The just concluded parliamentary election in Bangladesh has produced a stunning reversal of fortunes. The Awami League (AL), which commanded a majority in the previous parliament, has been reduced to
I have some questions regarding Subir Bhaumik's piece ("Conspirator's Cauldron") in the May issue of Himal. I am not entirely certain that there are
On a foggy Kathmandu morning on 2 December, a disparate group of Nepalis got into two long-distance buses. There were 70 in all, among them well-known doctors, policy-
Amar Sonar Bangla, alright, but where are the tourists?
The thrills Bangladesh Biman Airlines come- on that announces the longest beach in the world, the mangrove forest that is the
If Bangladesh is known for anything other than the natural calamities that regularly strike this impoverished deltaic country, it is for its microcredit programmes. Initiated some 25 years ago, micro-
