Opinion

Demise of a political scientist

by Mizanur Rahman : The ink has dried, the pages closed, The scholar’s journey now disclosed. … A universe they explored inside. The answers sought, the truths revealed, A legacy

Resuming SAARC, renewing friendship

Jawed Naqvi : THE late poet and film lyricist Kaifi Azmi described a strange method of writing film songs, which has come to bear a close resemblance to the method

Rethinking Dhaka’s access to nature

Nushrat Rahman Chowdhury : SOME parts of Dhaka are undoubtedly more beautiful and more breathable than others. When one thinks of spaces in the city to enjoy fresh air or

Trump doctrine in Middle East

MA Hossain : US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic foray into the Middle East — spanning Riyadh, Doha and Abu Dhabi — unveiled a foreign policy philosophy that is neither

Diplomatic chess, Ukraine the pawn

Patrick Lawrence : AS WAS universally expected, little came out of Istanbul this week, where Ukrainian and Russian delegations met with the ostensible purpose of exploring a negotiated settlement of

From war memes to the real horror of war

by Nazia Nazar : AS TENSIONS rise once again between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, one of the most alarming aspects of this escalation is not just the provocative rhetoric

Antibiotic resistance: a silent killer

Nafew Sajed Joy : ANTIBIOTIC resistance is increasingly becoming a global health crisis, primarily driven by the irrational, unnecessary, and non-compliant use of antibiotics. Research reveals that, in 2022 alone,

India’s Israeli playbook

How New Delhi is mirroring Tel Aviv in the war against Pakistan, asks Arman Ahmed NOT only for its military size but also for its close similarity to Israeli military strategy,