Bangladesh - Himal Southasian (Page 26)

Care Takers

Democratic decay in most countries in South Asia has suddenly made it fashionable once more to say some pretty (politically) incorrect things in public. Things like: maybe things were better

By The Editors

/ 1 Jan 1997

Rickshaw and Prejudice

The rickshaw of Bangladesh, poorly designed and manned by the underclass, plays an important role in propping up the national economy. Its neglect by government officials and researchers can only

By Robert Gallagher

/ 1 Jan 1997

Transit for Water

India´s proposal for allowing more dry seasonal flow of the Ganga into Bangladesh in exchange for gaining the right of transit to reach the Northeast from the Indian mainland

By Monirul Qader Mirza

/ 1 Jan 1997

Who’s Afraid of Farakka’s Accord?

Who ´won´ and who ´lost´ in December´s Indo-Bangla agreement on sharing the waters of the Ganga? The answer is hard to find in the complicated calculations that appear to have gone into the treaty. However, we will know soon enough, as the driest months up ahead reduce the river´s flow at Farakka´s

By Ajaya Dixit and Monirul Qader Mirza

/ 1 Jan 1997

Viva Rickshaw

A clean, green, healthy Dhaka will happen with regulation of the internal combustion engine, not by condemning pedal-power. Let us get one thing straight. Rick shaws came first. Cars

By Eddie Woo Guo

/ 1 Jan 1997

East India, Inc.

The Americans want to mix oil and water. American business is eyeing gas reserves of Bangladesh and the Indian Northeast, but have they studied the history of East South Asia?

By Subir Bhaumik

/ 1 Jan 1997

Basket Case: Bangladesh’s Image Problem

I have not quite gotten over with what Roseanne Barr had to say about Bangladesh. While doing one of her stand-up comics in front of a studio audience, America´

By S.G. Hasan

/ 1 Aug 1996

BANGLA PRESS vs BANGLA ARMY

The new government of Sheikh Hasina Wajed has increased the allocation for the military by six percent over last year´s budget. Defence expenditure now stands at more than 20

By The Editors

/ 1 Aug 1996

The Shadow Citizens

There are gays in every society, including Bengali society, and there is no sense in suppressing and stifling homosexuality. They will forgive me if I commit a murder but not

By Afsan Chowdhury

/ 1 Jul 1996

EXPERIMENTS WITH CARETAKER

The successful conclusion of elections in Bangladesh on 12 June can be credited largely to a constitutional innovation—the provision included by the 13th constitutional amendment earlier this year which

By The Editors

/ 1 Jul 1996

TORNADO TALES

A TRAIL OF TRAGEDY It came without warning. Ferocious and violent. It lasted for just a few very terrifying minutes…and then it was gone. The unreal calm that followed

By Deepa Grover

/ 1 Jul 1996

HATE THY NEIGHBOUR

Some of the more promising election-time pitches in the SAARC countries are linked to the matter of 'bad neighbour' rather than domestic issues. In India, the Bharatiya

By The Editors

/ 1 Jun 1996