Opinion

Elections vs reforms

by Md Abdul Alim: BANGLADESH is moving towards holding the 13th parliamentary elections. Although, a specific date for the elections has not yet announced, the chief adviser to the interim

Myth of conquest: why Gaza will never be subdued by Israel

Ramzy Baroud : TO CONQUER a place is to fundamentally subdue its population. This must be clearly differentiated from ‘occupation’, a specific legal term that governs the relationship between a

The 1991 storm that chose its victims

Abdul Monaiem Kudrot Ullah : ON THE night of April 29, slipping inexorably into the 30th, 1991, I stood on the deck of the BNS Osman, a young officer clad

Protecting children from heat wave

Fatema Meherunnessa : AS THE scorching summer heat approaches, Bangladesh braces for extreme weather. Already grappling with the impacts of climate change, the country faces a growing risk threatening millions,

Democracy or plutocracy?

by Lawrence S Wittner : Despite much lofty rhetoric portraying the United States as a democracy (in which the people rule), this nation, in fact, has often resembled a plutocracy

Israel is about to empty Gaza

Chris Hedges : ISRAEL is poised to carry out the largest campaign of ethnic cleansing since the end of World War II. Since March 2, it has blocked all food

On rehabilitating Awami League

by Obaidul Hamid : DEALING with the fallen Awami League has posed a political and diplomatic challenge for Professor Yunus’s interim government. While this appears to be a tricky issue,

Trump’s crazy trade war

Mel Gurtov : THE Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether, 60 countries have been