Monthly Archives: October 2012

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

Subhas Chandra Bose also known as Netaji, was one of the most prominent Indian nationalist leaders who attempted to gain India‘s independence from British rule by force during the waning years of World War II with the help of the Axis powers. Bose, who had been ousted from … Continue reading →

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The ghost of Biaka-Boda

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

The ghost of Biaka-Boda Victor Biaka-Boda, a witch doctor from Ivory Coast, was elected to the French Senate in 1948. After spending two years in Paris he returned home and toured his nation’s hinterlands. He wanted to touch base with his … Continue reading →

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“Clash of Civilizations” – A game of puppeteers and puppets !

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

“Clash of Civilizations” – A game of puppeteers and puppets! By Ehsan Abdullah The latest dilemma hogging the headline news around the globe is the barbaric outrage of Muslims around the Islamic world against a 13 minute youtube movie, depicting … Continue reading →

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Prisoners of correct history

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

  1971 was and remains a watershed moment in the history of the subcontinent. But what it means to Bangladesh today depends on the use we make of its memory. At a seminar discussing the 40th anniversary of the 1971 … Continue reading →

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Political instability will wreak havoc

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

  Forty Years. As the curtain has fallen on 2011, assessments and soul-searching have been galore. A nation born in blood and tears, written off at birth by a section of the international community yet rising like a Phoenix from … Continue reading →

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Bangabandhu stands tall like the Himalayas

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He struggled hard and made great sacrifices to rise to fame and become the Father of the Nation of the newly created state of Bangladesh in … Continue reading →

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THE RAMIFICATIONS OF AUGUST 15, 1975

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

THE RAMIFICATIONS OF AUGUST 15, 1975 Syed Badrul Ahsan The murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has had grave ramifications for Bangladesh. It was, in the immediate sense, an overthrow of constitutional government in the country, which was again a … Continue reading →

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Realising Bangabandhu’s poverty-free Shonar Bangla

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

Realising Bangabandhu’s poverty-free Shonar Bangla Dr. Atiur Rahman HISTORY is at last taking its own course and putting Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation, in his rightful place. Gradually, he is emerging as the only reference point … Continue reading →

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BANGLADESH: Mujib’s Road from Prison to Power : TIME : Jan. 17, 1972

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

BANGLADESH: MUJIB’S ROAD FROM PRISON TO POWER Monday, Jan. 17, 1972 – TIMES To some Western observers, the scene stirred thoughts of Pontius Pilate deciding the fates of Jesus and Barabbas. “Do you want Mujib freed?” cried Pakistan President Zulfikar … Continue reading →

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August 1975 and Thereafter

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

WHAT happened in August 1975 was a great tragedy perpetrated by an anti-people clique who did not want Bangladesh to move in the direction its people had desired it to take. The desire embodied a dream and an ideology; and … Continue reading →

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When Democracy becomes an obstacle !

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

When Democracy becomes an obstacle ! By Ehsan Abdullah John F Kennedy in one of his famous speech once said….”Without Criticism, no country or administration can succeed and no republic can survive, that is why the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed … Continue reading →

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IMPERIALISM – A DEMOCRATIC AFFAIR

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Ehsan Abdullah

IMPERIALISM – A DEMOCRATIC AFFAIR EHSAN ABDULLAH It has been sixty one years since the end of the Great second world war, after atomic bombs decimated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, sixty million lost there life in that wretched war, and nations … Continue reading →

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