Could India's Gen-Z rebellion begin with cockroaches?

6 hour(s) ago Geopolitical Insights
India’s Cockroach Janata Party embodies a satirical youth rebellion, channelling Gen Z disillusionment regarding severe national unemployment.
The OpenAI–Musk dispute: Who controls the future of AI?
25 May 2026, 00:00 AM
The ongoing dispute between OpenAI and Elon Musk has been framed, at least superficially, as a legal and personal confrontation—a founder challenging the trajectory of an institution he helped to create.
The cotton clause: How the US–Bangladesh trade pact could reshape regional textile trade
Khadem Mahmud Yusuf
25 May 2026, 08:30 AM
Bangladesh’s trade deal with Washington could unlock tariffs, finance and cotton access, reshaping regional textile competition.
Nabayug: Nazrul’s radical pen and Fazlul Huq’s leadership
11 hour(s) ago
‘Nabayug’ marked the beginning of Nazrul’s journalistic career, but this was no ordinary professional journey; rather, it was the expression of a revolutionary consciousness.
Why both Trump and Putin felt compelled to visit Beijing
Alexander Korolev
24 May 2026, 14:31 PM
As Trump and Putin arrive in Beijing, China signals a changing world order with itself at the center.

Interactive / The haor crisis explained

16 May 2026, 22:36 PM The Haor Crisis
The crisis in the Haor region of north-eastern Bangladesh is explained in an interactive, Slow Reads Special.

Interactive: Bangladesh Labour History · 1881 - 2026 / Fight for Justice

30 April 2026, 20:55 PM In Focus
This timeline traces key moments, documenting adversity and progress, and offering insight into the quest for justice.

Justice at work for all

30 April 2026, 20:02 PM Slow Reads Special
The history of labour in Bangladesh is a story of struggle and resilience, as workers—from colonial plantations to modern garment factories—have shaped the nation’s economic and political trajectory.

The Price of Labour

23 April 2026, 18:32 PM Slow Reads Special
Between 2005 and 2026, a series of industrial disasters have exposed persistent failures in workplace safety, regulatory oversight, and accountability.

Reading Nazrul in an age of inequality

24 May 2026, 00:00 AM In Focus
Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is widely known as the “Rebel Poet”, but he was also a profound “Poet of Equality”. Nazrul’s ideas about equality emerged from the realities of his own life.

East Bengal’s victory and the memory of lost homes

24 May 2026, 09:29 AM In Focus
East Bengal winning the Indian Super League symbolises profound cultural vindication for displaced refugees facing political anxieties.

Tagore’s Dan Pratidan and the colonial remaking of Bengal’s moral world

Nandini Bhattacharya
21 May 2026, 09:00 AM In Focus
Radha had tragically bought into Braja Sundari’s and the colonial masters’ ‘unnatural’ logic of the cash nexus, ignoring his brother's assurance regarding the organicity and naturalness of munificence–dependence.

The stolen haq of Qurbani hides

24 May 2026, 10:30 AM Big Picture
As leather profits grow, Bangladesh’s Qurbani hide market leaves the poor with shrinking returns and lost rights.

Beyond kaanta-taar: Rethinking life at the Bangladesh–India border

23 May 2026, 00:00 AM Big Picture
In conversation with Sahana Ghosh, author of A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Mobility and Security Across the India-Bangladesh Borderlands and assistant professor of Anthropology at the National University of Singapore.

Can Bangladesh save its haor food bowl?

22 May 2026, 09:56 AM Big Picture
Safeguarding Bangladesh’s food security against devastating Haor Basin flash floods demands an urgent transition to climate-smart agriculture.

The great Bangladeshi cattle reality show

22 May 2026, 08:30 AM Big Picture
From viral names to inflated prices, how social media has turned the Qurbani cattle market into a dramatic theatre.

A solitary Eid in the dream country

Aditi Sharif
22 May 2026, 09:30 AM Wisdom
There are so many tremendous political analyses and explanations of this war that can contribute significantly to the field of knowledge. But for me, this war refers to a cancelled ticket and a postponed celebration.

The puppets we become: Reading Manik Bandopadhyay in 2026

19 May 2026, 09:30 AM Wisdom
In 2026, this narrative cuts deeper than ever. Millions live as modern Shoshis — outwardly functional yet existentially adrift.

Kaarina Kaisar’s death and the politics of cruelty

18 May 2026, 09:00 AM Wisdom
For many young Bangladeshis living abroad, content creators like Kaarina meant something special.

Sword fighting in my head

15 May 2026, 09:30 AM Wisdom
Writing, at its core, demands a degree of honesty after all.

Sea widows: When fishermen never return from the sea

23 May 2026, 00:00 AM Unheard Voices
“I’m struggling to make a living with my orphaned children. I have endured financial crises and social barriers over the years.

The untold suffering of Bangladeshi workers during Hajj

23 May 2026, 00:00 AM Unheard Voices
Every year, the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah transform into the spiritual heart of the Muslim world.

Can we save the school for Rangpur’s street children?

21 May 2026, 11:00 AM Unheard Voices
Amid Rangpur Railway Station’s chaos, dozens of children battle poverty, labour, hunger, and neglect to pursue education.

Interview / Why the Haor film Kura Pakkhir Shunye Ura matters today

20 May 2026, 09:00 AM Unheard Voices
Filmmaker Muhammad Quayum reflects on the haor’s beauty, hardship, resilience, and his decades-long journey behind Kura Pakkhir Shunye Ura.

Before you sip your tea, remember Chandpur 1921

Mohan Rabidas
20 May 2026, 08:30 AM Unheard Voices
From the 1921 Mulluke Cholo movement to modern wage protests, explore the history and ongoing demands of tea garden workers in Bangladesh.

Clay toys lose ground as plastic dominates childhood

19 May 2026, 10:00 AM Unheard Voices
Once central to rural Bengal, traditional pottery now struggles to survive amid plastic dominance and fading public interest.

What Bangladesh should understand about the Arakan Army’s Way of Rakhita doctrine

20 May 2026, 10:07 AM Geopolitical Insights
Analysing the Arakan Army’s Way of Rakhita reveals how Arakanese nationalism shapes Myanmar politics and the Rohingya crisis.

The hunt for the Holy Grail: The repurposed US-Israeli casus belli for Iran’s uranium

18 May 2026, 11:00 AM Geopolitical Insights
A literary geopolitical essay tracing how war in Iran becomes a recursive quest for symbolic control and meaning.

Does the US-Bangladesh trade deal mirror colonial economics?

17 May 2026, 00:00 AM Geopolitical Insights
One might hear this and think it is history. But move forward 150 years to twenty-first-century Bangladesh, and the same story appears to be repeating itself.

What is the ‘Thucydides trap’ Xi warned Trump about?

David M. Pritchard
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM Geopolitical Insights
During their high-stakes meeting in Beijing this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked US President Donald Trump if the two countries could overcome the “Thucydides trap”.

Prelude to an order for genocide

18 March 2026, 10:00 AM Slow Reads Classics
AS President Yahya flew out of Dacca on the night of March 25 he took with him the last hopes of a united Pakistan. For the final two days he had been holed up in the Dacca cantonment with the junta of generals who rule Pakistan, putting the finishing touches to Operation Genocide.

Bangabandhu and the world

17 March 2026, 19:28 PM Slow Reads Classics
As a professional diplomat, I saw Bangabandhu as a symbol of Bangladesh's freedom and independence.

In Focus / The untold history of why Khaleda Zia entered politics

Mahfuz Ullah
30 December 2025, 11:53 AM In Focus
Why did Khaleda Zia, a typical housewife who had become widow at a critical age in terms of Bangladesh's culture, join politics?