A TALE OF TWO PEOPLE
byA recent event of the killing of a Japanese citizen in Bangladesh has left the people of the two countries in a state of bewilderment, shock and distress. While the…
INTERROGATING GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS
byThe global refugee crisis of 2015 is indeed an unprecedented one considering its level of intensity. It would not be inappropriate to call this a ‘man-made’ humanitarian crisis. The crisis…
STALEMATE ON HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
byA year back, I, along with a few of my fellows, worked on a project about great power responsibility and the evolving nature of the norm of humanitarian intervention, reflecting…
India and China’s Rampant Onslaught on Rivers
byBangladesh lies on the confluence of three major rivers of Asia, the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna. The watershed basins of these rivers cover the center, north and northeastern…
ERDOĞAN’S TURKEY: A FAIR DEFEAT AND UNFAIR ELECTION
byThis article is being written during a time period during which everyone wonders how the escalation between Russia and Turkey is going to end. The Turkish shooting down of a…
Ravishing Rakhaine – Part 1
byFrom the land of the “Monkey’s Egg” Promoted by advocacy groups and social media the country came out of the Pandora’s isolation box some 5 years ago and is rapidly…
MY MEMOIRS IN DIPLOMATIC ARENA
byEvery alternative two years Bulgaria had hosted International Children fair in Sofia. In April,1989 Bulgaria hosted children fair and children artists from Bangladesh participated in the fair. I have had…
My Memoirs in Diplomatic Arena
byContinues… My assignment in Malaysia My first assignment abroad was Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 1977 to 1981 as third secretary where Major-General K.M.Safiullah, Bir Uttam, was…