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 ReadMore
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, ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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, ReadMore
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 ReadMore
Destruction of Gaza healthcare infrastructure
JC Mueller : ON MARCH 23, 2025, Feroze Sidhwa — a surgeon working in Gaza — posted an urgent update on the social media platform X: ‘I was at Nasser ReadMore
Trump and education department abolition
by Chinmay Prasun Biswas : ‘THE more they know, the less they obey’, this terrible dialogue of the Diamond King is currently the declared official policy of president Donald Trump. ReadMore
