Shuprova Tasneem

Can we break the cycle of migrant exploitation?

There has been a silent consensus on turning a blind eye to rights abuses of our migrant workers.

3m ago

ICJ ruling puts current global order on trial

The main question now is to what extent the ICJ order will create pressure on Israel’s allies.

10m ago

COP28’s hollow victory

It is difficult to not feel defeated by COP28’s end results.

1y ago

We must radically reimagine girls’ rights

Even in 2023, there are a number of very basic rights that Bangladeshi girls don't have.

1y ago

No more aid and no real solutions

Despite the international recognition, the global outpouring of support (at the time), and the crisis in Myanmar that has now escalated into civil war – the world seems to have moved on.

1y ago

Too unsafe to even play football?

Latest attack lays bare the relentless gendered violence faced by Bangladeshi women.

1y ago

What is the fracas on the Barishal uni question paper really about?

A Dhallywood dialogue recently created a social media storm by cropping up in a more unusual place: a question paper for Bangladesh Studies in the University of Barishal, where students were asked to examine it in the “light of British hegemony in the Indian subcontinent.”

1y ago

Forget the coronation, let’s talk about colonialism

Will the new king finally apologise for the atrocities committed in the name of the crown?

1y ago
February 21, 2020
February 21, 2020

Halima Khatun: On the frontline

“On February 20, the government invoked Section 144. During the meeting organised by us university students the next day, there were some disagreements on the next steps.

February 9, 2020
February 9, 2020

Brexit for Bangladeshis

After three prime ministers, two general elections, a number of historic defeats for the government and a political deadlock that seemed like it would never end — the United Kingdom (UK) officially left the European Union (EU) on January 31, 2020, ending a 47-year relationship.

January 25, 2020
January 25, 2020

What comes after the ICJ ruling?

All eyes were turned to The Hague on Thursday when the International Court of Justice (ICJ) came back with its momentous decision on emergency provisional measures for the protection of the persecuted Rohingya population of Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State.

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