
Shamsad Mortuza
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
Dr Shamsad Mortuza is a professor of English at Dhaka University, and former pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
Dr Shamsad Mortuza is a professor of English at Dhaka University, and former pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
KUET has exposed systemic weakness in conflict resolution.
Bangladeshi passports are ranked among the weakest in the world.
The challenge for us is to retain quality in a system with resistance.
The real issue here is power and control over women’s bodies and space.
To bring back confidence, the rule of law must be established.
To make the imported inspiration sustainable, we need to create an ecosystem for our players.
The Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camps are about to face a situation worse than they have been enduring.
In 2023, there was a 48 percent spike in the number of outgoing Bangladeshi patients compared to the previous year.
An institutionalised mass wedding will replace one form of social regulation with another.
The Washington Post recently speculated that Dr Yunus’s soft power may have indirectly influenced the UAE's decision to grant clemency.
How do you process the nationwide humiliation of teachers?
The students are once again at the forefront by reaching out to the victims of the flood that has inundated the country’s eastern region.
While talking to our students, it was obvious that many of them are experiencing severe stress.
Identity and ideology politics also played an essential role in brewing the Bangla Bashanta.
Reconciliation cannot occur without truth-telling, accountability, and a commitment to dismantling the structures of violence that perpetuate inequality and injustice.
The movement was no longer about quotas; it was about justice.
Seeing our PhD holders choose menial jobs over research and innovation highlights a flaw in our educational policy.
Polarisation, rife with mutual fear and rage, is on the rise. Something dark and sinister is occurring.