Tasneem Khalil

In the footsteps of Musharraf: Moeen U Ahmed to become president

December 18, 2007
By E-Bangladesh
In the footsteps of Musharraf: Moeen U Ahmed to become president

As if one Pervez Musharraf is not enough. If things go as planned, the world is now set to watch another general taking over a presidential palace in South Asia, sometime in 2008. Religiously following the blueprint by his Pakistani mentor, the Bangladeshi army chief,...
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We shall see, when the crowns shall be toppled, when the palaces will be demolished

December 5, 2007
By E-Bangladesh
We shall see, when the crowns shall be toppled, when the palaces will be demolished

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison. – Henry David Thoreau In Bangladesh, mouths are not moving these days, it seems. Well, there are exceptions: tongues busy...
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Allah, Army, America

August 15, 2007
By E-Bangladesh
Allah, Army, America

Photo: Ekushe February, 1953. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with Maulana Bhasani. Since its birth, Pakistan has been said to be ruled by triple A: “Allah,” “Army” and “America.” Even today, years after the independence of “East Pakistan,” endless sectarian riots in Karachi confirm the murky influence of religion in Pakistani politics. And...
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