Articles by: Q M Jalal Khan

A short historical and literary view of Crimea

A short historical and literary view of Crimea

In the context of modern European political conflicts and conflict resolutions, the name of Crimea is very much on the surface, resonant not just for the last few years but actually centuries. This short piece takes a brief look at the strategically important peninsula and takes the readers back through its rocky history as well as its beautiful literary and[Read More…]

by 05/03/2022 Comments are Disabled World
Whither the Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Whither the Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Whither the BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party)?Let’s Still Identify with It, the Largest Political Party of Bangladesh, to Confront the Ongoing BAL (Bangladesh Awami League) Brutality on All Fronts “To be, or not to be, that is the question.” That is how the 30-yr old Prince Hamlet of Denmark is deeply and frightfully pondering over whether to continue to live a[Read More…]

by 14/10/2019 2 comments South Asia
Bangladesh, Buddhist Myanmar, and Muslim Rohingyas: Is Prime Minister Hasina Hopelessly Deserted by Her Immediate Neighbors?  

Bangladesh, Buddhist Myanmar, and Muslim Rohingyas: Is Prime Minister Hasina Hopelessly Deserted by Her Immediate Neighbors?  

     Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly:  Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:      Then, heigh-ho, the holly!        This life is most jolly. (Shakespeare’s As You Like It) Muslim Rohingyas, after their centuries-old native and independent Arakanempire, now the Rakhine state that belongs to the militant Buddhist Myanmar, have been subject to a brutal ethnic cleansing for[Read More…]

by 09/10/2017 Comments are Disabled Human Rights