Afsan Chowdhury

Ramu: When shame is not enough

October 1, 2012
Ramu: When shame is not enough

The Ramu attack is a good reminder that Bangladesh doesn’t have the minimum commitment to protect the minorities. It was something far more than shameful as several hundred mullahs Read more »

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Trimita Chakma

Secular democracy in Bangladesh, a failure or a sham?

October 1, 2012
Secular democracy in Bangladesh, a failure or a sham?

“We, the people of Bangladesh, having proclaimed our independence on the 26th day of March, 1971 and through a historic struggle for national liberation, established the independent Read more »

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Towheed Feroze

In the name of religion

October 5, 2012
In the name of religion

The rage, directed so far, at the West is now right here in our own backyard. In Ramu, thousands of zealots, inflamed by what they said was a Read more »

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Mehzabin Ahmed

Let our religion be humanity

October 5, 2012
Let our religion be humanity

When I was around 12 years old, my father told me, “But no! A Cox’s Bazar trip cannot be complete without a visit to Ramu”. Read more »

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John Lloyd

Unintelligent, but constitutionally protected

September 26, 2012
Unintelligent, but constitutionally protected

There’s some shuffling of feet going on in Western governments, about this whole freedom of speech and the press thing that democracies are pledged to defend. Read more »

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Taj Hashmi

Clash of interests and hegemonies, not ‘Clash of Civilizations’

September 29, 2012
Clash of interests and hegemonies, not ‘Clash of Civilizations’

Islamophobic and renowned British-American historian of Islam and Middle East, Professor Bernard Lewis Read more »

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