This is the number one question surrounding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that is raised to me quite often by far too many individuals. Ranging from foreign diplomats, local bureaucrats, and businessmen to ordinary office holders to even a shop keeper
Raihan's quest to revive short stories in childrens literature...Up until couple of decades ago, Bengali prose and short stories played a key role in shaping the young mind of a boy or a girl in our schools. These simple written
Kosovo Ambassador Guner Ureya's exclusive interview comes at a time when the world is gradually recovering from Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, in about 6 months time, Bangladesh and Kosovo will celebrate the 4th year of our diplomatic ties
Gambles in the graveyard for superpowers: Military adventurism, either to conquer or control Afghanistan had begun way back in the 19th century with the British colonial power. However, in less than half a century both Anglo-Afghan campaigns had ended in
A maverick seeking poetic excellence...Many years ago I came across the saying, To be a poet is a condition, not profession. The condition might spark inside anyone, and under any circumstances. What needs be done right away is to pick
Pakistan High Commissioner, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui's exclusive interview to The Daily Observer comes at a time when the second wave of the Corona pandemic has swept over the subcontinent. Additionally, geopolitical and security scenario of the region is also going
I can't recall had there ever been a year when our law enforcement agencies came down so heavily on notorious ravenous beauties in the city, but what's happening right now following a spree of raids and arrests sends out an
The customary truth, media sells sex more than any other trait is fast changing its dynamics in Bangladesh. No sooner had we stopped mourning the untimed death of the college girl Munia, Actress Pori Moni jumped into the vacant scene,
Running the editorial department is often getting into my nerves these days. It's not because of the skeleton crew that I have been operating with, but because of the sycophant writers and their untiring efforts to gratify government quarters. The
It was a controversial Israeli tweet and a few news reports published some four days ago which finally awoken our government from a pretentious sleep. These local and international media outlets have recently reported on the topic of lifting travel