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Why did Abdullah have to die?
How many of those injured during the July-August uprising, like Abdullah, are still fighting for their lives?
Opinion / Are we trying to get ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’?
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.
Cox’s Bazar attacks reflect a sickness far from being cured
By giving their opinions a religious tag, groups or individuals have managed to get away with vicious assaults on women
One month after the new beginning
From that pivotal moment on August 5, the subsequent events in the next 30 days have been just as dramatic
Saluting the spirit of our young people
There is no shame in admitting that in the last few days many of us have cried helplessly, over the senseless deaths of students—teenagers or in their early twenties—the same age or close to the ages of our children.
Is it possible to escape from the seduction of smartphones?
The bug of relentless connectivity to some world or the other has infected us, and there seems to be no cure.
World leaders are disconnected from the youth
Student protestors are calling out the double standards of Western powers
Kindness gives life its biggest dividends
The history of civilisation has shown that humans survive when they are part of a community.
Are we looking at a hug-less world?
I have to confess, one of the most frustrating things I have had to face during The Year of Covid-19 is having to restrain myself from hugging people.
The MP’s words are an insult to all women
One would think it to be the rantings of a madman had it not been the words of a parliamentarian—that feminists are to blame for the rape incidents across the country.
Has the Noakhali gang rape shaken us enough?
By now, many people have already watched the video. Others could only stomach the transcript, also shared on social media.
Air travel in the time of corona is surreal
I don’t know why I was expecting that I would not be fazed at embarking on a journey across the Atlantic at a time when just stepping out of my bedroom had the potential to kill me.
A distressfully uncertain future created by the latest US foreign student guideline
Monday July 6 proved to arrive with ominous news for international students studying in the US, some of them still in the US, others back home for the summer as well as those who were scheduled to start university this fall.
The universe is shutting us down. Can we restart?
After washing my hands for the eleventh time today, I am still not completely sure whether I touched something contaminated—the metal tap, the metal doorknob, the metal part of my pen.
The Unhappiness Factor
When we read about a woman being “gang-raped”, then raped again by her “rescuer” (The Daily Star, October 28, 2019), how long do we spend thinking about the unbelievable trauma this woman has gone through?
The privilege of being a brown South Asian traveller
One of the interesting perks of being a brown South Asian, travelling anywhere in the world, is the special attention you get from various official quarters.
A DU student’s trauma
Even before we can catch our breath as we enter a new year, a new decade, rape continues to haunt us, reminding us of its presence...
BCL violence again
You have to hand it to them—rain, hail or storm, Chhatra League manages to hog the headlines. The latest has been an attack on protesting students at JU who were demanding the