Bangladesh history

How victimhood distorts our sense of history

Many Bangladeshi historians and intellectuals have reinforced this habit of seeing ourselves only as victims.

When cinema reflects a nation’s unsettled soul

Why does this matter, especially as a new generation of political leaders and power brokers prepare to assert their own versions of history?

Let 1971 continue to guide our path as a nation

Misguided efforts to compare the 1971 war and the 2024 uprising should stop

The collective spirit must not be lost

In the past, we have faced disappointment; we don't want to return to a state where politicians work for their own benefit.

Opinion / A symbol of our degradation

It is a rare instance in the world when a country is sending its raw materials—jute in the case of Bangladesh—abroad without utilising it themselves

THE SHELF / 10 political biographies to read during the general elections

While history has never been a one-man show, viewing it through the eyes of influential leaders can lend us a bigger picture.