Awami League - Himal Southasian (Page 4)

Stability, for now

Bangladeshis are currently basking in the rays of a finally-held election, with many breathing a sigh of relief at the defeat of the centre-right four-party alliance led by the Bangladesh

By The Editors

/ 9 Feb 2009

An Agreement, Almost!

The peace talks between the government-appointed National Committee on CHT and the Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) seems to be nearing the end of a long road. Once signed,

By The Editors

/ 9 Feb 2009

Two years on (Bangladesh)

On 11 January 2007, it was easy to see that change was in the air in Bangladesh. The military-controlled Interim Government that swept into power on that day rode the

By The Editors

/ 5 Jan 2009

The promise of the interim

The unslain demons of Bangladesh's politics have returned to haunt a democracy that the small Southasian state has struggled to preserve for nearly two decades. On 22 January,

By The Editors

/ 1 Feb 2007

HINDUS AND THE STATE

Within weeks of coming to power, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led government in Dhaka finds itself mired in a crisis of its own making. The ham-handed manner in which

By Afsan Chowdhury

/ 1 Dec 2001

Votes & Violence

The just concluded parliamentary election in Bangladesh has produced a stunning reversal of fortunes. The Awami League (AL), which commanded a majority in the previous parliament, has been reduced to

By Afsan Chowdhury

/ 1 Nov 2001

THE LEAGUE vs THE BENCH

For once, this is an issue in which the ruling party Awami League (AL) is not locked in battle with its diehard opponent, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). This time

By The Editors

/ 1 May 2000

BANGLADESHI BATTLE OF BADR

There might be some very good reason for calling hartals, but as yet, the general public has not been let into the secret. Not that it particularly cares, knowing only

By The Editors

/ 30 Nov 1999

MILITANT SEASON

Less than three weeks after Kazi Arif, deputy chief of the leftist Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) party, was gunned down along with five others while addressing a peace rally in

By Afsan Chowdhury

/ 31 Mar 1999

DYING IN DHAKA

The capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, is a killer city and shows no sign of letting up on its homicidal spree. Every day, newspapers report of one death or another as

By Afsan Chowdhury

/ 28 Feb 1999

TRY THEM ALL

It is no secret that what has kept Sheikh Hasina going all these years was an uncompromising desire for revenge. All members of her immediate family, except her sister, Rehana,

By The Editors

/ 1 Dec 1998

Friendship at arms-length

Bangladesh really does not matter, but China is willing to remain a good friend. The defining moment in Sino-Bangla relations probably came during the killings of 1971, when Beijing chose

By Afsan Chowdhury

/ 31 May 1998