Noshin Nawal

MIND THE GAP

Barrister Noshin Nawal is an activist, feminist and a columnist with a knack for sharp, satirical takes on social and societal issues. She can be reached at [email protected]

Friendship Day is for women who fix each other’s crowns

Female friendship is radical, restorative, and real — a chosen sisterhood offering unconditional love, emotional survival, and sanctuary in a world that demands perfection. On Friendship Day, celebrate the women who hold your world together.

21h ago

Uncle Sam wants you and your social media accounts

Naturally, the US Embassy in Dhaka has chimed in, reminding Bangladeshi applicants to make their accounts public “to facilitate vetting.”

2d ago

The spectacle of suffering

There are no words large enough to hold the weight of what happened at Milestone School and College.

1w ago

Red is the colour of July

When July turns crimson repeatedly, you don’t need a commission of inquiry to recognise a pattern.

2w ago

Remand redecorated: Same torture, new curtains?

Let’s be clear: no law in Bangladesh is safe from abuse when power is unaccountable. Our track record speaks for itself.

3w ago

Adventures in anxiety class

If airlines are going to offer a terrifying experience anyway, they might as well be honest about it.

4w ago

Never again, again: 89 seconds to midnight

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest we’ve ever been to global catastrophe.

1m ago

Dhaka’s darling dengue diaries

While other countries boast cherry blossoms and beach holidays, we get a yearly VIP visit from the Aedes mosquito.

1m ago
August 2, 2025
August 2, 2025

Friendship Day is for women who fix each other’s crowns

Female friendship is radical, restorative, and real — a chosen sisterhood offering unconditional love, emotional survival, and sanctuary in a world that demands perfection. On Friendship Day, celebrate the women who hold your world together.

July 31, 2025
July 31, 2025

Uncle Sam wants you and your social media accounts

Naturally, the US Embassy in Dhaka has chimed in, reminding Bangladeshi applicants to make their accounts public “to facilitate vetting.”

July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025

The spectacle of suffering

There are no words large enough to hold the weight of what happened at Milestone School and College.

July 14, 2025
July 14, 2025

Red is the colour of July

When July turns crimson repeatedly, you don’t need a commission of inquiry to recognise a pattern.

July 8, 2025
July 8, 2025

Remand redecorated: Same torture, new curtains?

Let’s be clear: no law in Bangladesh is safe from abuse when power is unaccountable. Our track record speaks for itself.

July 5, 2025
July 5, 2025

Adventures in anxiety class

If airlines are going to offer a terrifying experience anyway, they might as well be honest about it.

June 24, 2025
June 24, 2025

Never again, again: 89 seconds to midnight

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest we’ve ever been to global catastrophe.

June 13, 2025
June 13, 2025

Dhaka’s darling dengue diaries

While other countries boast cherry blossoms and beach holidays, we get a yearly VIP visit from the Aedes mosquito.

June 4, 2025
June 4, 2025

The curious case of the déjà flu

Covid is rising again—slowly, stealthily, like your relatives during iftar.

May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025

Why job creation must come first

The truth is, we have perfected the art of looking developed without actually becoming it.