BNP’s adversarial politics hurts more because it was expected to lead a new culture of politics.
Should we continue to condone unregulated public outbursts?
Protecting our citizens and our border integrity is non-negotiable
For all its pro-reform posturing, BNP has yet to signal a real willingness to lead political reforms, including within itself.
Bangabandhu as a subject of study should be approached with an openness to embrace truths, however unflattering.
Let's delve into the hypothetical lifelines in a public servant’s career that help them indulge in corruption.
Animals in Bangladesh are losing their homes because people are taking over their spaces.
Budget day is turning into our very own Groundhog Day.
You see them every day. Clad in sarees or some other cheap, gaudy outfits, walking in groups along busy thoroughfares, in less affluent neighbourhoods, and marketplaces.
It’s been 10 days since Jahangirnagar University went into lockdown after the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League attacked protesters demanding the
A small, upmarket café housed in what may seem to be a refitted basement is the setting for my interview with Martin Kämpchen, the German author, Tagore translator and journalist.
Mark Twain once famously said that truth is stranger than fiction. Truth’s ability to outperform fiction is limitless, not just in terms of strangeness, but also in the most outrageous, disgusting and horrifying way conceivable.
To say that Chhatra League is in crisis presupposes that Chhatra League, too, can be reduced to facing a crisis, a fact that would have been unthinkable even a few weeks ago.
Seeking clarity amidst chaos is something that most human beings do. But seeking chaos amidst clarity is a prerogative of the politicians.
This year’s World Teachers’ Day celebrates teachers with the theme “Young Teachers: The Future of the Profession”. How bright is the future of the profession in a country plagued by a dysfunctional education system, where teachers no longer enjoy the formidable reputation they once did? What went wrong?
An interesting debate has been swirling around the future trajectory of tourism in Bangladesh after two of its top officials were locked in a public duel of sorts over the legalisation of casino gambling.
First of all, this demonstrates the extent to which politicians can go to exploit an issue and the devastating effect that it may have. After the release of the final NRC in Assam, the number of the excluded came down to 1.9 million (an earlier list had excluded about 4 million).
Does the outpouring of anger and grief after some of the high-profile rape crimes in recent months signal a social awakening?
