Views & Opinion

Is the BNP really an alternative?

Shams Rahman: It is true that in the past the BNP was in government for several terms. Sometimes by way of an election after seizing power through military coups, sometimes by direct or indirect support of Jamaat-e-Islam. Since 2013 the party has been frantically trying to return to state power. However, so far, the approach it employed has alw...

US Human Rights Report and the Reality

Hiren Pandit: The United States has yet to condemn the 1971 genocide and atrocities. Although the larger population of that country was in favor of humanity. The United States, a claimant to humanity, supported human rights violations that day. Even after the victory in 1971, Bangladesh was not accepted by Pakistan and the United States. For Ban...

Journalism is not the word for it

Dr. Rashid Askari:   It's really a shock to the system that one of the leading newspapers of the country—the daily Prothom Alo on the last Independence Day (March 26, 2023) published a piece of news that has stirred up a real hornets’ nest. A correspondent by the name of Shamsuzzaman has filed the report that hints at ...

Sheikh Hasina Working Tirelessly to Deliver the Benefits of Independence to Everyone

Hiren Pandit: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina always mentions that she has nothing to ask or demand. Having lost her parents and siblings, the day she returned to Bangladesh in 1981, she did not know where she would stay, nor did she think about how she would go. Only thought about one thing, this country was made independent by her father. Theref...

23 March 1971: A Mighty Slap to Pakistani regime in Bangladesh

Anwar A Khan: 23 March, 1971 hit on a variety of Bangladesh’s liberation struggles from different periods and sounds to help put into perspective the depth and range of so many incredible performances that have deeply enriched our culture and lives to achieve Bangladesh. The day was a mighty slap to the Pakistani regime by the people of ...