Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The struggle for the future in Bangladesh, as elsewhere in the world, reminds me of vanished times that keep reinventing themselves. The struggle makes me think of an earlier me. It... Read More
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