HOPE FLOATS: There is a new verge of change and empowerment in the air in 'secular' Bangladesh. And India's creative engagement can mark a turning point. Watch out for Hardnews special report on Bangladesh.
Amar Sonar Bangla
Editorial: December 2012
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5731
Hope Floats
There is a new verve of change and empowerment in the air in ‘secular’ Bangladesh. And India’s creative engagement can mark a turning point
Sanjay Kapoor Dhaka
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5728
Rainmaker
Where the State fails, BRAC comes in to fill the void. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed’s model represents a new paradigm of development
Sanjay Kapoor Dhaka
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5730
BANGLADESH: The Quagmire of History
A search for historical facts has become an act of treason and prejudice in Bangladesh
Afsan Choudhury Dhaka
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5729
Bangladesh War Crimes Trials: From Principle to Prejudice
The tribunal to bring to justice the war criminals and rapists of the 1971 liberation war has run into unhappy ground
David Bergman Dhaka
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5738
Nothing Secular about it
Successive regimes in Bangladesh, including the Awami League, have betrayed secular promises to usher in a hardline Islamic State which has given a handle to fanatics to persecute and brutalise the religious minorities
Nurul Kabir Dhaka
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5734
Dhaka’s war within
Despite a government crackdown, Islamic extremists are still entrenched in Bangladesh
Anshuman Behera New Delhi
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5735
From Dhaka, with Love
Can Khaleda Zia, with her protracted baggage and apparent links with extremist groups, replicate Sheikh Hasina’s feat in addressing India’s security concerns?
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury Delhi
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5736
BANGLADESH: A basket Case?
Is Bangladesh on the cusp of an economic and social breakthrough?
Syed Zain Al-Mahmood Dhaka
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5737
Wrestling, Freestyle
The politics of relentless confrontation between the two main political parties has ravaged the political discourse in what could be a vibrant democracy
Smruti S Pattanaik Delhi
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5739
Teesta, between the barbed wires
The Teesta Accord is the bridge of goodwill. It will foster new optimism and trust between the two countries
Rajat Roy Kolkata
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5740
The leap of the Bangla TIGERS
It has been 12 years since Bangladesh secured official Test status. Despite winning a few series and being able to shed the minnow tag, the Tigers still have a long way to go
Sandeep Kumar Delhi
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/12/5741