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Noshin Nawal

MIND THE GAP

Barrister Noshin Nawal is an activist, feminist and a columnist with a knack for sharp, satirical takes on social and societal issues. She can be reached at nawalnoshin1@gmail.com

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MIND THE GAP / A bitter brew: Climate change and the decline of Sylhet’s tea gardens

Projections by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicate that tea cultivation areas could shrink by 2050.
23 October 2025, 06:00 AM
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Nobel Peace Prize: The politics of peace, sponsored by the powerful

Putin, not usually known for his love of peaceful resolutions, praised Trump for “doing a lot to resolve complex crises”
12 October 2025, 11:00 AM
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The great British blame game of flags and fury

Protesters scream “Britain is full” while riding in Uber cars driven by immigrants.
27 September 2025, 08:00 AM
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The cost of leaving home

This is the unspoken cost of leaving—the everyday moments that don’t fit into migration agency brochures or glossy remittance statistics.
15 September 2025, 08:00 AM
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MIND THE GAP / The generational mismatch of wealth

The truth is simpler: one generation inherited scarcity and turned it into prosperity. The next inherited prosperity and turned it into anxiety.
31 August 2025, 07:00 AM
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When climate change becomes your doctor’s problem too

Let’s talk healthcare, that miraculous thing we keep expecting to work despite treating it like the last kid picked in a game of cricket.
21 August 2025, 07:00 AM
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The law just made it harder to get justice for domestic abuse

Dowry-related abuse is not a polite marital disagreement; it is a criminal act under Bangladeshi law.
14 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Education reform

Why is critical thinking not included in our curriculum?

The curriculum continues to reward regurgitation over reflection.
5 August 2025, 07:00 AM
op_2_file_photo_mostafa_shabuj.jpg

A bitter brew: Climate change and the decline of Sylhet’s tea gardens

Projections by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicate that tea cultivation areas could shrink by 2050.
23 October 2025, 06:00 AM
ed_2_collage_star.jpg

Nobel Peace Prize: The politics of peace, sponsored by the powerful

Putin, not usually known for his love of peaceful resolutions, praised Trump for “doing a lot to resolve complex crises”
12 October 2025, 11:00 AM
uk_antiimmigration_rally_september_2025_reuters.jpg

The great British blame game of flags and fury

Protesters scream “Britain is full” while riding in Uber cars driven by immigrants.
27 September 2025, 08:00 AM
op_2_missing_home_visual_aliza_rahman.jpeg

The cost of leaving home

This is the unspoken cost of leaving—the everyday moments that don’t fit into migration agency brochures or glossy remittance statistics.
15 September 2025, 08:00 AM
mismatch_in_generational_wealth_file_illustration_biplob.jpg

The generational mismatch of wealth

The truth is simpler: one generation inherited scarcity and turned it into prosperity. The next inherited prosperity and turned it into anxiety.
31 August 2025, 07:00 AM
ed_2.jpg

When climate change becomes your doctor’s problem too

Let’s talk healthcare, that miraculous thing we keep expecting to work despite treating it like the last kid picked in a game of cricket.
21 August 2025, 07:00 AM
op_1_salman.jpeg

The law just made it harder to get justice for domestic abuse

Dowry-related abuse is not a polite marital disagreement; it is a criminal act under Bangladeshi law.
14 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Education reform

Why is critical thinking not included in our curriculum?

The curriculum continues to reward regurgitation over reflection.
5 August 2025, 07:00 AM
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Friendship Day is for women who fix each other’s crowns

Female friendship is radical, restorative, and real — a chosen sisterhood offering unconditional love, emotional survival, and sanctuary in a world that demands perfection. On Friendship Day, celebrate the women who hold your world together.
2 August 2025, 04:43 AM
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Uncle Sam wants you and your social media accounts

Naturally, the US Embassy in Dhaka has chimed in, reminding Bangladeshi applicants to make their accounts public “to facilitate vetting.”
31 July 2025, 05:00 AM
The spectacle of suffering

The spectacle of suffering

There are no words large enough to hold the weight of what happened at Milestone School and College.
23 July 2025, 10:50 AM
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Red is the colour of July

When July turns crimson repeatedly, you don’t need a commission of inquiry to recognise a pattern.
14 July 2025, 03:00 AM
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Remand redecorated: Same torture, new curtains?

Let’s be clear: no law in Bangladesh is safe from abuse when power is unaccountable. Our track record speaks for itself.
8 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Adventures in anxiety class

Adventures in anxiety class

If airlines are going to offer a terrifying experience anyway, they might as well be honest about it.
5 July 2025, 08:10 AM
Never again, again: 89 seconds to midnight

Never again, again: 89 seconds to midnight

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest we’ve ever been to global catastrophe.
24 June 2025, 05:00 AM
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Dhaka’s darling dengue diaries

While other countries boast cherry blossoms and beach holidays, we get a yearly VIP visit from the Aedes mosquito.
13 June 2025, 05:00 AM
The curious case of the déjà flu

The curious case of the déjà flu

Covid is rising again—slowly, stealthily, like your relatives during iftar.
4 June 2025, 08:30 AM
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Why job creation must come first

The truth is, we have perfected the art of looking developed without actually becoming it.
20 May 2025, 02:00 AM
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Watt’s going on? A renewable dream stuck in load-shedding

Renewable energy accounts for only about 4.5 percent of total installed capacity in Bangladesh.
11 May 2025, 05:00 AM
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Bangladesh’s GMO buffet: Eat first, ask questions never

Welcome to the country, where food regulation is treated like an optional seasoning.
7 May 2025, 11:30 AM

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