Serajul Islam Choudhury

Serajul Islam Choudhury is a Bangladeshi public intellectual, and professor emeritus at the University of Dhaka.

A symbol of our degradation

It is a rare instance in the world when a country is sending its raw materials—jute in the case of Bangladesh—abroad without utilising it themselves

5m ago

There is a reason why daily news has become so depressing

Isn't there any good news? Of course, there is. But good news doesn't make headlines.

6m ago

The commitment of the martyred intellectuals

The martyred intellectuals of 1971 had their differences from one another, but they had one thing in common, and that was why they were killed—their patriotism.

2y ago

August 1975 and thereafter

What happened in August 1975 was a great tragedy perpetrated by an anti-people clique who did not want Bangladesh to move in the direction its people had desired it to take. The desire embodied a dream and an ideology, and for its fulfilment the people had

5y ago

A rare kind of literary talent

I have always been fascinated by writer Abul Mansur Ahmad's boldness and his political consciousness.

6y ago

The spectre of Red October: 100 years of the Russian Revolution

The 1917 October Revolution was a watershed moment in history. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels set the philosophical vision for the scientific theory of revolution, and even actively fought for it, but it was Vladimir Lenin under whose stewardship it became a reality.

7y ago

Partition 1947: How a nationalist movement turned communal

Who is to blame for the 1947 Partition of India and the large-scale violence that it triggered? There are accusations and recriminations.

7y ago

THE UNFINISHED STRUGGLE

An intellectual is a person who tries to understand the world and, not less importantly, to communicate his/her understanding

7y ago
June 2, 2024
June 2, 2024

A symbol of our degradation

It is a rare instance in the world when a country is sending its raw materials—jute in the case of Bangladesh—abroad without utilising it themselves

May 5, 2024
May 5, 2024

There is a reason why daily news has become so depressing

Isn't there any good news? Of course, there is. But good news doesn't make headlines.

December 14, 2021
December 14, 2021

The commitment of the martyred intellectuals

The martyred intellectuals of 1971 had their differences from one another, but they had one thing in common, and that was why they were killed—their patriotism.

August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019

August 1975 and thereafter

What happened in August 1975 was a great tragedy perpetrated by an anti-people clique who did not want Bangladesh to move in the direction its people had desired it to take. The desire embodied a dream and an ideology, and for its fulfilment the people had

March 18, 2018
March 18, 2018

A rare kind of literary talent

I have always been fascinated by writer Abul Mansur Ahmad's boldness and his political consciousness.

November 10, 2017
November 10, 2017

The spectre of Red October: 100 years of the Russian Revolution

The 1917 October Revolution was a watershed moment in history. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels set the philosophical vision for the scientific theory of revolution, and even actively fought for it, but it was Vladimir Lenin under whose stewardship it became a reality.

August 25, 2017
August 25, 2017

Partition 1947: How a nationalist movement turned communal

Who is to blame for the 1947 Partition of India and the large-scale violence that it triggered? There are accusations and recriminations.

December 17, 2016
December 17, 2016

THE UNFINISHED STRUGGLE

An intellectual is a person who tries to understand the world and, not less importantly, to communicate his/her understanding

December 14, 2015
December 14, 2015

Recalling the Martyred Intellectuals

An intellectual is a person who tries to understand the world and, not less importantly, to communicate his/her understanding to others around them.