Historians distinguish between two kinds of war: wars of necessity and wars of choice. The former are fought because survival demands it; the latter because leaders believe they have the power to wage them. The war now unfolding in the Gulf-pitting Iran against the U ...

At first sight, the question seems unnecessary. Aren't we all Bengalis, those who speak this tongue, that great language of Bengal called Bangla? Language is considered our identity and history is measured from there. However, history says, people of this region have ...

And so exactly a month after having held a by-and-large acceptable, free-and-fair election for the first time in at least 18 years, the country witnessed the 300 (overwhelmingly) men and (tragically few) women elected to represent them under one roof, as the 13th Jatiya ...