World War III: A Pre-emptive nuclear war against Iran
The launching of an outright war using nuclear warheads against Iran has been on the active drawing board of the Pentagon since 2005. If such a war were to be launched, the entire Middle East Central Asia region would flare…
Posted on December 18, 2011 | Leave your comment
Global wave of change and Bangladesh polity
Time magazine, the world’s leading English language weekly has chosen, as the Man of the Year 2011 for its cover story of December 26, 2011 to January 2, 2012 issue, “the protester,” nameless and mouth covered by a scarf (apart…
Posted on December 18, 2011 | Leave your comment
Egyptian Uprising Rattles Muslim Rulers
It may not be the Arab Revolt of the Lawrence of Arabia vintage, but the ferocity of events in Egypt has turned many Muslim rulers sleepless. Amidst the fear of a domino effect hitting others, susceptible Arab rulers have undertaken…
Posted on February 10, 2011 | Leave your comment
The Courageous Pakistan Army Stand on the Eastern Front: An Untold Story of 1971 Indo-Pak War
THERE is much for Pakistan to come to terms with what happened in 1971. But the answers don’t lie in unthinking vilification of the fighting men who performed so well in the war against such heavy odds in defense of…
Posted on January 10, 2011 | Leave your comment
Afghanistan may tip the balance against the US like it did for the USSR
US strategy in Afghanistan is under review. India and Pakistan have interests in the region and both are offering advice. If the US took India’s advice, Afghanistan would remain a pariah state and a menace to peace. Not just that,…
Posted on November 11, 2010 | Leave your comment
Isn’t it time we call ourselves blind?
Many of my fellow human beings can see this beautiful world with plain eyes, but I need the help of spectacles to enjoy the scenic beauty of what is around me. So people call me myopic.
All these days I used…
Posted on November 1, 2010 | Leave your comment
Are Indian Nuclear Assets Safe!
An Indian nuclear scientist, Lokanathan Mahalingam, disappeared from the Kaiga Atomic Power Station in Karnataka on June 8, 2009 and his dead body was found from Kali River on June 13. The Kaiga plant is located near one of the…
Posted on November 1, 2010 | Leave your comment
Opinion : Steven on trial of war crimes in Bangladesh
The war crimes trial is the most important issue at present in Bangladesh. It is also one of the election pledges of the Grand Alliance led by Awami League. The trial of war crimes is a peculiar matter which is…
Posted on October 26, 2010 | Leave your comment
Kosovo: A new surfaced Hot Spot
Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) in February 2008 piercingly separated international view. On the one side, the US and several top members of the EU argued that there was no choice but to let Kosovo to go its own…
Posted on October 6, 2010 | Leave your comment
Sheikh Hasina Afraid of BNP and the Legacy of Ziaur Rahman?
As always, a number of interesting and thought provoking articles and letters covering the current political situation in the country were noticed in the columns of the News From Bangladesh (NFB). I would particularly like refer to the ones written…
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