The Daily Star March 04, 2019 ARABIC AND PERSIAN INSCRIPTIONS OF THE REGION A glimpse into the pre-modern Islamic culture in Bengal Bara Katra, south view. Photograph taken in 1875, Photographer Unknown. Shamsuddoza Sajen Did you know that the famous Bara Katra, located in the old quarters of Dhaka city, was built to be an […]

India’s Dangerous New Curriculum Alex Traub  December 6, 2018 Issue Ian Berry/Magnum Photos Schoolgirls in Udaipur, Rajasthan, 1999 From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, the Mughal Empire did much to create modern-day India. It consolidated the country into a sovereign political unit, established a secular tradition in law and administration, and built monuments such […]

Rohingya repatriation halted: Officials UNB . Cox’s Bazar |  Nov 15, 2018   Prothom Alo      Despite all the preparations from the Bangladesh side, the scheduled Rohingya repatriation did not take place on Thursday as Rohingyas are not willing to go back. “The Rohingya repatriation has been halted as they don’t want to go back to Mayanmar,” […]

Myanmar: End of days for Suu Kyi’s iconography Amnesty International’s withdrawal of Aung San Suu Kyi’s ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ prize underlines the fact she was never really a rights champion after all By David Scott Mathieson Yangon, November 14, 2018 An activist holds a poster of then pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during […]

Rohingya refugee girls sold into forced labour in Bangladesh: UN UN’s migration agency has identified 99 cases of human trafficking since September last year. 17 Oct 2018  Al Jazeera A young girl walks through the Kutapalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar [Marcus Valance/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images] MORE ON ROHINGYA US, eight others, request briefing on […]

Image Credit: AP Photo/Anupam Nath Bhutan’s Elections Demonstrate Continued Democratic Progress Increased voter turnout for Bhutan’s parliamentary elections points to healthier democracy. By Karma Dema September 21, 2018 As vote counts results began trickling in toward the end of election day on September 15 in Bhutan, expectant families and neighbors gathered to watch election results over shared […]

BD not a poor neighbor anymore: Indian media lauds BD’s tremendous growth Friday 12th October 2018 Daily Ittefaq India, the fastest growing major economy, is seen as the powerhouse of South Asia, but this may soon change. Having already stolen a march over India on key social indices, small neighbour Bangladesh is now on the […]

PM Narendra Modi assured us India won’t deport NRC-excluded people to Bangladesh: Top official Imam also said Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka, Harsh Vardhan Sringla, also “repeatedly told us not to worry about the exercise and indeed, it should not be our concern either”. Oct 06, 2018    Source:    PTI Trending News Congress likely to […]

Joint Opposition candidate Ibrahim Solih defeats President Yameen in Maldivian election By Editor on September 23, 2018 Male, September 24 (newsin.asia): In the Maldivian Presidential election held on September 23, the Joint Opposition’s impassioned plea for the restoration of democracy secured an overwhelming response from the voters. The Joint Opposition’s candidate Ibrahim Solih, convincingly defeated the incumbent President […]