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Anu Muhammad

The writer is member secretary of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports.

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Public universities must not fall back into partisan control

6 August 2026
Universities in Bangladesh, especially the public ones, are facing a new kind of crisis.
6 August 2026
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Keeping the July uprising’s promise alive needs a vigilant public

19 July 2026
There is no doubt that the July Mass Uprising marked the beginning of a new chapter in Bangladesh, representing a powerful expression of the people’s enduring capacity for resistance.
19 July 2026
human rights situation in Bangladesh

100 days of the BNP government / Bangladesh is still trapped in a cycle of injustice

27 May 2026
Despite the 2024 mass uprising, Bangladesh’s flawed political transition continues perpetuating human rights abuses and systemic injustice.
27 May 2026
Bangladesh new textbook changes 2027

New textbooks again? We must go for real reform

25 May 2026
As the BNP government prepares major revisions to school textbooks for the 2027 academic year, the changes reported by the media once again reveal a familiar pattern—authorities continuing to alter curriculum content, historical narratives, and learning priorities without addressing the deeper structural crisis in education itself.
25 May 2026
Bangladesh workers wage struggle

The expansion of wage labour and the message of May Day

1 May 2026
Capitalist exploitation and wealth inequality in Bangladesh highlight why the May Day legacy remains vital for labour rights.
1 May 2026
impact of imperialism on international peace

Gangster imperialism and the threat to global peace and security

6 March 2026
The way a neighbourhood thug flaunts his power, boasts about violence, bullies at will, harasses, assaults, or kills—while proudly disregarding any law or rule—is eerily similar to what we are now witnessing from the president of the world’s most powerful state and his allies.
6 March 2026
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A test of democratic renewal

14 February 2026
On Thursday, Bangladesh held an acceptable election after 18 years, one in which participation was not curtailed by the state itself.
14 February 2026
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Opinion / Voters must hold politicians to task over health and education

1 February 2026
Across the country, countless families have been ruined while trying to pay medical bills.
1 February 2026
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Why the fate of Venezuela matters to us all

Earlier last week, the Trump administration carried out a military assault on Venezuela, abducting President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and taking them to New York.
13 January 2026
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Persistent violence threatens our democratic transition

In the early hours of December 19, horrific attacks were carried out on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, and later on two cultural organisations, Chhayanaut and Udichi, along with Nalonda School.
27 December 2025
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Phulbari coal, power crisis, and a dangerous revisionism

Regarding the Phulbari Open-Pit Coal Mining Project, the chief adviser's press secretary recently made a Facebook post suggesting that Bangladesh is facing a severe power crisis because coal at Phulbari was not extracted.
19 December 2025
COP30 climate change

COP30, profit over people, and growing climate threats

After COP30, the much-needed transition away from fossil fuels still seems unachievable.
30 November 2025
Our ports are national assets, not bargaining chips

Our ports are national assets, not bargaining chips

No country has ever built a strong foundation by abandoning national pride and acting like a broker, as our governments often tend to do.
6 November 2025
police attack teachers

When teachers are attacked and workers die, who takes responsibility?

The teacher's protest and the deadly fire at a factory in Mirpur reveal how the state views its people, and where its priorities lie.
18 October 2025
Interim government's troubling continuity

The interim government’s troubling continuity

The interim government seems more focused on areas where it should not be undertaking any initiatives.
29 September 2025
tribute to Badruddin Umar

Badruddin Umar: A tribute

Teacher, comrade, and lifelong revolutionary Badruddin Umar (20 December 1931 – 7 September 2025) is no more. We offer him our deepest respect and love. Alongside this, on behalf of the people of Bangladesh, we convey our gratitude — for he devoted his entire life, thought, and activism to the cause of the people.
7 September 2025
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Violence, discrimination, and the failure to reform

There is growing disappointment and a sense of broken expectations among the people.
6 September 2025
student union elections in universities

Student union elections: Rescuing the universities from decline

Whichever party came to power, its student organisation gained overwhelming dominance while all other groups were silenced or marginalised.
22 August 2025
The unfinished journey of Drohojatra

The unfinished journey of Drohojatra

The path ahead is difficult but the people of this land have shown time and again that they can rise.
5 August 2025
July uprising

July uprising and the rise of collective power

Through this movement, the people of Bangladesh expressed their protest using a language shaped by long-standing discontent.
20 July 2025
Israel’s attack on oil depot in Tehran, Iran 2025

We're witnessing the barbaric face of a global (dis)order

It is the duty of every individual across the world, to speak out, to resist, the Israeli-US war machine.
21 June 2025
Interim government not in the right path

Interim govt losing sight of public mandate

We demand actionable measures from the interim government.
2 June 2025
Women's inheritance

Men’s fear and women's 'just rights'

Number of families where men provide for women is rapidly decreasing.
17 May 2025
Attack on Palestinians in Gaza

Israel's war in Gaza: An alliance that threatens global peace

Palestine is being reduced to a business opportunity under the Trump administration. Gaza is seen as prime real estate.
29 April 2025
Bangladesh Liberation War,

The road to liberation: March 1971 and the years that led to it

The 1971 Liberation War was the culmination of a long struggle for a democratic, secular, and egalitarian society.
26 March 2025
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India’s influence and the quest for a democratic South Asia

Just because the Indian people supported Bangladesh in 1971, does that mean Bangladesh should now be indebted to the Indian government?
6 March 2025
WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE: Imperialism, war, and the fight for a just world

Imperialism, war, and the fight for a just world

If we take Bangladesh as an example, the Liberation War was fundamentally fought to establish social justice.
20 February 2025
Protest to protect Panthakunja Park

Our development model is poisoning Dhaka

True reform should involve policies that protect Dhaka’s residents and their right to a liveable city.
3 February 2025

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