Shamsad Mortuza

English is not a colonial relic but a necessity. It is the language of the internet, social media, and global culture.

In the urban spaces across Bangladesh, we need to adopt a model of human-non-human relations that is both practical and moral.

Are the apparitions of political sectarianism making a reappearance in Bangladesh?

The idea of dedicating a day to promote harmony and peaceful coexistence—a day that fosters diversity, justice, and understanding across borders, cultures, and beliefs—seems promising in theory.

There are lessons to be learnt from the way Dhaka became part of the intellectual map of the world.

We laugh, but deep down, there is a hidden admiration and approval for such deception. Is there any connection between our folkloric fascination with trickery and our public endorsement of such behaviour by our leaders?

Disenchanted students are now demanding the creation of a “Dhaka Central University” comprising the seven colleges.

These martyred students achieved more in the years that they lived than many of us would do in decades.

For the cynics, the absence of any Bangladeshi university among the top 800 institutions recently ranked by Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THEWUR) 2025 is unacceptable.

"The 2024 uprising as an opportunity to return to the original desires of the deprived and persecuted masses of 1971."

Shakib has been at the heart of our national pride. He also has been someone who has hurt our feelings.

Violence against doctors is an issue that is neither unique to our country nor recent.

An institutionalised mass wedding will replace one form of social regulation with another.

The Washington Post recently speculated that Dr Yunus’s soft power may have indirectly influenced the UAE's decision to grant clemency.

How do you process the nationwide humiliation of teachers?

The students are once again at the forefront by reaching out to the victims of the flood that has inundated the country’s eastern region.

While talking to our students, it was obvious that many of them are experiencing severe stress.

Identity and ideology politics also played an essential role in brewing the Bangla Bashanta.

Reconciliation cannot occur without truth-telling, accountability, and a commitment to dismantling the structures of violence that perpetuate inequality and injustice.

The movement was no longer about quotas; it was about justice.