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.
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Where do we go from here?
In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.
A shiny new surveillance system is the last thing we need
Phone tapping has been a favourite tool for governments around the world to snoop on people. In Bangladesh we have been familiar with this term for decades. Those of us who grew up in the "analogue phone days" can recall getting goosebumps at the sound of a click or inadvertent cough in the middle of a phone conversation that hinted that someone was listening in
Will the law enforcement agencies protect us during elections?
In the last few years, attackers have targeted minority communities, and the law enforcers have displayed apathy or reluctance in catching the culprits, who are often linked to influential groups
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
Who is to blame for Bhuban’s death?
It was an unlikely death for 55-year-old Bhuban Chandra Shil, a lawyer who lived in Dhaka city for work while his family stayed in Maizdi, Noakhali.
Who is responsible for the ‘unnatural death’ of Bhuban Shil?
It was an unlikely death for 55-year-old Bhuban Chandra Shil, a lawyer who lived in Dhaka city for work while his family stayed in Maizdi, Noakhali
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.
December 8, 2023
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.
October 31, 2023
Where do we go from here?
In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.
October 19, 2023
A shiny new surveillance system is the last thing we need
Phone tapping has been a favourite tool for governments around the world to snoop on people. In Bangladesh we have been familiar with this term for decades. Those of us who grew up in the "analogue phone days" can recall getting goosebumps at the sound of a click or inadvertent cough in the middle of a phone conversation that hinted that someone was listening in
October 12, 2023
Will the law enforcement agencies protect us during elections?
In the last few years, attackers have targeted minority communities, and the law enforcers have displayed apathy or reluctance in catching the culprits, who are often linked to influential groups
October 5, 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
September 26, 2023
Who is to blame for Bhuban’s death?
It was an unlikely death for 55-year-old Bhuban Chandra Shil, a lawyer who lived in Dhaka city for work while his family stayed in Maizdi, Noakhali.
September 25, 2023
Who is responsible for the ‘unnatural death’ of Bhuban Shil?
It was an unlikely death for 55-year-old Bhuban Chandra Shil, a lawyer who lived in Dhaka city for work while his family stayed in Maizdi, Noakhali
September 22, 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.
September 15, 2023
Independent media's latest stink bomb: Fake writers
Editors are in quite a fix.
September 1, 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.
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