Mamunur Rashid

‘Rohingyas need more int’l support’

There is a need for sustained international attention and support for the Rohingyas until a solution is reached to get the displaced people back to a safe country, said Kate Forbes, president of the  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

5m ago

Silencing the critic: The cost of stifling voices in the name of authority

Would we, in today's Bangladesh, have subjected Quamrul Hassan to imprisonment for employing his art to critique the current political culture?

9m ago

Bir Shreshtha portrait: Tale of the brush that brought them to light

The year was 1980. In room 16 of DU’s Shahid Shahnewaz hostel, Sheikh Afzal, a final-year student of Dhaka Art College, was deeply engrossed in painting the portraits of a number of Muktijoddhas. .The 21/22-year-old had very little idea about how they looked in real life..His only c

1y ago

SUST Movement: A year of unkept promises

A year has gone by since the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) suspended their movement for the removal of the vice chancellor and other demands.

1y ago

Now they fear to go back home

Activists of BNP and its associate organisations who joined today's rally in Dhaka expressed fear that they might face backlash from the ruling party men after returning home.

2y ago

Kabir Suman makes borders irrelevant

He is now 73 years old, he cannot even hold his guitar, like he used to. However, his mellifluous voice remains timeless – and he proved, like he always does, that every word, enunciation and tune – makes him forever an icon of Bangla music, Kabir Suman.

2y ago

Activist Mizanur recounts what happened to him after being “picked up”

Every time someone gets “picked up”, reports are published in media. After being “picked up”, whereabouts of some become known, while the unlucky ones are never found. What is never known, however, is the way someone gets “picked up” and who does the “picking up”.

2y ago

Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury: His journey towards ‘immortality’ began at 17

On February 21, 1952, police opened fire upon the Bangali population that sought their birthright—a right to use their own mother language. A boy of 17, and a Dhaka College HSC student at the time, Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury had rushed to the hospital to visit the injured.

2y ago
July 13, 2024
July 13, 2024

‘Rohingyas need more int’l support’

There is a need for sustained international attention and support for the Rohingyas until a solution is reached to get the displaced people back to a safe country, said Kate Forbes, president of the  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024

Silencing the critic: The cost of stifling voices in the name of authority

Would we, in today's Bangladesh, have subjected Quamrul Hassan to imprisonment for employing his art to critique the current political culture?

September 3, 2023
September 3, 2023

Bir Shreshtha portrait: Tale of the brush that brought them to light

The year was 1980. In room 16 of DU’s Shahid Shahnewaz hostel, Sheikh Afzal, a final-year student of Dhaka Art College, was deeply engrossed in painting the portraits of a number of Muktijoddhas. .The 21/22-year-old had very little idea about how they looked in real life..His only c

January 17, 2023
January 17, 2023

SUST Movement: A year of unkept promises

A year has gone by since the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) suspended their movement for the removal of the vice chancellor and other demands.

December 10, 2022
December 10, 2022

Now they fear to go back home

Activists of BNP and its associate organisations who joined today's rally in Dhaka expressed fear that they might face backlash from the ruling party men after returning home.

October 15, 2022
October 15, 2022

Kabir Suman makes borders irrelevant

He is now 73 years old, he cannot even hold his guitar, like he used to. However, his mellifluous voice remains timeless – and he proved, like he always does, that every word, enunciation and tune – makes him forever an icon of Bangla music, Kabir Suman.

June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022

Activist Mizanur recounts what happened to him after being “picked up”

Every time someone gets “picked up”, reports are published in media. After being “picked up”, whereabouts of some become known, while the unlucky ones are never found. What is never known, however, is the way someone gets “picked up” and who does the “picking up”.

May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022

Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury: His journey towards ‘immortality’ began at 17

On February 21, 1952, police opened fire upon the Bangali population that sought their birthright—a right to use their own mother language. A boy of 17, and a Dhaka College HSC student at the time, Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury had rushed to the hospital to visit the injured.

February 18, 2022
February 18, 2022

They brave queues, chaos

The queues and chaos in front of TCB trucks have only been growing recently due to reduced earnings of low- and middle-income groups and price hikes.

December 4, 2021
December 4, 2021

‘Architects no longer at mercy of the rich’

“I want to tell the politicians -- bring in the architects to transform cities and communities. Create opportunities for them to study more, so they can get better and more competent. It is a tragedy that city planners never get to implement their plans.”