Over a thousand law enforcers raid her residence at dawn; she is charged with extorting Tk 3 crore.The joint forces yesterday arrested Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina at her Dhanmondi residence in the city at around daybreak and later a court sent her to jail on charges of extortion. Hasina, also a former prime […]
Politics: Philippine-style?
It is only in the Philippines, where the longest-running elections take place. And it is also where politics has become commercialized at the seams. Why not? With billions in countrywide development funds at the disposal of each legislator, who wouldn’t be tempted to dip his hands in dirty politics? And the politics of dynasty […]
Immigration bill collapse to boomerang vs racists
With the collapse of the proposed comprehensive immigration bill crafted by at least 12 senators, concerned observers have expressed apprehensions that it would create an impending backlash against those who had acted to kill the bill after some amendments that favor their interests failed to be considered. With election period near approaching, it is likely […]
IFEX condemns killing; death threats vs Filipino journalists
Politics has again ruled its ugly head on the just concluded Philippine elections by threatening journalists who were assigned to cover the local election in Mindanao, with bodily harm. The threats were coursed through the text messages sent to the journalists’ cellphones. But one of them was not lucky enough to evade the bullet that […]
A sleeping dragon rises from hibernation
Apprehension seeps into the spines of leaders of many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, where China is observed to be dominating in so far as international trade and advancement in modern warfare are concerned. And who wouldn’t? With rising economic growth, sparked by its extensive industrial developments taking shape in almost all parts of the country, the dragon has risen […]
Lebanon seeks military aid from U.S.
The Lebanese government has vowed to crush the Islamic militants who are sowing chaos by recruiting new members and amassing weapons and ammunitions inside the Nahr el-Bared refugee camps near Tripoli. As this developed, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has set his mind by seeking military aid from the United States as a means of […]