Shot, shackled, blinded
22 November 2024
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News
The power of education in ‘Bangla Bashanta'
10 August 2024
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Blowin’ in the Wind
A new dawn rises on Bangladesh
6 August 2024
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Editorial
We must turn back from further violence
4 August 2024
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Editorial
Violence against students: A tribute to our little John Hampdens
4 August 2024
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Views
From The Archive / Count of a carnage: about 95pc killed by gunshots
3 August 2024
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Bangladesh
Holding to account the perpetrators of crimes against protesters
3 August 2024
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On the shores of (in)justice
New student politics demands respect, dignity, and trust
3 August 2024
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Views
Quota violence / The lives of fallen students must inspire the change we need
3 August 2024
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Govt risks further alienation as the outrage cycle resumes
2 August 2024
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Editorial
Shot, shackled, blinded
Eighteen-year-old Alif Hassan Rahat, a student from Milestone College in Uttara, dreamed of becoming a rocket engineer.
22 November 2024
The power of education in ‘Bangla Bashanta'
Identity and ideology politics also played an essential role in brewing the Bangla Bashanta.
10 August 2024
A new dawn rises on Bangladesh
After Hasina’s fall, we must strive to build a pro-people, inclusive society
6 August 2024
We must turn back from further violence
Bangladesh is heading down an extremely dangerous path
4 August 2024
Violence against students: A tribute to our little John Hampdens
Students who were shot dead and injured were simply exercising their democratic rights and posed no threat to anybody.
4 August 2024
Count of a carnage: about 95pc killed by gunshots
At least 95pc of the victims were killed by gunshots, including live rounds
3 August 2024
Holding to account the perpetrators of crimes against protesters
The July massacre has brought the credibility of this regime into question.
3 August 2024
New student politics demands respect, dignity, and trust
It is astounding how little a regime in power for 15 years understands the new form of student politics.
3 August 2024
The lives of fallen students must inspire the change we need
Reconciliation cannot occur without truth-telling, accountability, and a commitment to dismantling the structures of violence that perpetuate inequality and injustice.
3 August 2024
Govt risks further alienation as the outrage cycle resumes
It must stop crackdown on protests, mass arrests
2 August 2024
Aftermath of quota reform violence: Will a normal day ever come?
Can we envision a future where such pervasive violence and control are no longer defining elements of our daily lives?
2 August 2024
Politics has to change to cure Bangladesh of economic ills
What is good politics for a party, or any party, may not result in good economics
2 August 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Mindless killing changed everything
Blinded by unquestioned power, the government is refusing to accept the new reality.
1 August 2024
Legal manoeuvring cannot hide ugly truths
Free all detained students, protesters without delay
1 August 2024
In the aftermath of violence
Maybe it was the anger at a system that demanded martyrdom before acknowledging legitimate grievances
1 August 2024
Only justice for the killings can restore public trust
Govt must allow independent probe into the deaths of protesters
31 July 2024
Violence against students: ENOUGH!
When Bangladesh bleeds, no one scores any political point, however lofty their political ideologies are.
31 July 2024
Are we failing our own future?
Why did a student movement that started with a demand to reform a discriminatory and unconstitutional system get so violent?
31 July 2024
What are the global stakes of Bangladesh's current crisis?
Bangladesh’s global reputation and image have taken serious hits.
31 July 2024
State is yet to answer for so many deaths
Why the silence around security forces’ role in quota protests?
30 July 2024