The ugliness over Beauty’s reel
30 July 2026
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Farmers of the haors are dying of despair
5 May 2026
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The government will be stronger with more women at the table
18 February 2026
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Why this election matters more than ever
11 February 2026
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Opinion / Dear mothers, stop coddling your sons
5 December 2025
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Opinion / Without song, the soul is a desert
22 September 2025
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Threatening to gang-rape is not just vile, it’s a crime
5 September 2025
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Domestic violence in Bangladesh: When numbers speak of the silence
23 August 2025
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Opinion / The interim government’s silence over misogyny is tragic
30 May 2025
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Reaction / Nusraat Faria’s arrest sends an ominous message to the people
20 May 2025
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News
The ugliness over Beauty’s reel
There is very little logic behind the acts of bullies, whether they are in the streets or in cyberspace. Women are the favourite targets because they can always be accused of immodesty, even for enjoying an old romantic song!
30 July 2026
Farmers of the haors are dying of despair
A plateful of rice may be considered an unhealthy overindulgence for those of us with sedentary lifestyles. Yet the Bangalee spirit cannot be satisfied in any other way.
5 May 2026
The government will be stronger with more women at the table
Imagine a parliament and cabinet with a significant number of competent, capable, and honest women members.
18 February 2026
Why this election matters more than ever
Despite many uncertainties and deep misgivings that weigh heavily on our minds, the excitement of voting this time is inescapable.
11 February 2026
Dear mothers, stop coddling your sons
If we want decent men, we must start by raising decent boys.
5 December 2025
Without song, the soul is a desert
To argue that music causes moral decay is not only baseless—it’s dangerous.
22 September 2025
Threatening to gang-rape is not just vile, it’s a crime
Threats of repeated sexual violence subtly aim to intimidate and exclude women from public participation spaces
5 September 2025
Domestic violence in Bangladesh: When numbers speak of the silence
When we are informed that 133 women have been killed by their husbands in seven months, it is no longer just a number.
23 August 2025
The interim government’s silence over misogyny is tragic
There is chaos and dissent in every corner and no one seems to have a grip on anything.
30 May 2025
Nusraat Faria’s arrest sends an ominous message to the people
This arrest is particularly jarring, even in this current environment where arbitrary murder cases are being filed against suspected AL sympathisers or beneficiaries.
20 May 2025
Why are young men becoming so violent?
There is a staggering lack of empathy, respect, and compassion in our society, which has seeped into many of our young people.
30 April 2025
Why 2025 is a crucial year for Bangladesh
Let us recap some of the most critical lessons of 2024 as we look forward to 2025.
1 January 2025
Seeing Bangladesh through Andrew Eagle’s eyes
You didn’t expect someone like Andrew, who would have turned only 50 this December 16, to exit the world so abruptly.
15 December 2024
Hate is bringing us closer to our own extinction
We are now going through times of extreme anxiety caused by economic uncertainty, rapid social change, and complex global issues.
13 December 2024
Why did Abdullah have to die?
How many of those injured during the July-August uprising, like Abdullah, are still fighting for their lives?
22 November 2024
Are we trying to get ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’?
The euphoria of August 5, and the momentous days leading up to it, especially since July 15, are now being overshadowed by a cloud of uncertainty.
25 October 2024
Cox’s Bazar attacks reflect a sickness far from being cured
By giving their opinions a religious tag, groups or individuals have managed to get away with vicious assaults on women
20 September 2024
One month after the new beginning
From that pivotal moment on August 5, the subsequent events in the next 30 days have been just as dramatic
5 September 2024
Saluting the spirit of our young people
There is no shame in admitting that in the last few days many of us have cried helplessly, over the senseless deaths of students—teenagers or in their early twenties—the same age or close to the ages of our children.
23 July 2024
Is it possible to escape from the seduction of smartphones?
The bug of relentless connectivity to some world or the other has infected us, and there seems to be no cure.
14 June 2024