From 1969 to 2024: Echoes of resistance through the ages
The mass uprisings of 1969 and 2024 have several similarities but differences also exist.
20 January 2025
Systemic failures, rising inequality, and the path to recovery
Until the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government in 2024, Bangladesh's economy was heavily shaped by rampant corruption, plundering, and illicit asset transfers.
6 January 2025
The spirit of 1971: Reflections on liberation, aspirations, and modern challenges
The spirit of 1971 lives on, and it is up to the present generation to ensure that its promises are fulfilled.
21 December 2024
The government must focus on urgent issues
To prevent a return to authoritarianism or fascism, strengthening democratic processes is crucial.
1 November 2024
Teachers' empowerment can do wonders for education in Bangladesh
Education must be made enjoyable, accessible, and equitable for students, and for that teachers must have a quality life with dignity.
5 October 2024
The roadmap for energy sector must be changed
Govt must move away from import-loan-foreign company-dependent projects and adopt a cheaper, environment-friendly, and sustainable roadmap
27 September 2024
What the interim government needs to do urgently
After 15 years of autocratic rule and authoritarian economic policymaking, the time has come for significant societal reform
22 August 2024
The opportunity to reform Bangladesh must not be wasted
We Bangladeshis have a special strength, which enables us to form mass uprisings and put up resistance.
9 August 2024
The government must stop harassing the youth
The government showed us how to take a solvable problem and make it complicated
29 July 2024
Govt has completely failed to understand the youth
What is happening in Bangladesh right now is truly unfathomable.
19 July 2024
Quota reform resurgence: Stop violence against students
The government is complicating and antagonising a solvable proposition by ordinary citizens
17 July 2024
The Bangladesh-India friendship dilemma
India’s current leaders along with big business oligarchy have been pursuing a one-sided foreign policy.
3 July 2024
‘Booming’ economy, struggling people
When it comes to the simultaneous existence of growth and crisis, Bangladesh has become a model.
31 May 2024
IMF prescription to raise energy prices is anti-people, illogical
The IMF prescription for the public means increased gas, electricity and transport prices, and so on.
10 May 2024
Preeti Urang: A child worker’s death
There should be protests, and a strong stance should be taken against such incidents
17 February 2024
How BCL became an untouchable entity at JU
It's truly a mutually beneficial relationship, with BCL protecting the JU administration as and when needed.
9 February 2024
New curriculum is detached from reality
It is surprising how the government has reacted, as this could have been an opportunity for them to use stakeholders' inputs and improve the curriculum further
24 January 2024
Bangladesh's election formality is over. What’s next?
The only escape from this dire situation lies within ourselves, particularly the youth.
8 January 2024
Nothing is normal if we don’t have our rights
To put an end to rampant authoritarianism, we have to have our rights.
3 January 2024
Is there a Left left in Bangladesh?
The left's agenda is global, not just national.
15 December 2023