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
Dhaka airport: A tale of grime and punishment
Be it uncleanliness, chaotic immigration lines, or unnecessary drama at baggage claim - our Dhaka airport has a lot to offer.
24 March 2023
Well done, BCL sisters!
When it comes to the BCL, ordinary laws do not apply as they are not "ordinary" people.
16 February 2023
Are we becoming a selfish, uncaring society?
Shemi’s ordeal proves that the ridiculously glamourised notion of the family being the guaranteed support system in drama series and films is grossly overstated.
9 February 2023
The ‘War on Trees’ is winning
Unlike the “War on Terror,” a script written and executed by US President George W Bush, the “War on Trees” has been far more successful.
26 January 2023
To catch a plagiarist
If the language is too flawless and the writer unknown, if the nit-picking editor cannot put a single mark on the script, chances are that it is too good to be true.
19 January 2023
Can AI solve the insanity of Dhaka’s traffic?
Before jumping into the realm of artificial intelligence, we should start with some old-fashioned “common sense”
12 January 2023
In the game of big bucks, don’t be small fry
If you are ready to launder ill-gotten wealth, make sure it is in the thousands of crores – a few hundred crores is embarrassingly measly in this game of big bucks.
5 January 2023
From an incorrigible New Year enthusiast
Let’s think of some out-of-the-box ways to tackle even the most formidable of problems.
31 December 2022
What will it take to be Smart Bangladesh?
What more will we achieve through being 'smart'?
22 December 2022
AL's strategy of intimidation may no longer be working
So far, whatever the ruling party has been doing is going in favour of the BNP.
10 December 2022
How women's secondary status encourages violence
The value of a female is largely determined by what she can offer to her family and society
24 November 2022
The unbearable smugness of AI
My phone thinks it knows me better than I know myself – how preposterous! Or is it?
27 October 2022
Why people want to leave Bangladesh
There are a litany of issues that make the lives of ordinary citizens difficult.
20 October 2022
University of BCL
The BCL has demonstrated that their “power” lies in their licence to beat up anyone they want, anytime they want – academic decorum be damned.
13 October 2022
Education minister’s comments against bigotry are commendable
It is not always that we see a politician making comments that criticise misogyny and bigotry.
1 September 2022
Price hike: Don’t worry, be happy – no matter what
If things are bad, there must be a good reason for it.
11 August 2022
Where death follows too closely
Experts and road safety activists scream themselves hoarse calling for the basics.
30 July 2022
Who is entitled to 'hurt religious sentiments'?
Apparently, only the majoritarian population experience hurt sentiments – minority communities have no sentiments to be hurt.
19 July 2022
Why I’m a fan of Ananta Jalil
But not because of the logic-defying stunts in AJ's latest movie venture, Din: The Day. It's because of Ananta Jalil, the human being.
23 June 2022
How do we get the goons out of the EVM booths?
The recent eruption of political activity, and hence political news centred on city corporation elections has again livened up the dull, drab political stage of recent times.
16 June 2022