Between the Memory of Autocracy and the Discipline of Freedom
Bangladesh today stands at a moment that is both historic and unforgiving. The country has emerged from the deceptive calm of authoritarian stability...
July Revolution
The nation has witnessed the fall of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina. The people call it the ‘Second Independence’ of Bangladesh
The nation has witnessed the fall of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina. The people call it the ‘Second Independence’ of Bangladesh. The protest of the students at university premises all over Bangladesh for reformation of the quota system turned into a mass uprising and ended as a revolution. The sustainability of this revolution depends on ho...
‘YES’ Means Reform, ‘NO’ Means Risk
Revolutions rarely fail at the moment of overthrow. They fail later—quietly, ambiguously, and often legally. Not through tanks on the streets, but thr...
The Prime Minister Who Never Fled (Until She Did)
“Sheikh Hasina does not run away.”This was the solemn refrain, the thunderous declaration, the Shakespearean soliloquy repeated ad nauseam in the fina...
The UN Verdict on the July Massacre: Unveiling Crimes Against Humanity in Bangladesh
On July 21, 2025, the world witnessed a defining moment in the trajectory of Bangladesh’s political transformation. The United Nations Fact-Finding Mi...
The Monsoon Revolution, July Proclamation and the Demand for a People-Owned State
In the aftermath of the July 2024 Monsoon Revolution in Bangladesh, a new visual and political language emerged on walls, streets, and campuses—one th...
Bangladesh’s Anatomy of State Violence and the Tragedy of a Generation
In every society, silence is often misread. For the peace-loving, silence can be a mark of inner strength, a principled refusal to descend into provoc...
The Fire of Freedom
On the dawn of August 5, 2024, Bangladesh awakened to what many now call its "second independence." Unlike the armed liberation war of 1971, this new...
The Propaganda Narrative in the Post-Revolution Bangladesh
Until the collapse of the Hasina regime on August 5, 2024, a significant portion of Bangladesh’s mainstream media had aligned itself squarely against...
Two Years On: How Gen Z Changed Bangladesh
Two years have passed since the political tectonic plates of Bangladesh violently shifted beneath the streets of Dhaka. Looking back from the vantage...
After the Tear Gas
The thermodynamics of any revolution dictate a brutal, inescapable truth: the ultimate, defining test of an uprising begins only after the tear gas cl...
Cultural Fascists are Engineering the Rehabilitation of Autocracy
The specter of authoritarianism rarely vacates the corridors of power on the exact day the dictator boards a fleeing helicopter. Long after the tear g...
How does a state become fascist?
People's innate human nature reveals their natural attraction to economy and power. Humans also work diligently for their religious beliefs. In today’...
July’s Legacy Fades as Old Systems Endure
Bangladesh stands at one of the most consequential moments in its political history since independence. The popular uprising of 2024 and the general e...
Osman Hadi: A Royal Farewell to an Uncompromising Voice Against Dictatorship and Hegemony
History rarely announces its turning points with clarity. More often, it whispers through blood, interrupted dreams, and unfinished sentences. Banglad...
Islam, Identity, and Politics in Post-Uprising Bangladesh
After 1st Part…Bangladesh today finds itself at a political crossroads where history, identity, and governance converge with unprecedented intensity....
The July Charter, Referendum and BNP’s Betrayed Promise
Bangladesh, since its independence, has struggled with the tension between political idealism and practical governance. Yet rarely has this tension be...
The July Charter and the Battle for Bangladesh’s Democratic Rebirth
There are moments in a nation’s life when history seems to pause—moments when ordinary citizens realise that the state they inherited is no longer the...
Hasina’s Verdict: A Monster’s Fall
In the incandescent hush that followed a year of convulsive street politics, Bangladesh has reached a juncture that will be read for generations: a na...