Noshin Nawal

MIND THE GAP

Barrister Noshin Nawal is an activist, feminist and a columnist with a knack for sharp, satirical takes on social and societal issues. She can be reached at [email protected]

The generational mismatch of wealth

The truth is simpler: one generation inherited scarcity and turned it into prosperity. The next inherited prosperity and turned it into anxiety.

1w ago

When climate change becomes your doctor’s problem too

Let’s talk healthcare, that miraculous thing we keep expecting to work despite treating it like the last kid picked in a game of cricket.

2w ago

The law just made it harder to get justice for domestic abuse

Dowry-related abuse is not a polite marital disagreement; it is a criminal act under Bangladeshi law.

4w ago

Why is critical thinking not included in our curriculum?

The curriculum continues to reward regurgitation over reflection.

1m ago

Friendship Day is for women who fix each other’s crowns

Female friendship is radical, restorative, and real — a chosen sisterhood offering unconditional love, emotional survival, and sanctuary in a world that demands perfection. On Friendship Day, celebrate the women who hold your world together.

1m ago

Uncle Sam wants you and your social media accounts

Naturally, the US Embassy in Dhaka has chimed in, reminding Bangladeshi applicants to make their accounts public “to facilitate vetting.”

1m ago

The spectacle of suffering

There are no words large enough to hold the weight of what happened at Milestone School and College.

1m ago

Red is the colour of July

When July turns crimson repeatedly, you don’t need a commission of inquiry to recognise a pattern.

1m ago
August 31, 2025
August 31, 2025

The generational mismatch of wealth

The truth is simpler: one generation inherited scarcity and turned it into prosperity. The next inherited prosperity and turned it into anxiety.

August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025

When climate change becomes your doctor’s problem too

Let’s talk healthcare, that miraculous thing we keep expecting to work despite treating it like the last kid picked in a game of cricket.

August 14, 2025
August 14, 2025

The law just made it harder to get justice for domestic abuse

Dowry-related abuse is not a polite marital disagreement; it is a criminal act under Bangladeshi law.

August 5, 2025
August 5, 2025

Why is critical thinking not included in our curriculum?

The curriculum continues to reward regurgitation over reflection.

August 2, 2025
August 2, 2025

Friendship Day is for women who fix each other’s crowns

Female friendship is radical, restorative, and real — a chosen sisterhood offering unconditional love, emotional survival, and sanctuary in a world that demands perfection. On Friendship Day, celebrate the women who hold your world together.

July 31, 2025
July 31, 2025

Uncle Sam wants you and your social media accounts

Naturally, the US Embassy in Dhaka has chimed in, reminding Bangladeshi applicants to make their accounts public “to facilitate vetting.”

July 23, 2025
July 23, 2025

The spectacle of suffering

There are no words large enough to hold the weight of what happened at Milestone School and College.

July 14, 2025
July 14, 2025

Red is the colour of July

When July turns crimson repeatedly, you don’t need a commission of inquiry to recognise a pattern.

July 8, 2025
July 8, 2025

Remand redecorated: Same torture, new curtains?

Let’s be clear: no law in Bangladesh is safe from abuse when power is unaccountable. Our track record speaks for itself.

July 5, 2025
July 5, 2025

Adventures in anxiety class

If airlines are going to offer a terrifying experience anyway, they might as well be honest about it.