Are we trying to get ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’?
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.
3w ago
Why did the Khagrachhari school reinstate a known sexual predator?
This incident exposes the added vulnerability of young women and girls when they belong to Indigenous communities.
1m ago
Cox’s Bazar attacks reflect a sickness far from being cured
By giving their opinions a religious tag, groups or individuals have managed to get away with vicious assaults on women
2m ago
Can we hold onto our precious freedom?
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.
2m ago
One month after the new beginning
From that pivotal moment on August 5, the subsequent events in the next 30 days have been just as dramatic
2m ago
The cadences of a people’s victory
This victory has come at the cost of hundreds of lives of overwhelmingly young people, mostly students.
3m ago
Saluting the spirit of our young people
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.
4m ago
Why must brute force always be the response to student protests?
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
4m ago
October 19, 2023
A shiny new surveillance system is the last thing we need
Phone tapping has been a favourite tool for governments around the world to snoop on people. In Bangladesh we have been familiar with this term for decades. Those of us who grew up in the "analogue phone days" can recall getting goosebumps at the sound of a click or inadvertent cough in the middle of a phone conversation that hinted that someone was listening in
October 12, 2023
Will the law enforcement agencies protect us during elections?
In the last few years, attackers have targeted minority communities, and the law enforcers have displayed apathy or reluctance in catching the culprits, who are often linked to influential groups
October 5, 2023
Attack on Radhapada Roy: When poets cry
The tacit tolerance of bigotry over the years has nurtured ideologies that are diametrically opposite to the founding principles of our nation
September 26, 2023
Who is to blame for Bhuban’s death?
It was an unlikely death for 55-year-old Bhuban Chandra Shil, a lawyer who lived in Dhaka city for work while his family stayed in Maizdi, Noakhali.
September 25, 2023
Who is responsible for the ‘unnatural death’ of Bhuban Shil?
It was an unlikely death for 55-year-old Bhuban Chandra Shil, a lawyer who lived in Dhaka city for work while his family stayed in Maizdi, Noakhali
September 22, 2023
Tanzim Hasan Sakib is the victim of a sexist culture
Tanzim – who said in a post that men marrying women who are used to “free-mixing at addas” would be depriving their children of a “modest” mother – is a victim of the toxic masculinity prevalent in his surroundings.
September 15, 2023
Independent media's latest stink bomb: Fake writers
Editors are in quite a fix.
September 1, 2023
Are we normalising the humiliation of teachers?
It is a universal value that teachers must be respected; it is the basic premise of learning. It is objectionable because someone has the audacity to ask something so contrary to any civilised society’s value system.
August 18, 2023
What the egg is happening?
Why are we not increasing food production at home and being less dependent on imports?
August 11, 2023
Dhaka’s ugly, ruthless side
The story would resonate with many young couples starting out in this ruthless city, where what you earn is nowhere near what you spend, just for the bare minimum.
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