Rohingyas Justice for Rohingyas Haroon Habib in DhakaIn a significant ruling, the International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to protect the minority Rohingya population from human rights atrocities, p
Bangladesh Daunting challengesHaroon Habib in Dhaka Sheikh Hasina returns to power with a landslide victory in the parliamentary election in Bangladesh, but the challenges before her are manifold.
Bangladesh blast case Closure of sorts Haroon Habib in DhakaThe judgment in the August 2004 grenade attack case, in which 19 accused were sentenced to death and 19 to life imprisonment, reveals the dark side of
Rohingya In search of a solutionHAROON HABIB in DhakaBangladesh calls for a “sustainable return” of the Rohingyan refugees and demands the effective involvement of the U.N. and the strategic collabor
Bangladesh Old woundsHAROON HABIB in DhakaPakistan, which has never apologised for the crimes committed by its army personnel during the 1971 Bangladesh war, continues to oppose the trials tha
Bangladesh Endangered bloggersHAROON HABIB in DhakaNiladri Chatterjee Niloy becomes the fourth online activist to be targeted this year by religious extremists.
Bangladesh Election amid anarchyHaroon Habib in DhakaThe ruling Awami League wins an election marred by boycott and violence. But the only solution to a looming political crisis is another round of elect
Bangladesh Warning voteHAROON HABIB in DhakaThe ruling Awami League would do well to analyse the drubbing it received in the recent corporation elections and take corrective steps if it wants to
Bangladesh Surge of hopeHAROON HABIB in DhakaA mass uprising in Dhaka sees the young generation swearing by a democratic society where religion is a private pursuit.
Bangladesh Healing the woundsHaroon Habib in DhakaThe International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh gives its first verdict in the crimes against humanity committed during the war of liberation in 1971.
Challenges in the eastSUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY in Kolkata HAROON HABIB in Dhaka The growth of fundamentalism in Bangladesh, with covert blessings from the ruling dispensation, inevitably has ripple effects in West Bengal and the r
Homage to a heroHAROON HABIB in DhakaLt. Gen. J.S. Arora, who died recently, is fondly remembered in Bangladesh for his role as the commander of the India-Bangladesh joint forces in the c
Has COVID truly exposed the broken global order? Despite the COVID-19 pandemic being a severe and truly global crisis, developed countries continue to act in the interests of Big Pharma instead of fo
SlideshowPostcards from Khasi hillsImages that mix politics, history and discomfort to document how the Khasi people made Christianity, a “foreign faith”, their own.
