Sheikh Hasina new star of East, reports Khaleej Times

A leading daily newspaper of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday highly appreciated Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her humane approach in the Rohingya issue, dubbing her as the "new star of the East", reports BSS.

"The Bangladesh Prime Minister is the new star of the East ... expressions has no better hero than her this week - for her compassion and empathy in opening the border to save thousands of fleeing Rohingya," noted journalist Allan Jacob wrote in an article in the Khaleej Times, the longest running English language newspaper published in the UAE.

"We should have featured Sheikh Hasina on these pages earlier, before despots, tyrants, shamed gurus, and other wannabe nobodies who became somebodies," he acknowledged in the article titled "Sheikh Hasina knows the art of compassion"

"But it's always nice to look at issues and personalities in hindsight, as is my wont. Let me also confess here that my original idea for this week's column revolved around a South Indian actor and his opportunistic pitch at political stardom, but I shifted gears when I realised the Bangladeshi Prime Minister was the new star of the East," Jacob wrote.

He said: "Yes, we missed this noble trait as the media was distracted by a Nobel peace laureate's fading charm in Myanmar. I too bear the burden of guilt for ignoring Sheikh Hasina's humane approach to an unfolding catastrophe though I intently listened to her speak last week during the UN General Assembly summit. "It broke my heart," the premier said.

Jacob wrote with leaders like the Bangladeshi PM at the helm, there remains hope in a world that is suffering from migration fatigue. Her actions seemed faint at first, but when Khaleej Times sent a reporter to the centre of the crisis on Bangladesh's border with Myanmar where thousands of hungry people scrounge for a meal, live in ramshackle dwellings amid the dirt, grime and filth, the gravity of the problem came to light. It hit us hard and it hurt.

"I realise journalism is a collaborative effort, where ideas, people and their feelings come together for the right Expressions - and a universal cause. It's okay to disrupt some ideas for a creative and emotional process that rattles and shakes you out of your comfort zone," he said.

Jacob wrote world media are guilty of reporting the exodus through the eyes of Suu Kyi, who appears helpless to save the Rohingya after they were driven out by the Myanmar army from Rakhine, a state in the country. Many do not realise that the junta still wields real power in the country though her party, the National League for Democracy, won the polls two years ago.

 

Sheikh Hasina new star of East, reports Khaleej Times

A leading daily newspaper of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday highly appreciated Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her humane approach in the Rohingya issue, dubbing her as the new star of the East, reports BSS. The Bangladesh Prime Minister is the new star of the East ... expressions has no better hero than her this week - for her compassion and empathy in opening the border to save thousands of fleeing Rohingya, noted journalist Allan Jacob wrote in an article in the Khaleej Times, the longest running English language newspaper published in the UAE. We should have featured Sheikh Hasina on these pages earlier, before despots, tyrants, shamed gurus, and other wannabe nobodies who became somebodies, he acknowledged in the article titled Sheikh Hasina knows the art of compassion But its always nice to look at issues and personalities in hindsight, as is my wont. Let me also confess here that my original idea for this weeks column revolved around a South Indian actor and his opportunistic pitch at political stardom, but I shifted gears when I realised the Bangladeshi Prime Minister was the new star of the East, Jacob wrote. He said: Yes, we missed this noble trait as the media was distracted by a Nobel peace laureates fading charm in Myanmar. I too bear the burden of guilt for ignoring Sheikh Hasinas humane approach to an unfolding catastrophe though I intently listened to her speak last week during the UN General Assembly summit. It broke my heart, the premier said. Jacob wrote with leaders like the Bangladeshi PM at the helm, there remains hope in a world that is suffering from migration fatigue. Her actions seemed faint at first, but when Khaleej Times sent a reporter to the centre of the crisis on Bangladeshs border with Myanmar where thousands of hungry people scrounge for a meal, live in ramshackle dwellings amid the dirt, grime and filth, the gravity of the problem came to light. It hit us hard and it hurt. I realise journalism is a collaborative effort, where ideas, people and their feelings come together for the right Expressions - and a universal cause. Its okay to disrupt some ideas for a creative and emotional process that rattles and shakes you out of your comfort zone, he said. Jacob wrote world media are guilty of reporting the exodus through the eyes of Suu Kyi, who appears helpless to save the Rohingya after they were driven out by the Myanmar army from Rakhine, a state in the country. Many do not realise that the junta still wields real power in the country though her party, the National League for Democracy, won the polls two years ago.