Our cricketers will suffer the most over this difficult period which is why they must receive full sympathy and financial support. If this means that we forfeit participation in the 2026 World Cup (as has now transpired) so be it. There will be another opportunity in 2 years. The ICC decision, unjust and illegal, is […]
Concept and functions of proposed upper house. This is the concluding part of a two-part series The basic concept could then be as follows. One of the two chambers would be relatively unchanged, a lower house consisting of politicians who have won from their constituencies in free and fair elections. The majority party in the […]
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The main problem with the Bangladesh Constitution is that the post of prime minister is too powerful. This comes about because in our single house system the Jatiyo Sangsad is almost the sole repository of power. As a result whoever is the leader of the majority party has unlimited scope to do whatever he […]
A formidable take on the depredations carried out by the Company William Dalrymple has written about almost every phase, and every facet, of the British experience in India, from the early swashbuckling, colorful years to grim disasters in the grip of the foreigner, such as the uprising of 1857 and the colonial wars in Afghanistan. […]
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I highly recommend DIANA JUXTAPOSED AND OTHER UNREALITIES, a gem of a book written by Salahdin Imam. In the production of great cheese, or memorable wine, a critical component is the “Terroir” from which they spring. The ground, the air, the sunshine, wind, all contribute. When it comes to books, the “terroir” is the personality […]
Millenium Post I went to Dhaka earlier this year for a couple of book launches where I came across Salahdin Imam. His background intrigued me: an internationally oriented person with strong roots in Bangladesh who had moved over the years from a banking background to a life as a dedicated promoter of the arts. It […]
After a hectic year the winter has started to weave its magic, soothing spell. Get ready for some holiday fun. […]
‘Diana Juxtaposed and Other Unrealities’ by Salandin Imam Julia Hamilton Russell In this richly eclectic collection of stories, the reader is led into a maze that runs through time and space, from Dhaka in the future to nineteenth century Paris to seventeenth century Japan. We are led following the scent of nostalgia, history, enigma, intrigue, […]
The Grand Slam tournament is one of the emblems of the British people Of all the tennis Grand Slams, the one I had always wanted to experience was Wimbledon, yet it has always proved impossible to acquire good tickets. As the years went by, it dawned on me that I may never get the chance […]
It shouldn’t be difficult for Modi to mobilise global support Just got back from Delhi a few days ago, and I’m still slightly reeling from the blow of its huge blast. The towering government offices which house India’s civil and military establishment, South Block and its ilk, have shed the dusty sleepiness I remember from […]
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