Still, India is killing people at the border
The tragic deaths of three Bangladeshi nationals, reportedly tortured and killed by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the River Ichhamati in S...
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Pilkhana tragedy: Will justice ever find the path, or will it turn out to be oblivion again?
The massacre at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (now Border Guard Bangladesh) on February 25, 2009, is an indelible stain on the history of Bangladesh. In a chilling act of brutality, 57 army officers were mercilessly slaughtered by mutinous border guards, alongside several innocent civilians. The sheer scale of the violence—bodies mutila...
Preserving national unity: A vital pillar for Bangladesh's future
Bangladesh has long served as a symbol of cultural harmony and resilience in South Asia, maintaining stable diplomatic ties with its influential neigh...
LEAD THE FUTURE: WHY STUDENT PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL
Bangladesh, a nation forged through immense sacrifice and unwavering resilience, stands today at a crucial juncture. Despite its relatively young age...
Minority Issues and Political Maneuvering in Bangladesh: A Propaganda Game
As the world inches closer to pivotal electoral cycles in several major democracies, international political narratives are increasingly intertwined w...
Islam and Entrepreneurship : Encouragement and Societal impact in Bangladesh
Islam encourages its followers to be entrepreneurial, and the religion lays out its rules for conducting business in the Quran and the Hadith. Entrepr...
The Chittagong–Burimari Corridor: Turning Geography into Strategic Leverage
The inauguration of trial transit operations linking Chittagong Port to Bhutan through Burimari Land Port marks more than a logistical experiment; it...
Reassess the ballot before making a choice
History often grants political movements a narrow window after upheaval—a brief interregnum in which restraint, moral clarity, and institutional respo...
A Strategic Reassessment of the BDR Massacre
The Peelkhana tragedy of February 25–26, 2009, remains one of the most devastating security failures in the post-independence history of Bangladesh. M...
The End of the Old Binary
At a moment when Bangladesh stands at a political crossroads, new survey data suggest not merely shifting voter preferences but a deeper reconfigurati...
Post-Election Bangladesh and Awami League’s Return Aim
Political transitions rarely produce clean endings. More often, they expose unresolved conflicts buried beneath years of power, repression, and compet...
Language, Power and Protest
Language is rarely neutral in moments of political upheaval. Words chosen in the heat of a revolution are not tools of communication; they become ideo...
The Night Dhaka Went Dark: Shapla Massacre and the Silence That Followed
When night fell over Dhaka on May 5, 2013, it wasn’t just the streetlights that went out—it was as if the entire city held its breath. At Shapla Chatt...
Bangladesh at the Brink: Rewriting a Nation’s Future
From time immemorial, the people of this land have been known as residents of Bulgakpur—the “City of Rebellion.” The name itself captures the essence...
The July Declaration: Mass Uprising, Revolution, and the Struggle for People’s Aspirations
The July Declaration of 2024, composed of 28 articles, has already been elevated to the status of a “historic document” in Bangladesh’s political land...
Referendum, Choice and Credibility
The National Consensus Commission’s recent submission to the interim government marks a pivotal moment in Bangladesh’s fraught transition — one with t...
Bangladesh’s Fallen Awami League Reignited a Legacy of Terror
In the tense days leading toward the declaration of the verdict date against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—accused of genocide and crimes agains...
Convict in Exile: Can India Afford to Shelter Sheikh Hasina Anymore?
Sheikh Hasina once ruled Bangladesh with absolute control, but today she lives in guarded obscurity somewhere inside India—no longer a sitting prime m...
Dhaka’s Earthquake Reckoning
We are living above a loaded fuse — a metropolis whose latent vulnerabilities were made painfully visible by Friday morning’s tremors. A 5.7-magnitude...