Opinion

Embracing timeless traditions: A Greek bridal makeover in the heart of winter

Nahida Rahman Shumona Iqbal

In the midst of Attica's unforgiving winter; where relentless rains, howling winds and plummeting temperatures have led to widespread flooding, ...

How illegal firearms are eroding electoral security in Bangladesh

Md. Magem Ali Molin

The true foundation of democracy lies in the citizen’s freedom of opinion. The most important expression of this freedom is ...

The conflict in Eastern DR Congo and impact on regional security

Dilshad Ahmed

The East of DR Congo suffers from internal conflict that has ultimately led to dangerous ethnic marginalization and discrimination with ...

When and how immunities shield violence

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

I would like to begin this write-up with the words of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who cautioned, “Impunity can ...

Challenges for our peacekeepers in UN peace operations

Lt Col Muhammad Mustofa Kamal Kushal, Infantry, SI&T

Peace operations are commonly understood as the United Nations' authoritative interventions in civil wars or armed conflicts stemming from intrastate, ...

Chattogram port under the shadow of Ukraine war

Commodore Jasim Uddin Bhuiyan (Retd.)

Why should a citizen of Bangladesh, a nation often viewed as "small" in the global theatre, care about the frozen ...

Angel Chakma and Bangladesh

Lieutenant General Md. Mahfuzur Rahman (Retd.)

Angel Chakma, a resident of Tripura in India, was studying for an MBA in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. On the night of ...

From pitch to political crisis: Fraying Bangladesh–India cricket diplomacy

Ahasan Uddin Bhuiyan

Cricket has long been celebrated as “the game of Lords and the Lord of games,” a sporting tradition anchored in ...

Why Bangladesh should treat defence procurement as sovereign strategy

Rajeev Ahmed

A schoolboy from a village on the Meghna once told me how he measured the horizon. He did not look ...

History remembers- Syed Mahbub Murshed

Hasnat Ariyan Khan

Presently, there is no mention of his biography in school or college textbooks—not in Bangladesh, no where is his life ...

'The Fizz' hasn’t fizzled out, but the BCCI seems to have...

Shahriar Feroze

In an unprecedented escalation blurring the lines between sport and geopolitical tensions, Bangladesh and India are now facing a significant ...

Flight of angels will sing thee to thy rest!

Towheed Feroze

As I write this piece, a tribute to the unflinching Begum Khaleda Zia, who has left us, the television channels ...