Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 13:45
Paper No. 6405 Dated 9-Aug-2018
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
A bad motor accident involving the death of two students, followed by violent protests by students, inept handling of the protests by the Government and an indiscreet statement by the shipping and transport minister making light of the accident- all added up to an explosive situation in Dhaka and other major cities in Bangladesh. And this was when the parties were gearing up for National elections towards the end of the year!
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 04/20/2018 - 09:17
Paper No. 6368 Dated 20-April-2018
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
Ever since the Election Commission of Bangladesh announced local Corporation Polls in Khulna and Gazipur cities for 15 May, the political parties have now earnestly begun to prepare for the elections.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 05/23/2016 - 10:27
Paper No. 6118 Dated 23-May-2016
By Bhaskar Roy
May 16, 2016 marked the 50th year of the Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution (GPCR) launched by the founding father of communist China Mao Zedong. In this hey days Mao was known as the Great Helmsman.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 05/06/2016 - 10:42
Paper No. 6110 Dated 06-May-2016
By Bhaskar Roy
In a scathing speech to a plenary session of CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) in January this year, China’s President Xi Jinping, who is also the general secretary of the CPC Central Committee warned of “cabals and cliques” in the communist party, and the party’s fight against corruption, saying “it is not a ‘House of Cards’ power struggle” (Xinhua May 3, 2016).
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 06/17/2015 - 10:31
Note No. 738 dated 17-June-2015
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
One may wonder why Bhutan is moving forward and consolidating its democratic credentials, while Maldives which introduced a democratic constitution at the same time is failing and in fact sliding backwards towards a full scale dictatorship?
