Is the last stronghold of Bangladesh’s tigers at risk?
The increased disturbances of the Sundarbans such as Saturday's fire will force the wildlife to venture out and into human habitats for food.
6m ago
Becoming Bangabandhu
Can there be any greater recognition for a leader, than to be conferred with the title of your people's friend?
7m ago
A speech to stir 75 million souls
Bangabandhu took the stage, and instantly everyone in every corner sat (or stood) transfixed, hanging on every word.
7m ago
Remembering Shinzo Abe: Tragic death of an Asian statesman
From the moment he appeared on the world stage, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s most compelling politician in a generation, was cut from a different cloth.
2y ago
The blame-game over climate change
The 'rich' have to pay for their oversized contributions to global warming. If we consider the data from 1900-2004: the US has contributed by far the lion's share, in the form of 314,772 m metric tonnes of carbon dioxide.
7y ago
My Hawai'i commitment
The world community feels that Bangladesh should turn the tiger from an 'umbrella species' to a 'flagship species', as this is the national animal of Bangladesh.
8y ago
Taking Tagore to Cannes
Cannes - the very name conjures up images of movie star glamour, unalloyed creativity, and cinema as it should be - artistic, visually captivating, and incorporating a language that is altogether in danger of getting lost in a tsunami of
8y ago
Becoming Bangabandhu
That does it mean for a man, or a woman, to have 'a life led in politics'? Is it one in the midst or at the forefront of great events...
8y ago
May 9, 2024
Is the last stronghold of Bangladesh’s tigers at risk?
The increased disturbances of the Sundarbans such as Saturday's fire will force the wildlife to venture out and into human habitats for food.
March 16, 2024
Becoming Bangabandhu
Can there be any greater recognition for a leader, than to be conferred with the title of your people's friend?
March 14, 2024
A speech to stir 75 million souls
Bangabandhu took the stage, and instantly everyone in every corner sat (or stood) transfixed, hanging on every word.
July 16, 2022
Remembering Shinzo Abe: Tragic death of an Asian statesman
From the moment he appeared on the world stage, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s most compelling politician in a generation, was cut from a different cloth.
November 22, 2016
The blame-game over climate change
The 'rich' have to pay for their oversized contributions to global warming. If we consider the data from 1900-2004: the US has contributed by far the lion's share, in the form of 314,772 m metric tonnes of carbon dioxide.
September 29, 2016
My Hawai'i commitment
The world community feels that Bangladesh should turn the tiger from an 'umbrella species' to a 'flagship species', as this is the national animal of Bangladesh.
June 4, 2016
Taking Tagore to Cannes
Cannes - the very name conjures up images of movie star glamour, unalloyed creativity, and cinema as it should be - artistic, visually captivating, and incorporating a language that is altogether in danger of getting lost in a tsunami of
March 17, 2016
Becoming Bangabandhu
That does it mean for a man, or a woman, to have 'a life led in politics'? Is it one in the midst or at the forefront of great events...
March 11, 2016
7th March: The pinnacle of a relationship
More than anyone else in Bangladesh's history, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman enjoyed a relationship with his people.
June 26, 2015
Art that speaks to the times
The Venice Biennale is widely accepted as “the art world's greatest show”. I had the privilege to attend the opening week, with the theme Enwezor chose for its central exhibition, “All the world's futures”, reflecting his own preoccupation with “the state of things” - in a world where war and destruction has not only not spared art, but our cultural heritage is under attack in a very targeted sense.
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