ISAS Briefs

The paper, written in the context of the recent deportation of 27 Bangladeshi workers from Singapore, argues that what is required is a united front, a closing of ranks of the disparate political and other forces in Bangladesh to prevent the outbreak of violent extremism that would threaten the societal fabric.In his play 'Othello', Act 2, the English bard William Shakespeare, or rather his character Iago says of 'reputation', that 'it is an idle and most false imposition, oft got without merit and lost without deserving'. His interlocutor in this case was Cassio, an individual.