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RETURN OF THE ROUBLE EMPIRE
Endgame foiled as Russia tackles Europe thru' Georgian tangle
Sadeq Khan
Countries around the world, including the fast-growing newly rich Asian giants, are ruing the effects of melt-down of the global financial system tied to the dollar empire. The melt-down is accompanied by patent signs of imperial overstretch of the sole superpower in policing its oil regimes and developing safe oil routes albeit under the guise of global war on terror. Winds of change are blowing in the home ground itself of the sole superpower, as its election day for a new President is drawing close. In this melee, one may tend to forget how a new Cold War is shaping up over what swings Europe, Russian control over oil and gas supplies to the continent or American stewardship of NATO and the sustained western values and privileges...[ FULL STORY ]
DHAKA MUST MOVE CAUTIOUSLY
Zardari's foreign policy blunders
M. Shahidul Islam
Stupidity may not be a crime. That does not mean stupid moves by leaders should be condoned at the cost of irreparable damage to vital national interests.
The humanity today is paying dearly for the stupidity of some demagogues masquerading as global leaders. They have commandeered the destruction of civilisations and killed and maimed millions of innocent people...[ FULL STORY ]
LOWER EXPORT EARNINGS FEARED
Global economy in turmoil while policy-makers appear relaxed
Faruque Ahmed
When the global economic crisis is taking a recessionary turn on melting down of major US and European banks and financial institutions making policy makers all over the world restive how to protect their economies, policy makers in Bangladesh seems sitting with a sense of complacence...[ FULL STORY ]
IMF, UN RIDDEN WITH SCANDALS
Wednesday's stock meltdown ensures recession in US, Europe
Fazle Rashid in New York
Dow Jones, the biggest and the strongest stock market in the world, after remaining calm for few days took another battering Wednesday and lost 500 plus points forcing market watchers to admit 'we are in recession'. Down Joes echoed what Governor of Bank of England had already said that England will be in recession if banks fail to garner enough liquidity from abroad to unfreeze the lending system...[ FULL STORY ]
Parties moving cautiously in a fog of ambiguity
Abdur Rahman Khan
National politics appears to be moving ahead with cautious preparations in the government and political parties, while many are still confused what is The Chief Adviser in his address to the nation in September had announced that the parliamentary polls would be held on December 18 followed by Upazila polls within one week on December 24. Education Adviser Zillur Rahman at Rangpur on Wednesday has also reiterated that the parliamentary polls would be held as scheduled in December...[ FULL STORY ]
Pakistan parliament for peace thru' independent foreign policy
Jonaid Iqbal in Islamabad
The three weeks long joint session of the Parliament which sat on Oct. 8 was adjourned sine die on Oct. 22 after adopting unanimous resolution which called for "an urgent review of the national security strategy and revisiting the methodology of combating terrorism in order to restore peace and stability through an independent foreign policy"...[ FULL STORY ]
US PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
Muslim soldier's sacrifice boosts Obama campaign
Moinuddin Naser in New York
A historic endorsement by the revered former general of the United States Mr Colin Powell in favour of Barack Obama has given a sense of pride to the Muslims living in the United States. Colin Powell, who is a Republican and gave her speech in the united Nation to justify the invasion in Iraq by the Bush Administration in the year 2002 and served in the cabinet of President Bush as Secretary of State, during his first term while endorsing Barack Obama brushed aside the blame of Muslim on him and said that Muslims are fighting for the cause of defending United states. He cited the example of a Muslim soldier...[ FULL STORY ]
GLIMPSES OF THE GREAT
Isa Khan
K. Z. Islam
The Mughal period in Bengal starts with the overthrow of the last independent sultan Daud Karrani in 1576 by Akbar's governor Khan Jahan. Soon after the advent of the Mughals there was a rise of an illustrious noble Isa Khan. He virtually ruled Bengal for fifteen years as the Mughal governors failed to subdue him. This period also saw the rise of the 'Bara (twelve) Bhuiyans' which was a sort of a joint venture between the Bengali and Afghan nobles. In fact I find Isa Khan as one of the most colourful personalities in the history of Bengal. Akbar finally had to send his most powerful general Man Singh to bring Bengal under the Mughal rule. Man Singh shifted his capital to Dhaka in 1602. The conquest of the Bara Bhuiyans took several years and the resistance of the Bara Bhuiyans led by Musa Khan, son of Isa Khan is a glorious chapter for the Bengalis...[ FULL STORY ]
Int'l film fest begins in Stockholm next month
Anisur Rahman in Stockholm
The 19th Stockholm International Festival will begin on November 20 this year.
Festival director Git Scheynius and programme manager George Ivanov announced at a press conference in Stockholm.
The festival will screen a selection of trailers and highlights from the programme. The festival will end on November 30...[ FULL STORY ]
Rich-poor gap widening globally
Fazle Rashid in New York
The gap between the rich and the poor is widening. Economic development during the past two decades has seemingly helped the rich to become richer and poor the poorer.
This rather unsavoury conclusion has been drawn by the rich men's own agency the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, famously known by its acronym OECD as reported by the Financial Times of London...[ FULL STORY ]
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