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).

Time to rethink media transformation

Media today has transformed into a spectacular performance focused on visibility.

2d ago

We cannot let violence silence our daughters

What is perhaps more insidious than the acts themselves is the language that now surrounds them. The lexicon of liberation has deliberately opted for expletives.

1w ago

Understanding the university ranking mismatch

We need to change our mindset and up our game to improve our universities’ standing.

3w ago

When leisure turns lethal

The alarming number of deaths gives Cox’s Bazar bad press.

1m ago

Rising crime, institutional failure, and the bystander effect

The collective numbness contradicts the spirit with which the masses stormed the streets in July last year.

1m ago

In search of a vice-chancellor

Central to the formation of the panel is the objective of minimising political interference in the selection of top university managers.

1m ago

JnU crisis exposes the rot in our higher education system

Central to the JnU crisis is a list of broken promises.

1m ago

We need more than air purifiers to clean up Dhaka’s air

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.

2m ago
July 12, 2025
July 12, 2025

Time to rethink media transformation

Media today has transformed into a spectacular performance focused on visibility.

July 5, 2025
July 5, 2025

We cannot let violence silence our daughters

What is perhaps more insidious than the acts themselves is the language that now surrounds them. The lexicon of liberation has deliberately opted for expletives.

June 21, 2025
June 21, 2025

Understanding the university ranking mismatch

We need to change our mindset and up our game to improve our universities’ standing.

June 14, 2025
June 14, 2025

When leisure turns lethal

The alarming number of deaths gives Cox’s Bazar bad press.

May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025

Rising crime, institutional failure, and the bystander effect

The collective numbness contradicts the spirit with which the masses stormed the streets in July last year.

May 24, 2025
May 24, 2025

In search of a vice-chancellor

Central to the formation of the panel is the objective of minimising political interference in the selection of top university managers.

May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025

JnU crisis exposes the rot in our higher education system

Central to the JnU crisis is a list of broken promises.

May 10, 2025
May 10, 2025

We need more than air purifiers to clean up Dhaka’s air

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.

May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025

The crisis of a fossilised education system

It will be a crime to miss the post-uprising zeitgeist and not to overhaul our educational sector.

April 26, 2025
April 26, 2025

KUET protests and the evolving student-university relations

KUET has exposed systemic weakness in conflict resolution.