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Jannatul Naym Pieal

Jannatul Naym Pieal is a Bangladesh-based writer, researcher and journalist. He can be reached at jn.pieal@gmail.com

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Is Bangladesh prepared for the next food shock?

4 HOUR(s)
Bangladesh faces a severe food security crisis driven by global fertiliser shortages, rising fuel prices, and El Niño.
4 HOUR(s)
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What 2026 BNP can learn from 2002 BNP about talking law and order

30 September 2026
In October 2002, marking one year in office during BNP’s second term, the then Prime Minister Khaleda Zia went on state television and radio and told the country that law and order had not improved as fast or as much as people had expected, and her government needed more time to fix it.
30 September 2026
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The answer to children’s online risks is not a social media ban

28 September 2026
The killing of 13-year-old Ishiat Shahriar Oprotim in Cumilla has ignited a debate, among others, over children’s access to digital media, with some asking: is it time for Bangladesh to ban social media for children under 16?
28 September 2026
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Can Tarique Rahman’s plan break the Rohingya repatriation deadlock?

28 September 2026
Can Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s five-point plan overcome the political, security and legal obstacles blocking Rohingya repatriation?
28 September 2026
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What the decline in hilsa production tells us about our changing rivers

17 September 2026
Hilsa was never just a fish. It is roughly 1 percent of Bangladesh’s GDP, a source of livelihood for nearly seven lakh fishermen.
17 September 2026
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AI’s own builders are calling for a slowdown, and they deserve to be heard

15 September 2026
We may still be far from autonomous superintelligence, but the pace itself creates a safety problem.
15 September 2026
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Hot take / If the 1980s and '90s were so great, who built the present?

9 September 2026
The generation nostalgic for a supposedly better Bangladesh is also the generation that spent decades shaping the country Gen Z inherited
9 September 2026
Chinese scam networks in Bangladesh

Is Bangladesh the next base for Chinese scam networks?

7 September 2026
A major cyber-fraud raid in Cox’s Bazar raises questions about whether Bangladesh could become a new base for transnational scams.
7 September 2026
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BJP’s West Bengal victory and cross-border anxieties

BJP’s sweeping West Bengal victory risks reigniting cross-border communal tensions, threatening minorities and regional stability across Bengal today.
9 May 2026
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate after taking a lead during vote counting for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, near the party head office in Kolkata on May 4, 2026. Photo: AFP

What BJP’s win in West Bengal means for Bangladesh

The rise of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal is more than just another electoral outcome.
6 May 2026
Journalists Burnout

Without journalists’ well-being, press freedom will remain elusive

The unseen crisis of stress, insecurity, and institutional neglect in Bangladesh’s newsrooms
3 May 2026
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Uneven heat: How Bangladesh’s power cuts draw a map of inequality

Bangladesh’s power shortage has increased recently, placing additional strain on an already stretched national grid.
25 April 2026
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When a cartoon becomes a crime, again

In August 2024, shortly after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime, BNP’s then Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman made a statement that earned him rare political capital, particularly in progressive and liberal circles.
22 April 2026
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What the ‘not all men’ defence always misses

The issue is not whether every man is guilty, but why male defensiveness so often overrides women’s lived experiences
20 April 2026
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As mob violence persists, we must confront the roots of impunity

A new incident seems to shake the nation almost every week. Last Saturday (April 11) saw the shocking lynching of a Sufi pir, Shamim al-Jahangir, inside his shrine in Kushtia.
19 April 2026
A boy stands with his mother inside a makeshift shelter camp in Goalpara district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, July 18, 2025. Photo: Reuters

From kingmakers to the margins: Miya community’s fight for survival in Assam

Anti-Bangladesh rhetoric and shifting electoral dynamics push a long-settled community to the political fringes
6 April 2026
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How religion is finding space in today’s Bangladeshi cinema

Recent Eid releases show faith as part of everyday life -- complex, personal, and often contradictory
5 April 2026
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When authority legitimises abuse

MP Amir Hamza’s comments are more than body-shaming, they are sexist
4 April 2026
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How to train your social media feed to show content you actually like

In the attention economy, it doesn’t matter whether you love something or hate it; what matters is that you looked
30 March 2026
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Not every Harry Potter fan is ready for a Black Snape; that’s exactly why it matters

Paapa Essiedu’s casting has sparked a fierce fan debate, exposing the uneasy line between loyalty to canon and resistance to representation
26 March 2026
bollywood misrepresentation of Bangladesh liberation war story

Bollywood at it again, tells Bangladesh’s story without Bangladesh

Even with Arifin Shuvoo in the lead, web series Jazz City repeats a familiar trope
20 March 2026
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The cost of a distant war being paid in Bangladeshi lives

Bangladeshi migrant workers sustain the nation, even as they face growing dangers abroad
19 March 2026
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Middle East or West Asia?

Rethinking a colonial-era label
17 March 2026
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Don’t turn childhood into a rat race

Decision to change lottery system and restore the entrance exam merits further deliberation
17 March 2026
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Bangladesh never had a Habermas, but it desperately needs one

Germany had a Jürgen Habermas, who died on March 14, 2026. He was not just a philosopher writing for academics; he was a public intellectual, someone who used ideas to help society understand itself, confront its own mistakes, and imagine a better future.
17 March 2026
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Jürgen Habermas, the philosopher who helped Germany make peace with its past, dies at 96

Mediator between intellectual life and national memory, Germany’s leading postwar philosopher helped shape public debate
14 March 2026
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No, justice for animals and humans is not mutually exclusive

In the past few days, courts in Bangladesh have handed down two notable verdicts in cases of animal cruelty.
12 March 2026
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As Iran war boosts Netanyahu politically, Gaza pays the price

Polls show rising support for Netanyahu’s campaign while global focus shifts from Gaza
10 March 2026

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