When teachers are attacked and workers die, who takes responsibility?
The teacher's protest and the deadly fire at a factory in Mirpur reveal how the state views its people, and where its priorities lie.
18 October 2025, 02:00 AM
Opinion / The interim government’s troubling continuity
The interim government seems more focused on areas where it should not be undertaking any initiatives.
29 September 2025, 03:00 AM
Badruddin Umar: A tribute
Teacher, comrade, and lifelong revolutionary Badruddin Umar (20 December 1931 – 7 September 2025) is no more. We offer him our deepest respect and love. Alongside this, on behalf of the people of Bangladesh, we convey our gratitude — for he devoted his entire life, thought, and activism to the cause of the people.
7 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Violence, discrimination, and the failure to reform
There is growing disappointment and a sense of broken expectations among the people.
6 September 2025, 04:08 AM
Student union elections: Rescuing the universities from decline
Whichever party came to power, its student organisation gained overwhelming dominance while all other groups were silenced or marginalised.
22 August 2025, 03:00 AM
ONE YEAR OF SHEIKH HASINA'S FALL / The unfinished journey of Drohojatra
The path ahead is difficult but the people of this land have shown time and again that they can rise.
5 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion / July uprising and the rise of collective power
Through this movement, the people of Bangladesh expressed their protest using a language shaped by long-standing discontent.
20 July 2025, 02:00 AM
We're witnessing the barbaric face of a global (dis)order
It is the duty of every individual across the world, to speak out, to resist, the Israeli-US war machine.
21 June 2025, 02:00 AM
The roadmap for energy sector must be changed
Govt must move away from import-loan-foreign company-dependent projects and adopt a cheaper, environment-friendly, and sustainable roadmap
27 September 2024, 02:00 AM
What the interim government needs to do urgently
After 15 years of autocratic rule and authoritarian economic policymaking, the time has come for significant societal reform
22 August 2024, 03:09 AM
The opportunity to reform Bangladesh must not be wasted
We Bangladeshis have a special strength, which enables us to form mass uprisings and put up resistance.
9 August 2024, 02:00 AM
The government must stop harassing the youth
The government showed us how to take a solvable problem and make it complicated
29 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Govt has completely failed to understand the youth
What is happening in Bangladesh right now is truly unfathomable.
19 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Quota reform resurgence: Stop violence against students
The government is complicating and antagonising a solvable proposition by ordinary citizens
17 July 2024, 08:49 AM
The Bangladesh-India friendship dilemma
India’s current leaders along with big business oligarchy have been pursuing a one-sided foreign policy.
3 July 2024, 02:00 AM
‘Booming’ economy, struggling people
When it comes to the simultaneous existence of growth and crisis, Bangladesh has become a model.
31 May 2024, 02:00 AM
IMF prescription to raise energy prices is anti-people, illogical
The IMF prescription for the public means increased gas, electricity and transport prices, and so on.
10 May 2024, 11:00 AM
Preeti Urang: A child worker’s death
There should be protests, and a strong stance should be taken against such incidents
17 February 2024, 13:00 PM
How BCL became an untouchable entity at JU
It's truly a mutually beneficial relationship, with BCL protecting the JU administration as and when needed.
9 February 2024, 02:00 AM
New curriculum is detached from reality
It is surprising how the government has reacted, as this could have been an opportunity for them to use stakeholders' inputs and improve the curriculum further
24 January 2024, 01:00 AM
Bangladesh's election formality is over. What’s next?
The only escape from this dire situation lies within ourselves, particularly the youth.
8 January 2024, 01:00 AM
Nothing is normal if we don’t have our rights
To put an end to rampant authoritarianism, we have to have our rights.
3 January 2024, 02:00 AM
Is there a Left left in Bangladesh?
The left's agenda is global, not just national.
15 December 2023, 00:00 AM
Is a minimum wage offer of Tk 12,500 even logical?
It is shocking that the wage board sees it fit to approve such a meagre amount for minimum wage for RMG workers, which is a quarter of what they need just to stay above the poverty line.
23 November 2023, 02:00 AM
A fair election is the cornerstone of democracy
It is disheartening that none of the country's ruling party leaders have so far demonstrated the courage to face the people with a credible electoral process.
17 November 2023, 17:00 PM
Is democracy on its deathbed again?
The relationship between citizens and the nation-state is being irreparably damaged.
4 November 2023, 02:21 AM
A country for the rich, and another for the poor
In recent years, Bangladesh has been grappling with a deepening chasm of inequality.
22 September 2023, 13:00 PM
A gas export deal won't ensure energy security for us
Paradoxically, as the government of Bangladesh celebrates this day now, it appears to be pursuing policies that counter the original purpose.
8 September 2023, 00:00 AM