Tanim Ahmed

WINKERS AWEIGH!

Tanim Ahmed is digital editor at The Daily Star.

A few questions over the Dhaka jet crash

The recent fighter jet crash at a school campus in Dhaka has led many to question the wisdom of running an airbase in Kurmitola and conducting training flights from there.

2h ago

Governed by Facebook posts, ruled by confusion

It was just about 7:00am on Monday. A mother sat with her daughter at a bus counter in Dinajpur, set for a two-hour commute to Rangpur for the daughter’s HSC exam three hours later.

1w ago

The streets of heaven are too crowded today

On days like this we look for things to blame, people to accuse

1w ago

Crime ‘stable’ at 11 murders, 15 rapes a day!

The chief adviser's press wing goes on to assert that the official crime statistics from September 2024 to June 2025 do not "completely" support the claim that crime is sharply rising this year.

2w ago

Jamaat leader’s apology and the bigger question

Jamaat members still hero-worship their past leaders, who stood against Bangladesh.

2m ago

Tarique Rahman's FB post: A commendable spirit that will hopefully remain

Neither Tarique's spirit, nor Fakhrul's wisdom appear to be percolating down to the grassroots of their party

2m ago

Political expediency and the narratives of our liberation

It was evident on March 26 how political parties do not dither to propagate alternative narratives of our independence and the 1971 Liberation War purely for expediency.

3m ago

Surreal times: Mob violence and feeble response

It is becoming difficult to say whether the government is trying to run a country in earnest or just playing house

4m ago
July 31, 2025
July 31, 2025

A few questions over the Dhaka jet crash

The recent fighter jet crash at a school campus in Dhaka has led many to question the wisdom of running an airbase in Kurmitola and conducting training flights from there.

July 24, 2025
July 24, 2025

Governed by Facebook posts, ruled by confusion

It was just about 7:00am on Monday. A mother sat with her daughter at a bus counter in Dinajpur, set for a two-hour commute to Rangpur for the daughter’s HSC exam three hours later.

July 21, 2025
July 21, 2025

The streets of heaven are too crowded today

On days like this we look for things to blame, people to accuse

July 16, 2025
July 16, 2025

Crime ‘stable’ at 11 murders, 15 rapes a day!

The chief adviser's press wing goes on to assert that the official crime statistics from September 2024 to June 2025 do not "completely" support the claim that crime is sharply rising this year.

June 1, 2025
June 1, 2025

Jamaat leader’s apology and the bigger question

Jamaat members still hero-worship their past leaders, who stood against Bangladesh.

May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025

Tarique Rahman's FB post: A commendable spirit that will hopefully remain

Neither Tarique's spirit, nor Fakhrul's wisdom appear to be percolating down to the grassroots of their party

April 7, 2025
April 7, 2025

Political expediency and the narratives of our liberation

It was evident on March 26 how political parties do not dither to propagate alternative narratives of our independence and the 1971 Liberation War purely for expediency.

March 5, 2025
March 5, 2025

Surreal times: Mob violence and feeble response

It is becoming difficult to say whether the government is trying to run a country in earnest or just playing house

March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025

Relax, says the home ministry!

In the immediate aftermath of the changeover on the August 5, the police were nowhere to be seen.

March 1, 2025
March 1, 2025

Calls for new constitution and the questions that come to mind

The call for a second republic and a new constitution has never been louder