The IPL is nearing a climactic phase. Yet, it holds little excitement and appeal for Bangladeshis in general. Shakib, a world-class all-
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Are the citizens being made pawns?

There are two mind-boggling and brain-wracking issues for the citizens. One is the transport syndicate 'proving more powerful than the government' in connection with an enforcement drive against buses defying some 'corrective measures.'
20 April 2017, 18:00 PM
MoU

Beyond the MoUs

The large number of MoUs and deals signed between New Delhi and Dhaka during our PM's visit to India is evidently a product of government-to-government cooperation.
13 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Mamata Banerjee meets Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

A visit high on hopes, reliant on trust

Upbeat as we may be about 33 deals and MoUs to be signed between the two countries during the PM's visit, we cannot allow our focus to be diffused on Teesta water sharing deal.
6 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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The Dambulla magic of rains and gains

Cricket lovers proposed and the rains disposed! Sri Lanka had set a stiff target of 311 for Bangladesh to chase in their second ODI at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium today.
31 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Do Trump's numbers add up?

Donald Trump's crazy Turkish dance of a saga continues. He has not just got his steps wrong, his numbers too are flying in the face of his pet theories and projects.
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
PM Modi

Narendra Modi and his newfound power

After Modi's landslide victory in the trend-setting states of India, three straight gains have been garnered by BJP as the party in power and Narendra Modi as the country's prime minister.
21 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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An album on the poet of politics

My first impre-ssion of Bangabandhu dates back to around the mid-sixties. A helicopter service had been in operation between Dhaka
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Putin

Putin in a new light

Predictably, what might be going through Putin's mind is restoring Russia's image from the dishonour it suffered through the Afghan debacle. Thus, in atonement for failure in Afghanistan, Russia is acting tough in the Middle East.
9 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Women's public transport

Women's public transport nightmare

It is daily suffering for working women or female students who have to travel by bus across the city.
3 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Special relations - A moving feast!

Britain's special relations with the US may have come under stress; exactly the opposite of what British Prime Minister Theresa May had intended by embarking on a visit to the US last month.
23 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Heavyweight punch by a perceived lightweight!

Playing against India on its home ground, where they had inflicted series defeats on New Zealand and England, was like pushing a
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Donald Trump

Take a pick on check and balance, Mr. Trump!

Nothing seems to be going right for the Trump presidency ever since its inaugural on January, 20. "Peaceful transfer of power" was mechanical; street protests watering down the solemnity of the occasion.
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM

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