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● Mostafiz wins Rangpur city polls ● Ex-Ctg mayor Mohiuddin Chowdhury dies ● Mayor Annisul Huq passes away ● HC verdict on BDR mutiny: Death penalty for 139, life term for 185 ● HC begins reading verdict on BDR mutiny ● 3 siblings among 5 killed in Kishoreganj clash ● 4 workers killed in Sylhet stone quarry landslide

The 'unpardonable regret' for not having met him

Shahriar Feroze

This is not a regular tribute piece on someone admired and respected passed away recently. On the contrary, it is my unremitting grief for not to have met the deceased despite a number of opportunities.Annisul Huq is gone for good.

Bombay Meri Jaan

Shahriar Feroze

Sanu Banerji recalls Bollywood's exotic era - gets nostalgic, pens his silver-screen memoir born out of sheer passion, nostalgia and tenacity going beyond his limits......Hindi movies, at least a decade ago wasn't particularly a subject this reviewer would have chosen

Secret glimpses from Nepal

Shahriar Feroze

The last rays of the sun pierced through the window. A gecko on the window-glass inched closer to its prey, a mosquito. I lit a cigarette and silently waited to see how the lizard preys upon its victim. A spider,

Welcome Pope Francis, but why did you visit Myanmar first?

Shahriar Feroze

Since assuming the office of the supreme pontiff and becoming the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis has constantly used his pulpit to champion the downtrodden while becoming vocal to the miseries of the powerless and

Pakistan High Commissioner's exclusive interview

Shahriar Feroze

Following Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971, it wasn't until 1974 when the Islamic Republic of Pakistan formally recognised and established diplomatic ties with Bangladesh. However, the two countries bilateral ties, entailed by a bitter past has often faced challenges.

Papers of paradise revealed here!

Shahriar Feroze

When the Panama Papers were revealed in 2016, I was overwhelmed and also thrilled to some extent to learn about the hidden mechanism of tax evasion and off-shore investments of the super rich and powerful. And when the media became

Our confusing ‘peace-loving diplomacy’

Shahriar Feroze

There are actually enough reasons to fear whether we have become diplomatically confused on resolving the Rohingya crisis. Over a week ago there was a special UNSC meeting to have discussed the crisis in the presence of the UN Secretary

Model or a militant: Who is better?

Shahriar Feroze

Day before yesterday, a ramp model-turned-militant was presented by a Dhaka court to be taken on a four-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorist Act. Earlier, a little over a year ago we came to know how a

Our ‘death inviting festivals’

Shahriar Feroze

Our Eid festivals have understandably turned into festivals inviting a regular spree of road accidents in recent times. It is, as if, the patterns have been designed in such way that every year they keep repeating in a well synchronised

The global outcry builds up despite the ‘minus three’

Shahriar Feroze

Bit by bit, little by little a unified global outcry for addressing the Rohingya cause is building up every day. At least we can say, in the wake of the Myanmar army's crackdown on the Rohingya community on 25 august