violence

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2024 / What it means to be a girl

To be a girl means being silent while our world is burning.

I reject the minority tag. Here is why

The face of the minority keeps changing depending on national borders.

Whom is the propaganda on X for?

The disinformation game is now increasingly a part of our political makeup.

POETRY / The song of freedom

the bullet hole/ in my brother's chest/ unfolds like a pandora's box

Quota reform protests / The government should take responsibility for its mistakes

The government wasted time while the violence continued.

Sudan crisis explained: Why wars are not a matter of the past

To look away from Sudan, at this time, is tantamount to complicity.

A monologue on the beasts among us

As I stand before the heap of fresh meat, my thoughts turn to the slain politician who was hacked to death

Checking Violence Against Women: Govt app sees only six rescue pleas in about six years

The government’s “Joy” app, developed with a budget of Tk 45 lakh to tackle violence against women and children during emergencies, received only six rescue requests in five years and nine months.

Don’t let Dhaka turn into a battlefield

Let good sense—and constitutional obligations—prevail

October 11, 2024
October 11, 2024

What it means to be a girl

To be a girl means being silent while our world is burning.

August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024

I reject the minority tag. Here is why

The face of the minority keeps changing depending on national borders.

August 10, 2024
August 10, 2024

Whom is the propaganda on X for?

The disinformation game is now increasingly a part of our political makeup.

July 27, 2024
July 27, 2024

The song of freedom

the bullet hole/ in my brother's chest/ unfolds like a pandora's box

July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024

The government should take responsibility for its mistakes

The government wasted time while the violence continued.

June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024

Sudan crisis explained: Why wars are not a matter of the past

To look away from Sudan, at this time, is tantamount to complicity.

June 22, 2024
June 22, 2024

A monologue on the beasts among us

As I stand before the heap of fresh meat, my thoughts turn to the slain politician who was hacked to death

May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024

Checking Violence Against Women: Govt app sees only six rescue pleas in about six years

The government’s “Joy” app, developed with a budget of Tk 45 lakh to tackle violence against women and children during emergencies, received only six rescue requests in five years and nine months.

October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023

Don’t let Dhaka turn into a battlefield

Let good sense—and constitutional obligations—prevail

September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023

Bangladesh 22nd among conflict-ridden countries

Bangladesh ranks 22nd among the world’s 50 most conflict-ridden countries, according to an index by a US nonprofit.