We need to change our mindset and up our game to improve our universities’ standing.
The collective numbness contradicts the spirit with which the masses stormed the streets in July last year.
Central to the formation of the panel is the objective of minimising political interference in the selection of top university managers.
Central to the JnU crisis is a list of broken promises.
It’s easy to dismiss Dhaka as an unliveable city. The challenge is to replace that tantrum with the determination to make the city better.
It will be a crime to miss the post-uprising zeitgeist and not to overhaul our educational sector.
KUET has exposed systemic weakness in conflict resolution.
The restriction has forced many passengers to walk from the metro rail station or take a second ride to move through the campus.
Students play a crucial role as change agents, but their activism should focus on systemic improvements instead of individual retribution.
Standing on the isthmus of change, we must avoid any form of myopia.
The liberalisation of trade has changed the agricultural heart of our nation.
We should use Martyred Intellectuals Day as an opportunity to meaningfully engage with their memories.
English is not a colonial relic but a necessity. It is the language of the internet, social media, and global culture.
In the urban spaces across Bangladesh, we need to adopt a model of human-non-human relations that is both practical and moral.
Are the apparitions of political sectarianism making a reappearance in Bangladesh?
The idea of dedicating a day to promote harmony and peaceful coexistence—a day that fosters diversity, justice, and understanding across borders, cultures, and beliefs—seems promising in theory.
There are lessons to be learnt from the way Dhaka became part of the intellectual map of the world.
