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Eresh Omar Jamal

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Eresh Omar Jamal is head of the editorial department at The Daily Star. His X handle is @EreshOmarJamal.

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Iran’s struggles under repression and foreign intervention

20 January 2026
As protests in Iran show signs of waning under the weight of an increasingly brutal crackdown, Iranian officials have claimed that at least 5,000 people, including around 500 security personnel, have been killed nationwide.
20 January 2026
Abu Sayed's death anniversary

From the archives / Remembering Abu Sayed: The day fear died

16 July 2025
Abu Sayed taught us not to step back.
16 July 2025
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The fallout of Trump’s Iran strike

22 June 2025
Many experts have argued that Iran’s greatest mistake was not to acquire nuclear weapons
22 June 2025
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What South Asia can learn from China’s development journey

13 June 2025
People across South Asia are increasingly realising how far they are being left behind in a world that is rapidly moving forward.
13 June 2025
Jaishankar’s remarks on Bangladesh: A deeper understanding is necessary

Jaishankar’s remarks on Bangladesh: A deeper understanding is necessary

27 February 2025
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently made some strong remarks about Bangladesh at the Delhi University Literature Festival.
27 February 2025
July uprising: A turning point or a missed opportunity?

July uprising / A turning point or a missed opportunity?

16 December 2024
A reflection on Bangladesh's post-Awami League crisis and the need for unity and reform.
16 December 2024
Principles, party, power or politics?

Opinion / Principles, party, power or politics?

14 August 2024
The student movement’s ability to inspire people to stand up to a vicious oppressor was truly remarkable.
14 August 2024
impact of irresponsible comments on Bangladesh quota protests

The irresponsible remarks of our responsible persons

25 July 2024
History and ordinary people in general will remember very well what happened over the last week or so.
25 July 2024
War drums louder than ever

War drums louder than ever

Today, the world is celebrating the International Day of Peace. It is inaugurated by ringing the United Nations Peace Bell at the UN Headquarters.
20 September 2016
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The tragedy of 9/11 and the search for truth

Fifteen years ago today, the whole world's attention was drawn towards the United States of America and the scenes that were
10 September 2016
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Huseyn Shaheed SUHRAWARDY: An icon of democracy

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, known for his pivotal role in championing democracy in the Indian subcontinent, was born into an
9 September 2016
Syria: Potential fuse for greater conflagration

Syria: Potential fuse for greater conflagration

As the world is now well aware, Syria has been consumed by violence for years now. What people are less aware of, however, is why it has been raging for so long.
6 September 2016

The tragedy in Yemen

While the slaughter of Yemenis continues, the world remains silent in response to their screams. Why is that? Has the world lost its senses, especially to feel the sufferings of the tormented? In an alleged effort to defeat the Houthi rebels, a coalition of Arab states led
28 August 2016
Bangladesh Development Update

Promising prospects in troubling times

The World Bank (WB), at the end of April this year, had some very encouraging things to say about the Bangladesh economy.
23 August 2016
Why Turkey is so important

Why Turkey is so important

According to WikiLeaks, soon after Bashar Assad rejected the Qatar pipeline, the CIA began funding opposition groups in Syria…. intelligence documents, published by WikiLeaks, show that by 2012”, some US allies “were arming, training and funding radical Jihadist Sunni fighters from Syria, Iraq and elsewhere to overthrow the Assad's Shia allied regime.
16 August 2016
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Blame it on cronyism, not the free market

Whereas many people around the world rightly blame the existing global economic system for the growing inequality, they also wrongly blame the free market. Wrongly because the system we have is anything but free market, something that most fail to recognise.
7 August 2016
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