There is chaos and dissent in every corner and no one seems to have a grip on anything.
This arrest is particularly jarring, even in this current environment where arbitrary murder cases are being filed against suspected AL sympathisers or beneficiaries.
There is a staggering lack of empathy, respect, and compassion in our society, which has seeped into many of our young people.
Let us recap some of the most critical lessons of 2024 as we look forward to 2025.
You didn’t expect someone like Andrew, who would have turned only 50 this December 16, to exit the world so abruptly.
We are now going through times of extreme anxiety caused by economic uncertainty, rapid social change, and complex global issues.
How many of those injured during the July-August uprising, like Abdullah, are still fighting for their lives?
The euphoria of August 5, and the momentous days leading up to it, especially since July 15, are now being overshadowed by a cloud of uncertainty.
But not because of the logic-defying stunts in AJ's latest movie venture, Din: The Day. It's because of Ananta Jalil, the human being.
The recent eruption of political activity, and hence political news centred on city corporation elections has again livened up the dull, drab political stage of recent times.
It may seem like an odd assortment of items to be afflicted by the inflationary fever currently in circulation, but following the basic rules of economics—when demand goes up, with existing supply, prices will go up in a free market
Food prices have been keeping us awake at night, making some of us seriously rethink our diets.
The adviser to the prime minister on private industry and investment, Salman F Rahman, recently expressed his dissatisfaction about the way our airport in Dhaka has been handling passengers, referring to allegations of staff members taking bribes and harassing them.
In the US, being Black or just a person of colour is enough to get one killed or arrested by a cop, merely for being at the wrong place at the wrong time—or even the right place at the right time.
Why is it that, no matter how many times we have experienced something unpleasant, we continue to do the exact same things we did before, expecting a different outcome?
Bengalis are well-known for being unusually driven by emotion, a trait that has brought about many great things—our right to speak in our mother tongue, our right to be independent.
As ritualistic as it may be, we must keep talking about the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, even though there is nothing new to say—or precisely because of that.
Airports are the most fascinating places in the world. This forced congregation of total strangers from all corners of the world, rushing off to destinations as exotic as Zanzibar or Casablanca—isn’t it just wonderful?
