Latest posts by Rezwan from August, 2008
Bangladesh: Political slaves
ABM Ashrafuzzaman writes in Ashraf's column that Bangladeshi political leaders need supporters or followers, but not slaves. ”These slaves blindly support their respective leaders, even if such leaders are grossly wrong, corrupt and unpatriotic. These slaves are mostly created by sycophants, and dalals (paid agents) employed by a leader in...
India: Self-made Olympic pride
Amit Varma of Indian Uncut reveals that Indian Olympics gold medal winner Abhinav Bindra got more support from his industrialist father than the Government for the preparations. He argues that instead of the Chinese state sponsored and controlled sports model, India should “lift enough people to prosperity, and the sporting...
Sri Lanka: A Georgia case?
Lanka Page opines that the recent incident in Georgia can be a lesson for Sri Lanka: “like in 1987, there is every likelihood that India will intervene if we too try a “Georgia.”
Musharraf resigns
All Things Pakistan reports that Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the president of Pakistan has announced his resignation in a televised speech. His nine year long rule ended facing an impeachment and an ultimatum of the politicians. The Blog also discusses what awaits Pakistan after his resignation.
Will Bangladesh drown?
Bangladesh is a nation which is on the front line of the consequence of the climate changes. Being a populous river delta nation it faces the threat of sea level rise due to global warming. This threat is not new as often floods make hundreds of thousands of people homeless,...
