Nousheen Sharmila Ritu
Rethinking counterterrorism beyond crackdowns
6 April 2026
The multiple amendments and expansion of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 created scope for mass arbitrary arrests and detention of suspects, which often led to extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.
6 April 2026
Will the next government deliver truth and healing for victims?
4 January 2026
Suffering is acknowledged rhetorically, yet accountability is consistently deferred in the name of stability, order, or political transition.
4 January 2026
Why victims must lead Bangladesh’s truth commission
4 June 2025
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission must be inclusive, holistic and sustainable.
4 June 2025
The urgent case for a truth and healing commission for Bangladesh
7 May 2025
Bangladesh has a history of unaddressed violence.
7 May 2025
Prosecuting the perpetrators of July-August massacre: A case for restorative justice
20 September 2024
Bangladesh witnessed abominable atrocities and mass killings perpetrated by Sheikh Hasina’s fascist regime.
20 September 2024
A brief encounter with awakening: Revisiting Anuk Arudpragasam’s ‘The Story of a Brief Marriage’
16 March 2022
The Story of A Brief Marriage (2016) focuses on portraying the intricacies of alienation and uncertainty through the story of Dinesh, who has survived the Sri Lankan civil war.
16 March 2022
What creates these criminals?
16 October 2019
The recent barbaric murder of a second year BUET student, Abrar Fahad has left all of us appalled and unsettled.
16 October 2019