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#Satire / Bangladesh needs a protest to protest the protests

If you have been keeping up with the news, you would be forgiven for thinking that Bangladesh’s national pastime is becoming "who can protest the loudest." With protests popping up on every street corner like pop-up shops, it’s time to address the real issue.

Protests sprout across Dhaka, cause intense traffic congestion

Commuters have been suffering on the roads since morning today due to heavy traffic congestion, mainly caused by protest programmmes held by different groups on Dhaka streets

CREATIVE NONFICTION / Not waiting for answers

How long does a corpse of a hero take to rot? 50 years or more? What about the corpses of martyrs? One week? 10 days? The 40-day mark to blow the candles of funeral fires?

POETRY / The children of the red storm

You've ignited a tempest, / a crimson anger, / A defiance burning brighter than the summer's sun

POETRY / The color of courage

Surely, it’s madness / it’s insanity—that he walked on

#Arts / Graffiti and murals: The new language of freedom in Dhaka

In celebration of our newfound freedom, everyone is expressing themselves in different ways, one of which is through murals and graffiti.

#Perspective / March to the beat: How hip-hop music shaped Bangladesh’s quota reform movement

If we flip the pages of history, we will find that rap and hip-hop music has been a powerful medium for expressing discontent, rallying causes, and standing up to authority. Although other forms of music also contributed in their own way, there is something about hip-hop music when it comes to challenging established power structures that sets it apart from the others.

BTRC officials demonstrate at commission office

Many said they have been denied promotion for years

Quota reform protests / What lies ahead for the nation

The students’ awakening was unsurprising for those with some political sensibility left.

August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024

Bangladesh needs a protest to protest the protests

If you have been keeping up with the news, you would be forgiven for thinking that Bangladesh’s national pastime is becoming "who can protest the loudest." With protests popping up on every street corner like pop-up shops, it’s time to address the real issue.

August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024

Protests sprout across Dhaka, cause intense traffic congestion

Commuters have been suffering on the roads since morning today due to heavy traffic congestion, mainly caused by protest programmmes held by different groups on Dhaka streets

August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024

The color of courage

Surely, it’s madness / it’s insanity—that he walked on

August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024

The children of the red storm

You've ignited a tempest, / a crimson anger, / A defiance burning brighter than the summer's sun

August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024

Not waiting for answers

How long does a corpse of a hero take to rot? 50 years or more? What about the corpses of martyrs? One week? 10 days? The 40-day mark to blow the candles of funeral fires?

August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024

Graffiti and murals: The new language of freedom in Dhaka

In celebration of our newfound freedom, everyone is expressing themselves in different ways, one of which is through murals and graffiti.

August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

March to the beat: How hip-hop music shaped Bangladesh’s quota reform movement

If we flip the pages of history, we will find that rap and hip-hop music has been a powerful medium for expressing discontent, rallying causes, and standing up to authority. Although other forms of music also contributed in their own way, there is something about hip-hop music when it comes to challenging established power structures that sets it apart from the others.

August 11, 2024
August 11, 2024

BTRC officials demonstrate at commission office

Many said they have been denied promotion for years

July 24, 2024
July 24, 2024

What lies ahead for the nation

The students’ awakening was unsurprising for those with some political sensibility left.

July 18, 2024
July 18, 2024

The price of protest: Mental health and trust at stake

The recent escalation of violence during the quota reform protests has not only raised serious concerns about law enforcement and student safety, but has also cast a long shadow over the mental health of the students involved.