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When sudden death strikes the mighty

Dhaka, April 23 -- Death sometimes strikes when one least expects it to. On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis briefly showered his blessings on the crowd gathered at the Vatican. On Easter Monday, early in ... Read More


The sartorial in political leaders

Dhaka, April 16 -- Of late much has been made of the less than elegant appearance of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House during his meeting with US President Donald Trump. The meet... Read More


1971: Ayub Khan's terse message to Yahya Khan

Dhaka, March 26 -- The people of Bangladesh have just gone through yet one more anniversary of Independence Day. When fifty-four years ago, in March 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made the de... Read More


Canada and the rise of Mark Carney

Dhaka, March 12 -- Mark Carney should be able to provide strong leadership to Canada. With his accomplishments, essentially in economics (he has served well as governor of the Bank of Canada and the B... Read More


Trump's Ukraine policy reasserts diplomacy

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Russia is finally coming in from the cold. One couldn't have imagined this situation till recently. President Donald Trump, despite the many complaints people have over the nature o... Read More


Abraham Lincoln's enduring global appeal

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Abraham Lincoln remains a consequential figure in history. The anniversary of his birth having gone -- he was born on 12 February 1809 -- it is for those interested in the annals of ... Read More


Trump's America, tariffs, canals & USAID

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- These are days of rapid fire politics in Donald Trump's America. Geopolitics has been pushed into chaotic unpredictability. With Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Elon Musk looking on, th... Read More