The problem with the lockdown is that it’s a formal method that requires a level of discipline and order that is rarely seen in Bangladesh in general let alone the health sector. It involves herd behavior management of various groups and classes. As the lockdown nears, people are more in
Author: Afsan Chowdhury
The new variant and the old mentality
Lockdown and the return of fear
Does West Bengal elections matter to Bangladesh?
Sexuality and politics in the time of corona
The taming of Hefazat
India’s Myanmar dilemma reflects a changing world
Once India worried only about Pakistan but now its headaches is spread across the region. The recent border cease-fire with Pakistan indicates that Pakistan is only one of its problems. Maybe the biggest but others are there too. For the moment, Myanmar doesn’t look good for India. It had hoped that
Covid: The avoidable we didn’t avoid
The surge is not only here but is still climbing. It has shown the importance to heed messages coming from the medical world about Covid’s unpredictability and danger. It’s equally important to remember that the administration has responsibilities to fulfill which it hasn’t fully. Thus South Asia, which was basking
The Uighur problem is here to stay?
The news of Uighurs facing ethnic cleansing is on media every day. That Uighurs faces extreme difficulties that threaten their culture and society, basically the structure in which they live in. So the threat is fundamental. Unfortunately, looking at global and regional politics, it’s obvious that factors are not simply