Removal of Nawaz Sharif and the future of Pakistan
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM STRANGER THAN FICTION
Two disasters, two countries, two peoples
2 July 2017, 18:10 PM STRANGER THAN FICTION
Trump's Riyadh rendezvous
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM STRANGER THAN FICTION
Trump hits Syria / A gambit and a war crime
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM STRANGER THAN FICTION
ISIS threats in Bangladesh - Denials and Delusions
27 March 2017, 18:00 PM STRANGER THAN FICTION
Obama's legacy, racism, and Trump's victory in America
24 January 2017, 18:00 PM STRANGER THAN FICTION

Why was Muhammad Ali Greater than his legend?

Last Friday (June 10), the “Great” Muhammad Ali was laid to rest at his birthplace, Louisville Kentucky. Around 15,000 people
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Conspiracy theories and beyond

The Democratic and Republican parties have made presumptive nominations of their presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Defiance of law and the state of impunity in Bangladesh

KARL Marx, among other critics of imperialism, had some kind words for British colonial rule in India, especially in regards to
4 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Fallout from Narayanganj: Hope and Despair

Salim Osman might have put the last straw on the camel's back. His using of cheap, religious and communal sentiments of the people is absurdly wild and dangerous. It could wreak havoc on Narayanganj, and eventually on the whole country.
26 May 2016, 18:00 PM

MP plays judge-jury-prosecutor!

An MP – who paradoxically represents the ruling coalition as well as its opposition in the parliament – recently played the proverbial role of the judge, jury and prosecutor.
20 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Finding the beneficiaries of the killings

The way the U.S. and Indian governments, and some conservative think tanks in the U.S. are appraising the spate of killings in
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Some unresolved issues

Not only the ruling coalition and its main Opposition (which is outside the Parliament) contradict each other as to who have been killing writers, bloggers and freethinkers in the country, but some ministers of the coalition government also contradict each other in this regard.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Terror in the East and West: Beyond Ankara, Lahore, Paris, and Brussels

Although Islamist or separatist terror groups bomb and kill hundreds of people in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Turkey, or Afghanistan on a regular basis...
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

A debacle in Pakistan

Am I an alarmist for believing elements of the Pakistani “debacle” might eventually trickle down to Bangladesh? I hope that it turns out so. But I don't think so.
11 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Political violence, “rational ignorance”, and “political illiteracy” in Bangladesh

THERE was yet another shocking headline in this daily (February 22): “Priest killed, devotee shot”. Some “unknown” assailants raided a
28 February 2016, 18:00 PM

The witch-hunt against Mahfuz Anam

Ever since this ridiculous debate cropped up – soon after Mahfuz Anam's TV interview with Munni Saha on February 3 – on The Daily
17 February 2016, 18:00 PM

It's not a debatable proposition

IT'S unbelievable but true. Some people still believe Bangladesh needs “development” first, before its transition to democracy!
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM

From Cairo to Cologne, and Damascus to Dhaka

Men not only molest uncovered/Westernised women at home, but also molest hijab- and even burqa-clad women in various Arab countries.
19 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Politics, terrorism, and the state of denial

While Islamist terrorists have re-emerged recently, killing bloggers, writers, foreign nationals and Shias, and attacking an Ahmadiyya mosque, with impunity, one wonders how leaders, intellectuals, and ordinary people in Bangladesh can afford to waste time and energy in partisan politics!
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM