Better late than never
Playing with fire
A sadly familiar phenomenon
Political parties and public faith
Morality and law
‘Under an elected parliamentary dictatorship with an irresponsible opposition’
How the new American empire really works
World Theatre Day celebrated
Qayyum Chowdhury honoured in Kolkata
Syria forces storm rebel town despite peace pledge
War fears after Sudan, S Sudan border clashes
Cancellation of draft water act demanded
Govt to construct 1 lakh flats in capital
BTRC recommends five licences for 3G service
Allegations against SCBs pour in at central bank CIPC
Residents complain about city’s water crisis
Premier League hit by new crisis
Protectors of war criminals can’t stay in country: PM
DOHS stay in title hunt

‘Under an elected parliamentary dictatorship with an irresponsible opposition’

Bangladesh is ‘now under an elected parliamentary dictatorship’ with an ‘irresponsible opposition’, says left-leaning writer and activist Syed Abul Maksud. The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party act in one... Full story

How the new American empire really works

US servicemen sit inside of a plane before their departure to Afghanistan from the US transit centre Manas, 30 kilometres outside Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, on March 27. — AFP photo

GREAT empires, such as the Roman and British, were extractive. The empires succeeded, because the value of the resources and wealth extracted from conquered lands exceeded the value of conquest and governance. Full story

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