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Bangladesh does an about-face on the Rohingya0
- Commentary
- September 19, 2019
“Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity.” ~Pope Francis by Sabria Chowdhury Balland 19 September 2019 Two years ago, Bangladesh took in nearly 750,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees who were expelled from Myanmar due to a military crackdown. These attacks were referred to as ethnic cleansing by the United States whereas United
READ MOREBangladesh And The Luxury Of Choice0
- Commentary
- August 19, 2019
“Choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without.” ~Karl Marx Sabria Chowdhury Balland 19 August 2019 Choices are for the privileged. There is an adage which states, “Beggars can’t be chosers”. In other words, only the privileged, the wealthy and the powerful are entitled to having choices. Hobson’s choice is defined
READ MOREBangladesh And The Religious Warfare Based On Deception0
- Commentary, Featured
- July 31, 2019
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. ~Sun Tzu, The Art of
READ MOREBangladesh And The Political Chess Game0
- Commentary, Featured
- July 15, 2019
“Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” ~Bobby Fischer, World Chess Champion. Sheikh Hasina Wajed is known not to accept any objections or opposition, so much so that any form an opposition has disappeared out of sight from the Bangladeshi political stage. She and her party, the
READ MOREBangladesh And Revenge Politics: To What End?1
- Commentary, Featured
- June 19, 2019
“Revenge, the sweetest morsel to mouth that ever was cooked in hell.” ~Sir Walter Scott from The Heart Of Mid-Lothian Revenge politics has long been the bedrock of Sheikh Hasina’s personal and political motto and raison d’etre. The people of Bangladesh are well aware of this unwelcome fact, which has, very regrettably, become mundane in
READ MOREBangladesh: Impunity And The Culture Of Rape0
- Commentary
- May 16, 2019
by Sabria Chowdhury Balland 16 May 2019 The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero (Roman statesman, orator, and lawyer in the Roman Empire, 63 BC) There has been a very disturbing increase in child rape and sexual abuse cases in Bangladesh. Between May 1-8 alone, in a
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Bangladesh: Falsification In the Name Of Progress0
- Commentary, Issue 29 – Summer 2019
- April 16, 2019
Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable. —-George Orwell Sabria Chowdhury Balland 17 April 2019 If there is one thing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party repeat incessantly, it is that they are the only party in the country that can bring about progress and development. This
READ MOREBangladesh: From Democrat To Dictator0
- Commentary
- March 26, 2019
“Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who will suffer to be tricked.” —-The Prince (1532), by Niccolo Machiavelli On December 30 2018, Sheikh Hasina Wazed won her third consecutive win in the 11th. general parliamentary election of Bangladesh.
READ MOREDemocracy In Bangladesh: The Silence Is Deafening 0
- Commentary, Issue 28 – Spring 2019
- March 4, 2019
by Sabria Chowdhury Balland 4 March 2019 The price of apathy is to be ruled by evil men. —Plato The aforementioned quote was chosen for this piece as it reversely relates to the current socio-political climate in Bangladesh, where the apathy of the general public towards the political future of the country did not give
READ MOREBangladesh And The Formula For Dissent0
- Commentary
- January 31, 2019
Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious. ― George Orwell, 1984 by Sabria Chowdhury Balland 31 January 2019 The events of January 23, 2019, in Venezuela are a startling reminder of the political situation in Bangladesh. The parallels are numerous economically, politically
READ MOREBangladesh: Are Development And Human Rights Mutually Exclusive?0
- Commentary
- January 21, 2019
“If I can provide food, jobs and health care, that is human rights.” —–Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh The above statement by Sheikh Hasina was made in December of 2018 in an interview to the New York Times, just prior to the 11th. Parliamentary election in the country. This statement, in and of
READ MOREBangladesh: The Quest For Freedom Continues1
- Commentary
- January 12, 2019
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself. —-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Sabria Chowdhury Balland 12 January 2019 Bangladesh held its 11th. Parliamentary election on 30 December 2018. To rephrase, “election” was the name given to this event, the layout of which was at least over one year
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