Kuriakose Mathew

Kuriakose Mathew teaches politics and international relations at P P Savani University

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Zia, who served as Prime Minister three times, passed away in Dhaka at the age of 80 after battling multiple health ailments.

Khaleda Zia used a space given to her, but shrank itSign In to read

December 31,2025 07:21:45 AM

In her crusade against the military establishment and the Awami League, she built a terrifying dam of street power

Wed, Dec 31, 2025

Mob violence is being normalised as New Politics in BangladeshSubscriber Only

December 22,2025 18:08:49 PM

Bangladesh has no Aam Aadmi Party to hold a Gandhian fast for peace, or a Rahul Gandhi to embrace the commoner victims. There is a lack of an institution that can embody and enforce a moderate moral conscience

Mon, Dec 22, 2025

Kerala Extreme Poverty Eradication Project

The hoax of extreme poverty eradication in KeralaSubscriber Only

November 04,2025 13:07:47 PM

The much-trumpeted Extreme Poverty Eradication Project by the Kerala government requires a reality check. It flaunts noble intent but doesn’t hide its flaws too well

Tue, Nov 04, 2025

People climb the statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bijoy Sarani area, as they celebrate the resignation of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The medium and the message of the Dhaka University pollSubscriber Only

September 17,2025 15:15:08 PM

Through spectacles of triumph, the Jamaat delivers its own brand of political shock therapy, through which it can look bigger than it actually is

Wed, Sep 17, 2025

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Politics in Bangladesh: One year after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, it is all agenda and no visionSubscriber Only

August 05,2025 17:52:26 PM

For Bangladesh, it has been a year of “rule by committees”, including the “reform” commissions which were delegated with the task of formalising the textual aspects of the revolution

Tue, Aug 05, 2025

Sheikh Hasina’s trial needs neutral observers, not partisan judgesSubscriber Only

July 07,2025 12:04:31 PM

Bangladesh’s ICT is an example of both right and wrong — it created a precedent for prosecuting genocide in South Asia, but it neglected due process. Sheikh Hasina is feeling its fallout now

Mon, Jul 07, 2025

Bangladesh’s caretaker government has woefully misunderstood its mandateSubscriber Only

May 29,2025 11:23:25 AM

The work of a caretaker government is solely to administer the country till a legitimate government is elected by the people. The mistake Muhammad Yunus and the students made was in thinking that by changing its name to ‘interim government’, they could change its purpose

Thu, May 29, 2025

Counting caste in the census is first step towards building fraternitySubscriber Only

May 07,2025 13:00:53 PM

As Ambedkar feared, fraternity, especially across castes, is still largely missing, and remains the least remembered promise in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution

Wed, May 07, 2025

Transhipment facility shutdown: Bangladesh has forgotten that India has less to loseSubscriber Only

April 10,2025 19:36:25 PM

Dhaka’s new foreign policy may not be anti-Indian as many Indians fear, but it is not Indo-centric either. Understanding this change helps unravel some of its motivations and messaging.

Fri, Apr 11, 2025

Private universities needed for a better Kerala modelSubscriber Only

March 27,2025 11:54:46 AM

Presently, the higher education in the state is broken, in stark contrast to the situation of primary education. Kerala’s intellectuals, researchers and academics who do well exit early and find a place in national or international institutions

Thu, Mar 27, 2025

It’s for people to decide if Awami League is ‘pro-Bangladesh’. A ban won’t help democracySubscriber Only

February 03,2025 17:40:27 PM

If, at all, the Awami League is to be dissipated, it has to be routed in a free and fair election, without which a new ruling dispensation will not have political legitimacy

Mon, Feb 03, 2025

bangladesh, express opinion, indian express

Is Bangladesh turning against Bangla nationalism?Subscriber Only

January 22,2025 12:54:42 PM

Bangladesh was not born as “Independent East Pakistan”. It took birth as something irreconcilable with a pure Islamic polity—as a nation, particularly as a Bangla nation-- Bangladesh. There is a temptation to see the recent events in Bangladesh as a return to its earlier status as East Pakistan

Wed, Dec 31, 2025