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Purna Lal Chakma

Feb 4, 2026, 11:21 AM

Bangladesh’s 2026 Election After an Uprising and an Uncertain Future

Illustration: Map highlighting Bangladesh ahead of the 2026 national election. Composite image created by the author using Canva-licensed design elements. Political symbols sourced from Wikipedia for editorial illustration.

On February 12, 2026, Bangladesh will hold a national election that many observers see as the most important since the country became independent. This is not a normal election. It comes after a popular uprising that ended a long...

Purna Lal Chakma

Jan 31, 2026, 9:56 AM

Why Israel and India Should Look Closely at the Chittagong Hill Tracts

The Chittagong Hill Tracts, a strategically sensitive region bordering India’s northeast, where geography, armed activity, and regional security concerns intersect. Illustration created by the author using Canva-licensed design elements and permitted for free commercial use.

In South Asia, political alignment is not a secret. One side is clearly closer to India’s strategic interests. Another side traditionally aligns with Pakistan. This reality has existed for decades. Both sides have supporters, and this is widely understood. The...

Sergio Restelli

Jan 21, 2026, 8:26 AM

Why Bangladesh’s Feb 12 elections matter to Israel & West Asia

Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections scheduled for February 12 may appear, at first glance, to be a distant South Asian political event with limited relevance for Israel or the Middle East. That would be a mistake. In an era when ideology,...

S M Faiyaz Hossain

Jan 8, 2026, 5:51 PM

InshAllah Bangladesh: An Urgent Book Exploring South Asia

Dhaka, August 2024. Picture ambulances stacking up on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, student leaders with lathis (sticks) turning highways into their own checkpoints, and a journalist on the run—fake press card in his pocket, 25,000 taka shoved in his rucksack....

S M Faiyaz Hossain

Jan 5, 2026, 5:55 AM

Hindu man Burned Like ISIS: Denied Martyr’s Crown in Bangladesh

Source: ntnews.com

A Hindu worker Dipu Chandra Das, lynched and set on fire right there on the highway. Is this an isolated incident, or just another grim rehearsal for terror? Who gave the mob both the match sticks and the camera?...

Samarjit Chowdhury

Dec 24, 2025, 9:12 PM

A Legacy Suffering: Historical Reckoning of Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh

Desaix "Terry" Myers, a USAID assistant program officer in Dhaka in 1971 and co-author and signatory of the "Blood Telegram," wrote a desolate letter home to his friends lamenting what he had seen in a small, impoverished Hindu village...

Purna Lal Chakma

Oct 19, 2025, 1:20 PM

Bangladesh’s Pakistan-Dependent Foreign Policy Mistake

In South Asia’s crowded neighborhood, Bangladesh stands between powerful neighbors, India, Pakistan, and China. Yet keeps choosing the weakest example to follow.(Image by author)

Before writing about Bangladesh, I want to say one thing from my heart, "Welcome Home" to the Israeli hostages who were held by Hamas. Their freedom is not just Israel's relief; it is a victory of humanity over cruelty....

Purna Lal Chakma

Oct 12, 2025, 4:14 PM

Why We Protested in Tokyo for the Voiceless People of Bangladesh?

Protesters gather in front of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo on October 10, 2025, calling for an end to state-sponsored attacks on Indigenous Jumma peoples in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts. (Photo by author)

I never thought I would hold a protest banner several times a year in Tokyo. But here I am again, standing with the Indigenous people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. We stood in front of Japan's Ministry...

Purna Lal Chakma

Oct 7, 2025, 11:11 AM

My Prayer for the Chittagong Hill Tracts and Israel

Sky lanterns rise in symbolic unity — “Support for Israel & Chittagong Hill Tracts.” Created by the author as a tribute to two lands bound by faith and resilience.

(Note: Today, October 7, marks the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. From Tokyo, I share my heartfelt condolences with the families who lost their loved ones and with all Israelis who continue to carry that pain....

Purna Lal Chakma

Oct 4, 2025, 10:58 AM

When Activism Becomes a Circus Called SUMUD

(Illustration made by the author using AI — a satirical depiction of the Global SUMUD flotilla as a circus ship.)

Some people call it Global SUMUD — “steadfastness.” It sounds poetic, almost noble. But in truth, it is terrorism in costume, sailing the seas under the banner of human rights. A flotilla of self-proclaimed peace activists waves banners of...

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