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
World leaders are disconnected from the youth
Student protestors are calling out the double standards of Western powers
24 May 2024
Kindness gives life its biggest dividends
The history of civilisation has shown that humans survive when they are part of a community.
29 March 2024
The poor’s debt burden gets heavier
The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.
22 March 2024
A glimpse into the crazy, irrational mind of a woman
Women are crazy because they set the bar ridiculously high for themselves, with no thought of self-preservation.
8 March 2024
How entitled are you?
Entitlement is a bad habit that few of us can escape.
2 February 2024
When the mind gets foggier than the weather
There is an explanation, however infuriating, to each of the delightful conundrums in public work.
19 January 2024
Images you cannot unsee
We will remember the faces of the smiling Gazan children and their families in the photos—the faces of people who have been wiped out for no fault of their own.
8 December 2023
Where do we go from here?
In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.
31 October 2023
Attack on Radhapada Roy: When poets cry
The tacit tolerance of bigotry over the years has nurtured ideologies that are diametrically opposite to the founding principles of our nation
5 October 2023
Tanzim Hasan Sakib is the victim of a sexist culture
Tanzim – who said in a post that men marrying women who are used to “free-mixing at addas” would be depriving their children of a “modest” mother – is a victim of the toxic masculinity prevalent in his surroundings.
22 September 2023
Are we normalising the humiliation of teachers?
It is a universal value that teachers must be respected; it is the basic premise of learning. It is objectionable because someone has the audacity to ask something so contrary to any civilised society’s value system.
1 September 2023
Dhaka’s ugly, ruthless side
The story would resonate with many young couples starting out in this ruthless city, where what you earn is nowhere near what you spend, just for the bare minimum.
11 August 2023
The old political playbook needs a major upgrade
One would be wise to throw away the old playbook and get tips from democracies that provide leaders with the greatest power of all: the true mandate of the people
27 July 2023
How to deal with compulsive dodgers
There are those among us who take the game of bluffing as a sport or an art form.
21 July 2023
The global conspiracy – against women
Clearly, deep-rooted biases and stereotypes are at play.
23 June 2023
This election year, why not opt for rose-tinted glasses?
Journalists are a bitter lot and are out to be killjoys of any party, especially the ruling one.
6 May 2023
Why we can’t get enough of aliens
In the US, an alien is not just an extraterrestrial; it could simply mean someone from a foreign country.
27 April 2023
Age IS a number – get over it
It’s always a bit of a jolt when one is reminded of one’s age.
21 April 2023
Leaders, beware of sycophants
Being surrounded by sycophants is an occupational hazard for anyone who has some form of power.
13 April 2023
How did Sultana Jasmine die?
Sultana’s death only re-emphasises just how helpless we are at the hands of law enforcement members.
30 March 2023