Opinion

BOAT ADRIFT: AL’s journey through power and paradox – I

Abdul Monaiem Kudrot Ullah: BANGLADESH, a nation forged in the crucible of its 1971 liberation war, now sees its legacy of sacrifice and identity increasingly distorted into a tool for

After ceasefire, Israel turns on Jenin

Maha Nassar: JUST two days after a shaky ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel this week launched a large-scale incursion of the Jenin refugee camp in the West

Future of US aid in Bangladesh

MA Hossain : THE decision by US President Donald Trump to suspend foreign aid for 90 days, announced on the very night of his second term inauguration, has raised concerns

Lessons from Nepal’s landslides

by Mohammad Abu Toyab : A TEAM of Bangladeshi development professionals recently visited Nepal to study its disaster risk management strategies, particularly in managing landslide risks through anticipatory action. The

Exeunt, the man from Scranton

Patrick Lawrence : WHEN a president has failed as miserably as Joe Biden, you have to change the subject. You have to distract the public. I honestly do not think

FIGHT FOR DIGNITY: Reshaping Gaza’s post-war narrative

FOLLOWING every Israeli war on Gaza, numerous narratives emerge. Some claim victory for one side and defeat for the other, while others — knowingly or unknowingly — attempt to exploit

Bitter harvests: Gaza ceasefire

TWINNING the terms ‘ceasefire’ and ‘Gaza’ seems not only incongruous but an obscene joke. This is largely because the ceasefire announced on January 15 between Israel and Hamas could have

Arakan Army’s strategic mastery in Rakhine

Kawsar Uddin Mahmud : THE Arakan Army on December 20, 2024 captured the headquarters of the Myanmar military’s western command in Ann town, marking a historic occasion for the organisation’s