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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?

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Bangladesh faces a severe food security crisis driven by global fertiliser shortages, rising fuel prices, and El Niño.
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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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The danger of past tense

How Wikipedia is erasing Gaza from history
10 March 2026
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Gen Z’s gender paradox

Bold in politics, ignorant on equality
8 March 2026
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Let history breathe

The Liberation War of 1971 was not the work of one man. It was the product of millions of freedom fighters, political leaders, student activists, cultural organisers, rural villagers, defecting officers, and ordinary citizens who bore extraordinary costs.
7 March 2026
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How Europe absorbs, but can't direct global conflict

Caught between reliance on US hard power and its own ambitions for strategic autonomy, Europe manages fallout rather than commanding outcomes
3 March 2026
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Bangladesh’s statement on Iran: Measured words, high stakes

What the statement didn’t say is what really matters. It didn’t name the United States or Israel—the countries that launched the strikes without any provocation.
2 March 2026
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Iraq, Libya, and now Iran?

The US-Israeli strike revives a familiar belief: that removing strongmen brings stability; record says otherwise
1 March 2026
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A war neither Pakistan nor Afghanistan can win, but South Asia will lose

Retaliatory strikes expose structural tensions that could destabilise South Asia for years
28 February 2026
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Ekushey Boi Mela 2026: How to buy books you will actually read

With Eid expenses around the corner, smart planning can help you pick books that matter
27 February 2026
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Modi’s visit to Israel: Standing on the wrong side of history

Framed as a leap towards strategic partnership, the trip reflects India’s deepening ties with a state accused of genocide
25 February 2026
Suhrawardy Udyan anti-drug raid draws criticism over heavy-handed policing of students and journalists.

Policing at parks, suspecting the young

Heavy-handed anti-drug drives and arbitrary enforcement risk turning public spaces and young people into targets, raising concerns over civil liberties
24 February 2026
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