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Explainer / Inside the nuclear deal between US and Bangladesh

1 October 2026
The Bangladesh-US civil nuclear deal essentially allows government agencies, regulators, officials, and companies in this sector to explore means of cooperation.
1 October 2026
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Washington leaves Hasina issue to Dhaka, Delhi

27 September 2026
The details of a US state department briefing from Thursday throws up a few points regarding Sheikh Hasina, Awami League and relations with Bangladesh that are noteworthy.
27 September 2026
VISUAL: SALMAN SAKIB SHAHRYAR

Analysis / Washington leaves Hasina to Dhaka and Delhi, signals confidence in BNP

26 September 2026
It will clearly embolden the current government while further frustrating Awami League loyalists
26 September 2026
Sheikh Hasina Names Sheikh Selim Awami League Chief

Hasina names Selim to lead AL in her absence

8 September 2026
Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s naming of Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim as the Awami League chief in her absence puts to rest much speculation over the leadership of this party.
8 September 2026
Sheikh Hasina Names Sheikh Selim Awami League Chief

Analysis / Unapologetic Hasina names Selim to lead in her absence

7 September 2026
The naming puts to rest much speculation over the leadership of this party
7 September 2026
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The Yellow Butterfly: How Sheba shaped my world growing up

18 August 2026
For generations of Bangladeshi readers, Sheba Prokashoni opened windows to distant worlds, shaping childhoods through adventure, mystery and classic literature.
18 August 2026
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Analysis / India is warming to Tarique. Is it abandoning Hasina?

15 August 2026
The Indian envoy flying back to Delhi within hours of meeting Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, to be followed by an audience with Prime Minister Modi the following day, should indicate India’s willingness in rebuilding its relations with Bangladesh
15 August 2026
BNP Hefazat-e-Islam alignment

News analysis / BNP courts Hefazat. A playbook all too familiar?

11 August 2026
The warm and cordial interaction between BNP and Hefazat-e-Islam’s leaders may well indicate a stronger political alignment that has probably been in the offing for a while.
11 August 2026
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The month that was

Tanim Ahmed delves into the key events that defined August in Bangladesh.
4 September 2024
Muhammad Yunus urges for online tax filing

A good national address to start with

The chief adviser elaborately laid out his vision of the reforms, for which he must be commended
28 August 2024
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Modi’s tweet and a question

In his recent tweet, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that while talking to US President Joe Biden, they spoke about Ukraine, and “also discussed the situation in Bangladesh and stressed the need for early restoration of normalcy, and ensuring the safety and security of minorities, especially the Hindus, in Bangladesh”.
27 August 2024
Modi's tweet about Bangladesh

Modi's tweet and a question

In his recent tweet, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that while talking to US President, Joe Biden, they spoke about Ukraine, and "also discussed the situation in Bangladesh
27 August 2024
Yunus and Modi meeting at UNGA session

Questions from CA’s address

Yunus has left it up to the people to decide the bare minimum that needs to be done before fresh polls
26 August 2024
Yunus struggles with administrative changes

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
Student uprising 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
Chilling video surfaces of police talking to ex-home minister about subduing the protesters

'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
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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
protests against Freedom fighters’ quota in Bangladesh

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
Will the Buet protesters’ campaign see success?

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 evolution of laws against press freedom

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
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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 and a lost opportunity

The attack on Hero Alom: A lost opportunity

Our failure to defend Hero Alom points only to our intellectual bankruptcy
25 July 2023
Elections and visa bans

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
Press freedom

There was a time...

When journalists sought to be biased, but only towards people.
3 May 2023
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