violent politics
Does political unrest have a positive side?
I won't be surprised if the title of the article raises many eyebrows.
Corruption, controversial elections and violent extremism
CORRUPTION – the use of public office for private gains – benefits a powerful few while imposing serious costs on large swathes of society.
Editorial / Khaleda blames violence on the AL
ON Tuesday, foreign diplomats, including the US and EU ambassadors in Dhaka, met with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office. Reiterating their urgent concerns about violence against innocent citizens of Bangladesh, the diplomats urged Khaleda to ensure that the violence resulting from her movement comes to an end.
Politics of violence: Probable remedy
THE number one priority for any human being is safety of life and property. People live in a society and even form a state basically from that desire. Formation of government and financing of the same are borne by the people with the expectation that they would receive protection.
STRATEGICALLY SPEAKING / Are we rendering ourselves vulnerable?
IT does not need an expert to say that we have landed ourselves in the most difficult situation as a result of the current political deadlock.
STRAIGHT LINE / Behind the politics of ATTRITION
ONE may wonder if the principal political parties of Bangladesh have embarked upon an ominous battle of wearing down the opponent. The astounding actions of our major political actors would perhaps testify to the substance of such a premonition. Extreme rigidity in a democratic dispensation is not at all desirable. It also needs to be said that the present stalemate is not the first instance when political actors have ventured to act their own way, come what may.
Mad politics
POLITICS seems to have gone mad! It has ruthlessly been harming future nation-builders by shattering their academic life alongside killing innocent people and destroying the country's economic backbone.
A look at the current POLITICAL CRISIS
EVERY day we see in the media graphic images and horror stories of innocent civilians -- victims of the ongoing political unrest. Who is to blame?
Does political unrest have a positive side?
I won't be surprised if the title of the article raises many eyebrows.
Corruption, controversial elections and violent extremism
CORRUPTION – the use of public office for private gains – benefits a powerful few while imposing serious costs on large swathes of society.
Khaleda blames violence on the AL
ON Tuesday, foreign diplomats, including the US and EU ambassadors in Dhaka, met with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office. Reiterating their urgent concerns about violence against innocent citizens of Bangladesh, the diplomats urged Khaleda to ensure that the violence resulting from her movement comes to an end.
Politics of violence: Probable remedy
THE number one priority for any human being is safety of life and property. People live in a society and even form a state basically from that desire. Formation of government and financing of the same are borne by the people with the expectation that they would receive protection.
Are we rendering ourselves vulnerable?
IT does not need an expert to say that we have landed ourselves in the most difficult situation as a result of the current political deadlock.
Mad politics
POLITICS seems to have gone mad! It has ruthlessly been harming future nation-builders by shattering their academic life alongside killing innocent people and destroying the country's economic backbone.
Behind the politics of ATTRITION
ONE may wonder if the principal political parties of Bangladesh have embarked upon an ominous battle of wearing down the opponent. The astounding actions of our major political actors would perhaps testify to the substance of such a premonition. Extreme rigidity in a democratic dispensation is not at all desirable. It also needs to be said that the present stalemate is not the first instance when political actors have ventured to act their own way, come what may.
A look at the current POLITICAL CRISIS
EVERY day we see in the media graphic images and horror stories of innocent civilians -- victims of the ongoing political unrest. Who is to blame?