Ode to Human Rights and the Death Penalty
byTranslated by: Kazi Niaz Ahmed theglobalpanorama / Foter / CC BY-SA Very recently, few states have annulled the provision of capital punishment to renounce heinous crimes within their jurisdiction. I…
Tough choices for Bangladesh
byWestern sanction on Iran: Tough choices for Bangladesh Iran-US confrontations are edging closer to direct conflict. As a result there are fear and tension rising over polarization of international politics…
From Cairo to Yangon, democracy flourishes
byThis week had a lot of exciting news. First, in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood reversed its earlier decision and decided to field a presidential candidate, Khairat El-Shater, in a clear…
US naval interest in Bangladesh
byUS secretary of Navy Ray Mabus paid a ‘silent’ but significant visit to Dhaka. There are two aspects regarding the media attention to this news — one, this visit got…
Now it’s Time for Look Africa Policy
byEvery nation state whatever its political system & state structure, has mutual stand point from where it interacted in foreign relations. A state interaction in foreign relations & foreign policy…
Myanmar: an emerging surrogate
byHistoric identity of Myanmar is military ruled underdeveloped and backward country of South and South East Asia. But there are some other facts are lying in history, like it is…
Let Laissez-faire guide our maritime industry
byExperience has shown state-owned business suffer from inefficiency, corruption and bureaucratic red-tape. Many public sector organizations are kept alive by injection of state funding. The losses keep on adding up…
Opening Doors to Rohingyas: Duty, Not Charity
byBangladesh has, recently, experienced yet another round of inflow of Rohingyas through its land and sea borders. Media reports have documented harrowing tales of suffering that the members of the…