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Opinion / Without song, the soul is a desert

To argue that music causes moral decay is not only baseless—it’s dangerous.

1m ago

Threatening to gang-rape is not just vile, it’s a crime

Threats of repeated sexual violence subtly aim to intimidate and exclude women from public participation spaces

2m ago

Domestic violence in Bangladesh: When numbers speak of the silence

When we are informed that 133 women have been killed by their husbands in seven months, it is no longer just a number.

2m ago

Opinion / The interim government’s silence over misogyny is tragic

There is chaos and dissent in every corner and no one seems to have a grip on anything.

5m ago

Reaction / Nusraat Faria’s arrest sends an ominous message to the people

This arrest is particularly jarring, even in this current environment where arbitrary murder cases are being filed against suspected AL sympathisers or beneficiaries.

5m ago

Opinion / Why are young men becoming so violent?

There is a staggering lack of empathy, respect, and compassion in our society, which has seeped into many of our young people.

6m ago

Why 2025 is a crucial year for Bangladesh

Let us recap some of the most critical lessons of 2024 as we look forward to 2025.

10m ago

Seeing Bangladesh through Andrew Eagle’s eyes

You didn’t expect someone like Andrew, who would have turned only 50 this December 16, to exit the world so abruptly.

10m ago

Hate is bringing us closer to our own extinction

We are now going through times of extreme anxiety caused by economic uncertainty, rapid social change, and complex global issues.

11m ago

Why did Abdullah have to die?

How many of those injured during the July-August uprising, like Abdullah, are still fighting for their lives?

11m ago

Are we trying to get ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’?

The euphoria of August 5, and the momentous days leading up to it, especially since July 15, are now being overshadowed by a cloud of uncertainty.

1y ago

Cox’s Bazar attacks reflect a sickness far from being cured

By giving their opinions a religious tag, groups or individuals have managed to get away with vicious assaults on women

1y ago

One month after the new beginning

From that pivotal moment on August 5, the subsequent events in the next 30 days have been just as dramatic

1y ago

Saluting the spirit of our young people

There is no shame in admitting that in the last few days many of us have cried helplessly, over the senseless deaths of students—teenagers or in their early twenties—the same age or close to the ages of our children.

1y ago

Is it possible to escape from the seduction of smartphones?

The bug of relentless connectivity to some world or the other has infected us, and there seems to be no cure.

1y ago

World leaders are disconnected from the youth

Student protestors are calling out the double standards of Western powers

1y ago

Kindness gives life its biggest dividends

The history of civilisation has shown that humans survive when they are part of a community.

1y ago

The poor’s debt burden gets heavier

The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.

1y ago