Abdul Hannan

If the recently concluded presidential debate is of any indication, the consequences of electing president Trump for a second term is a foregone conclusion—an irreparable damage to democracy.

Mohammad Badrul Ahsan, the inimitable author of the sparkling “Cross Talk” column in The Daily Star and Editor of the now defunct biweekly “First News” is no more, his life cut short abruptly at the age of 60, when his full potential as a writer was yet to blossom.

This is to redeem my pledge to my friend and classmate Ambassador Harun ur Rashid and write his obituary if I survive him.

Military pacts or defence deals are always struck by two states or more, out of a common threat perception.

What once seemed like a stunt and a fantasy is now real. Donald Trump was sworn in on Friday as the 45th President of the United States of America with his favourite mantra 'America first' and 'Make America Great Again', a veiled warning of exclusion of outsiders in America and protection of American trade and manufacture.

The hospital walls are plastered with photos of the late philanthropic founder of the hospital. Has his dream and vision come true? The hospital has clearly degenerated into a commercial proposition.

By all indications from Delhi and Kolkata, it is now clear that there will be no deal on Teesta during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Dhaka.

EVERY year April 3, the most dreaded day in my life, sends a chilling shiver of panic down my spine.