Altaf Parvez is a researcher of history.
The most aggressive efforts to sideline him and remove him from the Chief Minister's office came from Suhrawardy.
Suhrawardy’s popularity, unlike Jinnah’s, was rooted primarily in the regional sphere, though he enjoyed a strong base of mass support. Jinnah’s emergence as the architect of Pakistan owed considerably to Suhrawardy’s efforts, yet Suhrawardy, in turn, received comparatively little support from Jinnah.
Should Bangladesh rethink its Rohingya policy and strategy?
Situation across our borders is reason for concern.
Writer-researcher Altaf Parvez discusses the recommendations made by the Labour Reform Commission to improve the state of workers in the country, in a conversation with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.
Between “July 34-36”, Bangladesh saw the explosion of a united democratic desire among people of all classes and professions. The demand for democracy was the revolutionary desire then. Following on from that, establishing meaningful democracy is going to be the true revolutionary programme now. The world is now calling it the Bangla Spring—the spring whose graffiti has adorned the walls of Dhaka.
Tagging anyone who is anti-establishment as “Urban Naxal” is the trend right now.
Even in Bangladesh, people are concerned about the CAA because of its perceived impact on the fate of Muslims.
The most aggressive efforts to sideline him and remove him from the Chief Minister's office came from Suhrawardy.
Suhrawardy’s popularity, unlike Jinnah’s, was rooted primarily in the regional sphere, though he enjoyed a strong base of mass support. Jinnah’s emergence as the architect of Pakistan owed considerably to Suhrawardy’s efforts, yet Suhrawardy, in turn, received comparatively little support from Jinnah.
Should Bangladesh rethink its Rohingya policy and strategy?
Situation across our borders is reason for concern.
Writer-researcher Altaf Parvez discusses the recommendations made by the Labour Reform Commission to improve the state of workers in the country, in a conversation with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.
Between “July 34-36”, Bangladesh saw the explosion of a united democratic desire among people of all classes and professions. The demand for democracy was the revolutionary desire then. Following on from that, establishing meaningful democracy is going to be the true revolutionary programme now. The world is now calling it the Bangla Spring—the spring whose graffiti has adorned the walls of Dhaka.
Tagging anyone who is anti-establishment as “Urban Naxal” is the trend right now.
Even in Bangladesh, people are concerned about the CAA because of its perceived impact on the fate of Muslims.
Since Myanmar's guerrilla groups are not listed as “terrorist” organisations in Europe and the US, supporters are facing no problems in raising public funds
Being concerned about the Myanmar conflict is understandable, but we cannot be fearful