A presidential election, or another coronation?
16 August 2026
On August 20, for only the second time in our history, parliamentarians will have the opportunity to elect the president of the republic.
16 August 2026
Hasina’s media interactions are hurting bilateral ties
10 August 2026
Dhaka’s response to the decision to allow Hasina to speak remotely at the FCC-hosted event was both expected and justified, although some argue that an even stronger protest could have been lodged through a more carefully calibrated choice of words.
10 August 2026
Book Review: Nonfiction / The story of Bangladesh’s books
4 June 2026
We have long heard stories about the late military ruler H M Ershad and his deep desire to be recognised as a poet.
4 June 2026
Political shift in West Bengal and its regional ripples
7 May 2026
BJP’s victory in the West Bengal assembly elections has been widely described as a tectonic shift.
7 May 2026
World Press Freedom Day / Press freedom in a world of slopaganda and churnalism
3 May 2026
Do you feel exhausted trying to find reliable facts about everything happening around you?
3 May 2026
When reform becomes more power, less accountability
6 April 2026
With the parliamentary politics once again becoming vibrant and engaging, a clear fault line is gradually emerging between the ruling party, BNP, and the opposition, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI).
6 April 2026
A youth-quake Jatiya Sangsad must break with the past
12 March 2026
The 13th Jatiya Sangsad, which goes into its maiden session today, is in many ways a first for the country.
12 March 2026
Central bank shake-up: Why is BNP undermining its reformist legacy?
1 March 2026
The removal of Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur, widely credited with steadying an economy that was on the brink of potential collapse, has been described by many as nothing short of a blunder by the new government.
1 March 2026
An uncompassionate act on a compassionate ground
Why can't Bangladesh ditch the inhumane colonial practice of arbitrary fettering?
25 December 2022
Best World Cup for FIFA, but not for migrant workers
There has been demands for FIFA to set up a compensation fund for migrant workers.
18 December 2022
Unfair policing of opposition making ordinary citizens suffer too
There are too many questions about the policing of the BNP rally in Dhaka.
11 December 2022
Democracy Day 2022: Three decades of backsliding from pledges for democracy
Thirty-two years have gone by since our national leaders made a pledge to make Bangladesh a democracy.
5 December 2022
Why sleepwalk into more sanctions?
Government threat against critics living abroad is seriously misguided and likely to harm its image even more
27 November 2022
Why provoke the opposition and punish citizens?
Contrast in administrative actions regarding political rallies could not be starker when it comes to BNP and other parties.
19 November 2022
When will impunity for crimes against journalists end?
Violence against journalists have been on the rise in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
1 November 2022
Is Britain about to reunite with its ex(PM)?
Despite the hype created by Boris Johnson's loyalists and the campaign team, others have raised a number of critical questions.
23 October 2022
Ditching the growth plan may not save PM Truss
British tabloids are having a field day due to the UK's tumultuous politics.
19 October 2022
The shocking contempt of the EC by civil servants
The rude disobedience shown by the field-level administrators – deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) – to the current Election Commission (EC) has once again shown us what’s wrong at the core of our election management mechanism.
11 October 2022
EVMs and a mind-reading election commissioner
Did you know that mind-reading was an essential trait for the job of an election commissioner? I did not.
3 October 2022
What does AL gain from unleashing violence on BNP?
In the current environment, it is the ruling party that has been seen in the offensive.
22 September 2022
Are you 'satisfied' with our diplomacy?
It is particularly disheartening and a cause for grave concern as the standard of our diplomacy has been questioned by domestic as well as foreign media.
16 September 2022
Too many adversities await new UK PM
Given the enormity of the UK’s economic woes, the challenges she faces are multilayered and daunting.
7 September 2022
Excessive force against protesters can’t be justified
Our police are supposed to be neutral and sincere in maintaining peace and order, but their actions and inactions these days could not be more partisan.
5 September 2022
Why we need to rethink the Press Council
The Bangladesh Press Council is fully dependent on government funding. As a result, its independence to act as a self-regulatory body remains susceptible to government interference.
28 August 2022
UN rights chief’s visit: Conflicting expectations and a hope for positive change
UN human rights chief's visit to Dhaka revealed contrasting expectations on the part of the government and rights groups.
20 August 2022
Can Bangladesh follow India in redrawing its data protection law?
While the government in India has listened to opposition, in Bangladesh, the government has brushed aside the civil society’s concerns.
12 August 2022
ICJ ruling takes Rohingyas one step closer to justice
The Gambia’s case against Myanmar for the genocide of Rohingyas is now all set to be heard and judged by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
25 July 2022
The forgotten mutiny for India’s independence
One of the most important but undervalued events of India’s independence movement was the naval revolt of 1946, about which Indian historian Sumit Sarker wrote,
24 July 2022