Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The British Marxist historian E. H. Carr once mounted a fierce defence of utopian thinking in a paragraph in which he had seemed to argue against the idea at first. In The Twenty Yea... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The denial of the Nobel peace prize to American President Donald Trump, a gesture which was expected for his role in ending several wars, does not detract from his creditable effort ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- The passing of the primate expert and wildlife advocate Jane Goodall last week reminded me of the words of the theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking: "We are just an ... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Two weeks ago, I wrote a column in these pages using the term "Banglanesia" to metaphorically describe the connections between the Bangladesh uprising of 2024 and the Indonesian one... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- Standing on top of Tiananmen Gate, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that his great nation now feared no one. What followed his declaration was a spectacular military parade to mark... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's landmark visit to Bangladesh was a diplomatic triumph for both countries. It inaugurated a fresh chapter in their rela... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- I remember once seeing a political advertisement that featured a forlorn matriarch of the native Americas in gorgeous ethnic dress. The caption went like this: "People look at what w... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- There is a celebrated saying by Pablo Picasso to the effect that art is a lie which tells the truth. The reality of that paradox struck me when I came across a Youtube video in which ... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- In his book, The Outsider, Colin Wilson recalls the author G.K. Chesterton. "Chesterton has a hero who loves London so much that he would not dream of saying 'A taxicab came round the... Read More