Quota Carnage
The power of education in ‘Bangla Bashanta'
Identity and ideology politics also played an essential role in brewing the Bangla Bashanta.
A new dawn rises on Bangladesh
After Hasina’s fall, we must strive to build a pro-people, inclusive society
We must turn back from further violence
Bangladesh is heading down an extremely dangerous path
Violence against students: A tribute to our little John Hampdens
Students who were shot dead and injured were simply exercising their democratic rights and posed no threat to anybody.
Count of a carnage: about 95pc killed by gunshots
When Tahir Zaman Priyo was gunned down around 5:00pm on July 19 just behind Labaid Hospital in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, his friend Faria Ulfath Syed heard just a single gunshot.
Holding to account the perpetrators of crimes against protesters
The July massacre has brought the credibility of this regime into question.
New student politics demands respect, dignity, and trust
It is astounding how little a regime in power for 15 years understands the new form of student politics.
Quota violence / The lives of fallen students must inspire the change we need
Reconciliation cannot occur without truth-telling, accountability, and a commitment to dismantling the structures of violence that perpetuate inequality and injustice.
Denial and intimidation will not solve this crisis
Ensuring students’ safety should be a key priority
Restoring confidence among disgruntled expats is vital
Their concerns, if left unaddressed, may impact remittance inflow
No one should be in jail for acting on their conscience
We urge UAE, our government to resolve the matter
The (reformed) quota scheme, our state, and the marginalised
History shows how the “woman question”, “indigenous question”, “transgender question”, and “disabled question” get subsumed in the midst of dominant voices
Can we expect some accountability from the government?
Last week’s political violence in Bangladesh was by far the worst I have seen since I first visited and fell in love with this country 15 years ago.
A generation's fight in the shadows of quota
The movement was no longer about quotas; it was about justice.
How can the rulers erase so much bloodstain?
Why did the situation escalate last week, resulting in so many deaths and injuries?
How smart is shutting down social media?
It will severely curtail people's fundamental freedoms
The shifting political field and the price of permanent war
Is it not easier to defeat your enemies in parliament than to be permanently on the warpath against some shapeshifting enemy?
