Musical chairs in admin a headache for Yunus
The chief adviser's candid admission by way of an apology for arriving late to a reception with diplomats today is telling
18 August 2024
Why can’t India accept that the people of Bangladesh toppled Sheikh Hasina?
It was a revolution spearheaded by students that succeeded in toppling a dictatorial regime of 15 years.
14 August 2024
'We shoot one dead ... but the rest don't budge'
Chilling video surfaces of police talking to ex-home minister about subduing the protesters
13 August 2024
Hasina falls, flees
Bangladesh’s iron lady of 15 years bowed out to a people’s uprising yesterday. Serving as the prime minister since 2009, Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign and flee the country as hundreds of thousands marched towards Dhaka defying a curfew amid a continual morning drizzle.
5 August 2024
Freedom fighters’ quota goes against the 1971 spirit
Any argument about the freedom fighters' quota has turned so contentious that the discussion tends to revolve around the advocate more than whatever merit the argument itself might have.
7 July 2024
Ban on student politics: Will Buet protesters’ campaign see success?
One cannot help but note the irony of a united campaign protesting against student politics when it is obvious that student politics is very much alive on the Buet campus
22 April 2024
The media must do more to protest oppressive laws like the CSA
The timing of the Cyber Security Act, in the run-up to the elections, was hardly surprising
18 September 2023
Can BNP really put up a good fight?
One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign
6 August 2023
The attack on Hero Alom: A lost opportunity
Our failure to defend Hero Alom points only to our intellectual bankruptcy
25 July 2023
Lead-up to the elections just got interesting
Although this new US visa policy is proving expedient, it would not be wise to believe that the country is intent on fostering democracy in Bangladesh.
5 June 2023
There was a time...
When journalists sought to be biased, but only towards people.
3 May 2023