Game of exchange rate in Bangladesh
The exchange rate has developed into a hotly debated subject in practically every nation’s economy- similar in Bangladesh. Additionally, the exchange...
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From Silence to Reckoning: Memory, Violence, and the Unfinished Story of May 5 in Bangladesh
AFTER PART-1In the first part of this article, I concluded by stating that May 5 is not just a memory—it is a warning. It is a cautionary tale etched in blood and silence, a grim reminder of what happens when state power is wielded without restraint and citizens’ rights are trampled under the cover of darkness. The massacre at Shapla Chattar was no...
Two-Thirds Majority and the Fragile Future of Democratic Balance
When a political party secures a two-thirds majority in parliament, it does not merely win an election, it acquires the structural authority to redesi...
Bangladesh After the Ballot: The Next Five Years Will Decide the Republic
Bangladesh’s post-2026 transition will be judged not merely by the scale of electoral victory, but by whether power is institutionalised, opposition r...
From despair to hope: Unleashing solutions for the rohingya crisis
espite the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) efforts to protect the Rohingya, the humanitarian crisis faced by this predominantly Muslim ethnic g...
India-Bangladesh relation and water sharing
In August 1966, the International Law Organization convened in Helsinki, Finland, to address the critical issue of international river water usage and...
The politics of Awami League in Indian soil and the security threat
Over the last 15 years, Bangladesh lived under a political order that, to many critics, resembled not governance but a suffocating grip of authoritari...
July Revolution: A New Dawn or the Same Deception?
Bangladesh has often been characterized as a fertile ground for revolutions. Throughout our extensive historical journey, we, as a nation, have witnes...
Revisiting the Legacy of Sheikh Hasina’s Rule in Bangladesh
One year after Sheikh Hasina’s fall from power, a reckoning begins—not with rage, but with reflection. A reflection on a regime that claimed democracy...
Revolution on the Walls: Graffiti, Uprising, and the Art of Protest
Revolutions are rarely orchestrated; they erupt. They arise not from a singular cause but from a complex mesh of social wounds, unfulfilled needs, and...
From Legal Protest to Victory: A Timeline of Gen-Z Movement
History, in its relentless rhythm, neither forgets nor forgives. It returns, again and again, not merely as a record of past events, but as a vigilant...
Sheikh Hasina's Fall: What Next for India?
Bangladesh was practically a puppet government of Delhi under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina until now. Like Sikkim's Lendup Dorje, Sheikh Hasina, an...
Rail Transit and the Question of Security
The recent visit of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Delhi has marked significant progress on a critical issue that poses a threat to the n...
Bangladesh at the Brink: Rewriting a Nation’s Future
(After Part-1)The most important proposal of the Constitutional Reform Commission is the formation of the National Constitutional Council (NCC).Despit...
Bangladesh Paradox: Corruption Rampant all over the Country
In the mid-1980s, Rajiv Gandhi occupied a seat in the Indian parliament. His ascension to the position of Prime Minister followed the tragic assassina...
A Comparative Review of Discrimination in the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regarding the Protection of Fundamental Human Rights
Chittagong Hill Tracts refers to the three districts of the south-eastern part of Bangladesh: Khagrachhari, Rangamati, and Bandarban. These three dist...
What Prevents Us From Stopping the Infiltration of Drugs?
Abuse of drugs poses a serious threat to peace, prosperity, health, and security throughout the world, and it also distorts the bonding of the whole s...
Reimagining Bangladesh as a sovereign, accountable, and strategic state
Bangladesh stands at a rare historical inflection point. Nations do not often receive a second chance to renegotiate their political contract with pow...
Ensuring free and fair elections is Bangladesh’s democratic stress test
Bangladesh is approaching one of the most consequential elections in its modern political history, not because of the number of seats at stake, but be...