The desert and the dream: Can the West remember how to hope?

Economic realities—stagnant wages, yawning inequality, housing crises, evaporating mobility—have fostered entrapment and diminished expectations.

Confronting lad culture in our universities

Lad culture here often intersects with class privilege and institutional power.

Israel–Iran conflict: The West’s enduring double standards

When Israel conducts airstrikes in countries like Syria, Western responses are typically muted or supportive.

How AI shaped the Iran-Israel 12-day war

Palantir Technologies, a US-based analytics firm, was publicly acknowledged to have strategic partnerships with Israel’s Ministry of Defence.

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In the halls of fear, an uprising was born

In Bangladesh, authoritarianism began with a knock on a dorm room door.

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The ground reality of disaster risk governance in Bangladesh

Over the past two decades, 185 extreme weather events have caused 11,450 deaths and resulted in economic losses amounting to $3.72 billion.

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Why Dhaka has become unliveable

To survive Dhaka, you need a strategy. Start by embracing the absurd: treat every crisis as a plot twist.

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A quiet shift in South Asia’s energy landscape

South Asia saw the first instance of a functioning, trilateral power trade arrangement.

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Who is holding the baby while she works?

Let’s be clear: daycare is not just a holding room, but a place of cognitive, social, and emotional growth for children as well.

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Media reform shouldn’t be left out of the July Charter

Ignoring media reform now would be a serious strategic misstep.

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The West’s AI dominance is the new colonialism

AI colonialism goes beyond economics; it also involves language and cultural erasure.

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Bangladesh’s search for a balanced national identity

Bangladesh stands at a pivotal moment in its political and ideological evolution.

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‘Those responsible for custodial torture and death are rarely punished’

Nur Khan Liton, a human rights activist, discusses his experience of dealing with cases of custodial torture and deaths in an exclusive interview with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.

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