How many more deaths before mob violence is stopped?
But beneath the surface of religious fervour lay a more calculated motive.
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
How music carried Bangladesh’s struggle to the world
In 1971, artists did not merely respond to history—they helped shape it.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A martyr of poetry and patriotism
As political tensions mounted in East Pakistan, her poetry underwent a decisive transformation.
14 December 2025, 05:27 AM
Believing in his people, without fear
Rashidul Hasan was a beloved teacher of English at Dhaka University and a fearless believer in the rights of his people.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A writer made by resistance
Behind prison walls, Kaiser turned confinement into creation.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Filming freedom
When the Liberation War erupted, Raihan crossed into Kolkata—not to retreat, but to fight with his camera.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A compassionate rebel in a doctor’s coat
When the Liberation War erupted in 1971, Dr Alim transformed his medical chamber into a place of refuge.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A historian of courage and conscience
Professor Giyasuddin Ahmad’s life was inseparable from the values he taught
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Earthquakes, overthinking, and the Hamlet within us
Hamlet’s tragedy lies not in his flaws, but in his waiting.
25 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Why is secondary education becoming unaffordable?
The soaring costs are turning secondary education into a secondary priority, overshadowed by the daily struggle for survival.
21 November 2025, 18:00 PM
The science behind our ‘eureka’ moments, and how to nurture them
In giving our ideas room to roam and meet in unforeseen ways, we invite the world to answer us.
16 November 2025, 02:00 AM
What’s holding back Bangladesh’s book industry?
Despite its long legacy, the publishing industry continues to grapple with many of the same challenges for decades.
7 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Living experimentally in a goal-obsessed world
You don't need to find your grand purpose before you begin. You just need to design your next small experiment.
3 November 2025, 02:00 AM
The thrills of Rakib Hasan
Rakib Hasan took Western adventure tales and breathed into them a Bangladeshi heart.
23 October 2025, 08:44 AM
Scars of July: How are the injured now?
Despite promises of financial support and rehabilitation, many are still waiting for aid to arrive.
10 October 2025, 18:00 PM
The art of staying calm in an angry world
Both our genetic makeup and past experiences impact our brain's chemistry, which in turn affects how we respond to different situations
7 October 2025, 02:00 AM
Encroached and evicted: The vanishing Rakhines of Bangladesh
The very land that the Rakhines once regarded as their mark of existence is now shrinking
3 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Art and odyssey of female cartoonists in Bangladesh
When girls draw comics, the topics become far more diverse – touching on nature, beauty standards, complexion-related racism, family issues, mental health, and self-realisation.
26 September 2025, 18:00 PM
The weight of untouchability: Rabidas community in Bangladesh
In the markets of North Bengal, the Rabidas community has long endured prejudice, their cobbler’s stools passed from one generation to the next.
12 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s new epidemic: Mob violence in the age of misinformation
When justice is hijacked by rage and rumour, it takes only minutes for a mob to become a murderer.
29 August 2025, 18:00 PM