The Unsilenced Voices: Writings of Exile and Dissent Part II
Start: Jun 24 2009 12:00 am Start: Jun 24 2009 12:00 am The Unsilenced Voices: Writings of Exile and Dissentread more
View ArticleTHE INDEX - June 23, 2010
Lede: Pakistan has released 17 Indian prisoners ahead of a meeting between the foreign secretaries of the two nations. Pakistan has released 17 Indian prisoners ahead of a meeting between the foreign...
View ArticleUnder the Radar
Lede: Investors were riveted by yesterday’s plunges of major stock indexes. But in less known parts of the globe, developing countries are betting on their small, emerging stock exchanges for a big...
View ArticleDebating Democracy and Terror
Lede: Scott Helfstein and Naureen Fink debate the positive and negative impacts of democratic transitions in the fight against terrorism. (Originally published by the EastWest Institute)By Thomas...
View ArticleFleeing Burma: Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Lede: A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the southern part of Burma as the Muslim Rohingya minority clash with ethnic Rakhine Buddhists. The violence has already left scores dead and sent tens of...
View ArticleIs Bangladesh’s Shahbag the Next Tahrir Square?
Lede: Bangladeshis have grown increasingly frustrated with corruption and inequality. Now, Nayma Qayum argues, the lenient life sentence awarded Abdul Qader Mollah for his horrific war crimes has sent...
View ArticleLabor Pains: Bangladeshi Union Leader Doesn't Want US to Revoke Trade Privileges
Lede: The Obama administration will reportedly suspend trading privileges with Bangladesh. For our Summer Conversation, Bangladeshi union leader Nazma Akter says this is exactly what Bangladeshi...
View ArticleBangladesh: A State-Run Attack on Democracy
Lede: The Awami League (AL) regime strikes again: On May 5 and 6, in response to a peaceful gathering of a popular coalition group – Hefazot-E-Islam – security forces used lethal force resulting in...
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