New leadership, old rivers, and the long road to clean water
New efforts to clean Bangladesh's rivers offer hope, but community involvement and innovation are key.
22 March 2025, 01:51 AM
Storytelling, struggles, and reimagining identity
Patriarchy would have you believe that women are inherently complicated—creatures who must be defined, boxed in, or reduced to stereotypes.
27 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Fascism, self-censorship, and the 'new Bangladesh'
No other government in this country's political history has been labelled “fascist” with such intensity, despite similar tendencies having existed before—at times to the same extent. The current context is unique in that it reflects the 15-year-long authoritarian rule of Awami League and its trickle-down oppression. Yet, understanding fascism is crucial if we seek to avoid the rise of another such regime.
10 October 2024, 12:20 PM
Battling against the current: The river governance puzzle we must solve
Multiple ministries, overlapping mandates, and the exclusion of key stakeholders make streamlining water governance a challenge.
29 September 2024, 02:00 AM
This is not the Bangladesh we stood in the line of fire for
It is time for us to be vigilant on all fronts, it’s so much harder to protect freedom than to achieve it.
7 August 2024, 05:00 AM
Where’s the noose for 'murder caused by negligence'?
Many of us walked past those restaurant corridors on Bailey Road without fire safety measures.
8 July 2024, 17:35 PM
The mystery of Pahela Baishakh and the Bengali calendar
A blend of astronomy, history, and culture
14 April 2024, 05:00 AM
Younus Ali’s dream of conquering the Californian waves
I could tell that his dream is not a dream per se, but an event that only requires time to come true.
7 April 2024, 08:35 AM
New leadership, old rivers, and the long road to clean water
New efforts to clean Bangladesh's rivers offer hope, but community involvement and innovation are key.
22 March 2025, 01:51 AM
Storytelling, struggles, and reimagining identity
Patriarchy would have you believe that women are inherently complicated—creatures who must be defined, boxed in, or reduced to stereotypes.
27 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Fascism, self-censorship, and the 'new Bangladesh'
No other government in this country's political history has been labelled “fascist” with such intensity, despite similar tendencies having existed before—at times to the same extent. The current context is unique in that it reflects the 15-year-long authoritarian rule of Awami League and its trickle-down oppression. Yet, understanding fascism is crucial if we seek to avoid the rise of another such regime.
10 October 2024, 12:20 PM
Battling against the current: The river governance puzzle we must solve
Multiple ministries, overlapping mandates, and the exclusion of key stakeholders make streamlining water governance a challenge.
29 September 2024, 02:00 AM
This is not the Bangladesh we stood in the line of fire for
It is time for us to be vigilant on all fronts, it’s so much harder to protect freedom than to achieve it.
7 August 2024, 05:00 AM
Where’s the noose for 'murder caused by negligence'?
Many of us walked past those restaurant corridors on Bailey Road without fire safety measures.
8 July 2024, 17:35 PM
The mystery of Pahela Baishakh and the Bengali calendar
A blend of astronomy, history, and culture
14 April 2024, 05:00 AM
Younus Ali’s dream of conquering the Californian waves
I could tell that his dream is not a dream per se, but an event that only requires time to come true.
7 April 2024, 08:35 AM
What are we doing for people with autism?
Has the government truly done enough for children and people with ASD and their parents?
2 April 2024, 17:01 PM
Reduce, reuse, recycle… and then what?
The reality is that recycling alone cannot combat the environmental impact of plastic waste.
18 March 2024, 02:00 AM
When our victim-blaming culture shrouds predators as teachers
How can students regain a sense of safety within their classrooms?
2 March 2024, 15:30 PM
Silencing the critic: The cost of stifling voices in the name of authority
Would we, in today's Bangladesh, have subjected Quamrul Hassan to imprisonment for employing his art to critique the current political culture?
29 February 2024, 14:00 PM
A riverine country with dying rivers
Have we led ourselves to inevitable doom?
24 September 2023, 02:00 AM
Additional brutality commissioner reprimanded for beating the wrong kind of people
The six-time-heavy-baton champion Additional Brutality Commissioner (ABC) Marum-Ek-Ghushi struck again (quite literally) and this time the blow unfortunately fell upon Chapasthan Young Men (CYM) members. The consequences were dire.
15 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Is it worth getting a double major?
Whether you’re a shell-shocked first-year student or a second-year student who is moderately seasoned, whether you should do a double major is a question you might be asking yourself. In Bangladesh, only private university students get the chance to complete a dual degree owing to the open credit system.
7 September 2023, 09:34 AM
Attack on Hero Alom: When dissent begets a beating
I will always remember the Dhaka-17 by-polls as the election where a man from the grassroots went running towards his dream and was shot down with assault.
18 July 2023, 08:30 AM
Introvert who can’t carry conversation shouts ‘that’s crazy’ in every reply
Even at the age of 26, Syeda Chupchap Komkotha, a recent university graduate, struggles to socialise. It’s not like she isn’t interesting or doesn’t have quirky insights to share, it’s more of a general disinterest towards other human affairs.
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Catching lilies
“Listen, I have a plan but you have to say yes,” said Naya as her eyes traced Noorie’s computer screen, checking to see if she finished typing the rest of the sentence. With a last click on the full stop, Noorie bent backward to see Naya’s face gleaming.
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Chairs Anonymous pledges to ‘bring back the original utility of chairs’
Some of them screeched as they moved, while others rolled in strides thinking everybody was totally jealous of them (they were) – the annual Chairs Anonymous, a chair-only two-day convention commenced in the capital yesterday.
7 July 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Coincidence? I think not’
On a fateful day, Officers Abul and Kabul arrested a student during a protest against the price hike of kidney dialysis. The arrestee was defiant of the police officers, making preposterous arguments about freedom of speech and the right to protest, which had really ticked the officers off.
19 May 2023, 18:00 PM