Credit cards are very popular among people in the USA and Canada. They can hardly think of living without using it. So this has become one of the most attractive
FOR more than two decades, three letters have functioned as a shorthand for state-sponsored dread in the Bangladeshi psyche: RAB. The Rapid Action Battalion, birthed under the promise of restoring
On the morning of 12 February 2026, millions of people in Bangladesh will wake up and perform a quiet calculation before they even think about politics. Should I go earlier
THE much‑awaited general election in Bangladesh is just around the corner. After a long disruption of democratic norms, this election is more than a routine exercise. Naturally, it has generated
Being an outcast in politics is not unusual. Political parties rise and fall; leaders become heroes one day and footnotes the next. But what Bangladesh is witnessing today is something
ON INDIA’S 79th Independence Day, in August 2025, prime minister Narendra Modi devoted his speech to Viksit Bharat 2047 (Developed India 2047) and announced a National Manufacturing Mission. The mission,
An election is not merely a formal mechanism for the transfer of power; it is the expression of the sovereign will of the people. Through voting, citizens decide who will
In terms of constitutional dynamism at home and international acceptability, no alternative to an elected government has yet been discovered anywhere in the world—and there is no sign of one