Aasha Mehreen Amin
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Aasha Mehreen Amin is joint editor at The Daily Star.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Aasha Mehreen Amin is joint editor at The Daily Star.
How many of those injured during the July-August uprising, like Abdullah, are still fighting for their lives?
The euphoria of August 5, and the momentous days leading up to it, especially since July 15, are now being overshadowed by a cloud of uncertainty.
This incident exposes the added vulnerability of young women and girls when they belong to Indigenous communities.
By giving their opinions a religious tag, groups or individuals have managed to get away with vicious assaults on women
After the stunning fall of an autocratic regime camouflaged in democratic garb, we now have a precious opportunity to reclaim our rights as a people.
From that pivotal moment on August 5, the subsequent events in the next 30 days have been just as dramatic
This victory has come at the cost of hundreds of lives of overwhelmingly young people, mostly students.
There is no shame in admitting that in the last few days many of us have cried helplessly, over the senseless deaths of students—teenagers or in their early twenties—the same age or close to the ages of our children.
How many of those injured during the July-August uprising, like Abdullah, are still fighting for their lives?
The euphoria of August 5, and the momentous days leading up to it, especially since July 15, are now being overshadowed by a cloud of uncertainty.
This incident exposes the added vulnerability of young women and girls when they belong to Indigenous communities.
By giving their opinions a religious tag, groups or individuals have managed to get away with vicious assaults on women
After the stunning fall of an autocratic regime camouflaged in democratic garb, we now have a precious opportunity to reclaim our rights as a people.
From that pivotal moment on August 5, the subsequent events in the next 30 days have been just as dramatic
This victory has come at the cost of hundreds of lives of overwhelmingly young people, mostly students.
There is no shame in admitting that in the last few days many of us have cried helplessly, over the senseless deaths of students—teenagers or in their early twenties—the same age or close to the ages of our children.
What could have been resolved through a discussion as expected from any government, ended up being yet another violent suppression of the voices of students
The town is abuzz about how the astronomical price of a goat led to the opening of a gigantic can of worms