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@monitor, what you say about jamaat owned newspapers is true, also it's true that members frrom other political parties own more industries and organizations than those from Jei. But what matters is industries and orgs owned by the party, not by individuals. I'm yet to hear of any profit...

BNP aspiring to be BAL-2 will only undermine its relative popularity among people and at the same time compromise its credibility to the International community.

This whole region got caught between the rivalry of monarchy and political Islam. The monarchs have so far been successful in diverting this rivalry to take the form of sectarian enmity (esp in fighting the Iranian regime). Having been influenced by relentless propaganda on the monarchs' side...

Few months ago, a breaking news title appeared: Bangladeshis riot with the locals in Singapore. Then other media outlets reported that it was Indians not Bangladeshis who rioted. Years ago a british newspaper refering khaleej times published a story of ISI bribing Bangladeshi opposition party...

Maybe Indian Army should interfere. What is Modi's position on this?

Foreign military intervention may accomplish the immediate goal, that is, neutralizing the militias, which is not even going to be smooth or easy imho, and the government runs the risk of alienating its own people as foreign nations have their own agenda which may not converge with the interests...

This glow-in-the-dark phenomenon is called phosphorescence and is exhibited by numerous compounds called phosphors (don't have to be radioactive). their most common use is in toys. Radioactive elements in general don't glow but they may cause fluoroscence/phosphorescence in some other substances.

This 'democratically elected' government called for foreign intervention in their own soil.

So far we didn't hear of any instance of punishing the wholesalers for introducing formalin into their products. Only the retailers are being fined sometimes. I don't think the govt is sincere about solving the problem. Btw, adding any pungent chemical to formalin in order to detect an...

There's a big difference between supporting Jamaat and condemning an act of heinous injustice perpetrated by the state on its citizen (who in this case happens to be a leader of Jamaat).

We can't change history. Before '71 very few people were aware of India and its intentions. Until the majority people are conscious of their identity and know friends from foes, a people fail to take responsibility of themselves and the idea of nationhood doesn't mature. We needed this experience.

Egypt's generals appear to have an awfully short memory. A year after they massacred supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the streets of Cairo, they have some advice for American authorities on how to handle the spiraling unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. In a statement from the Ministry of...

From Electricity to Sewage, U.S. Intelligence Says the Islamic State Is Fast Learning How to Run a Country BY Yochi Dreazen AUGUST 18, 2014 - 08:20 PM The Obama administration's escalating air war against the Islamic State is running up against a dispiriting new reality: The militants are...

Apparently one can't convert to Judaism.

Lol..this guy apparrently died in Syria fighting for ISIS and the thread is still active.

Indeed. But 'why things happen' belongs to the realm of academic debate. What is tangible and of matter of interest is the substantial difference in the level of neutrality and professionalism. Equating theft to homicide moves the focus to something else.

On topic, trading sanity and humanity for opportunism, the 'behaya' sell-out journos have always supported the Awami regime through good and evil. Now that by govt decree their role has been reduced to that of a government spokesman leaving them to worry about their bread- they are crying...

May I ask you what is a pro-BNP reporting? Lying in favor of BNP, or stating facts that go in their favor? The likes of Prothom-alo, Daily Star, BDnews24 etc refrain from reporting statements or defense of rightist political parties and politicians, selectively omit news and analysis that put...

Jordan: The Jewel in the ISIS Crown

Indeed they are two distinct groups. Not only that until very recently ISIS never engaged the Assad forces. Parts of Syria that they occupy today were captured from other rebel groups fighting the regime.