
Aasha Mehreen Amin
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Aasha Mehreen Amin is joint editor at The Daily Star.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Aasha Mehreen Amin is joint editor at The Daily Star.
There is a staggering lack of empathy, respect, and compassion in our society, which has seeped into many of our young people.
ITJP's documentary provides evidentiary insights into the July uprising atrocities.
Let us recap some of the most critical lessons of 2024 as we look forward to 2025.
You didn’t expect someone like Andrew, who would have turned only 50 this December 16, to exit the world so abruptly.
We are now going through times of extreme anxiety caused by economic uncertainty, rapid social change, and complex global issues.
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.
Women are crazy because they set the bar ridiculously high for themselves, with no thought of self-preservation.
Entitlement is a bad habit that few of us can escape.
There is an explanation, however infuriating, to each of the delightful conundrums in public work.
AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
We will remember the faces of the smiling Gazan children and their families in the photos—the faces of people who have been wiped out for no fault of their own.
In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.
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
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
The tacit tolerance of bigotry over the years has nurtured ideologies that are diametrically opposite to the founding principles of our nation
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.