Book Review: Nonfiction / Charting the south’s path
The Apostles of Development is about the struggles to solve the problems of poverty and inequality. The book looks at international development through the lives of six protagonists—“apostles,” as the author David Engerman calls them. It examines the context and circumstances that spurred these six central figures to devise or promote the solutions they did.
22 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Reaction / A new standard or special treatment?
Debate erupts over court appearance of army officers
22 October 2025, 11:38 AM
Proportional representation and the politics behind it
BNP has dissented, advocating an unusual interpretation of proportional representation.
17 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Reaction / Trump at UN: Bluster over balance
For his part, Trump did not disappoint
24 September 2025, 12:16 PM
Reaction / Silencing dissent to counter fascism?
Jamaat spokesperson told the press that anyone opposing the charter would be "siding with fascism"!
15 September 2025, 08:59 AM
Opinion / After Ducsu polls, Shibir has its work cut out for itself
The battle may have been won for now, but the real test lies ahead.
15 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Reaction / The final act: Learning to accept election defeat
Ducsu delivers a participatory election. Can unsuccessful candidates accept loss gracefully?
10 September 2025, 07:19 AM
Reaction / Provost to nightguard: Different faces, same disregard for women
The widespread unrest at Chittagong University and adjacent villages where students and villagers clashed with each other for the better part of a day, had begun with a nightguard assaulting a female student who had returned to her mess, reportedly at 11:00pm
3 September 2025, 13:24 PM
Quest for democracy: Bangladesh at crossroads again
More than half a century after its independence, Bangladesh still finds itself at the crossroads of crafting a state built on durable democratic foundations.
14 September 2024, 18:00 PM
The month that was
Tanim Ahmed delves into the key events that defined August in Bangladesh.
4 September 2024, 17:19 PM
A good national address to start with
The chief adviser elaborately laid out his vision of the reforms, for which he must be commended
28 August 2024, 02:00 AM
Modi’s tweet and a question
In his recent tweet, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that while talking to US President Joe Biden, they spoke about Ukraine, and “also discussed the situation in Bangladesh and stressed the need for early restoration of normalcy, and ensuring the safety and security of minorities, especially the Hindus, in Bangladesh”.
27 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Modi's tweet and a question
In his recent tweet, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that while talking to US President, Joe Biden, they spoke about Ukraine, and "also discussed the situation in Bangladesh
27 August 2024, 11:29 AM
Questions from CA’s address
Yunus has left it up to the people to decide the bare minimum that needs to be done before fresh polls
26 August 2024, 11:41 AM
Musical chairs in admin a headache for Yunus
The chief adviser's candid admission by way of an apology for arriving late to a reception with diplomats today is telling
18 August 2024, 12:48 PM
Why can’t India accept that the people of Bangladesh toppled Sheikh Hasina?
It was a revolution spearheaded by students that succeeded in toppling a dictatorial regime of 15 years.
14 August 2024, 04:00 AM
'We shoot one dead ... but the rest don't budge'
Chilling video surfaces of police talking to ex-home minister about subduing the protesters
13 August 2024, 10:45 AM
Hasina falls, flees
Bangladesh’s iron lady of 15 years bowed out to a people’s uprising yesterday. Serving as the prime minister since 2009, Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign and flee the country as hundreds of thousands marched towards Dhaka defying a curfew amid a continual morning drizzle.
5 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Freedom fighters’ quota goes against the 1971 spirit
Any argument about the freedom fighters' quota has turned so contentious that the discussion tends to revolve around the advocate more than whatever merit the argument itself might have.
7 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Ban on student politics: Will Buet protesters’ campaign see success?
One cannot help but note the irony of a united campaign protesting against student politics when it is obvious that student politics is very much alive on the Buet campus
22 April 2024, 02:00 AM
The media must do more to protest oppressive laws like the CSA
The timing of the Cyber Security Act, in the run-up to the elections, was hardly surprising
18 September 2023, 14:30 PM
Can BNP really put up a good fight?
One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign
6 August 2023, 13:00 PM
The attack on Hero Alom: A lost opportunity
Our failure to defend Hero Alom points only to our intellectual bankruptcy
25 July 2023, 13:00 PM
Lead-up to the elections just got interesting
Although this new US visa policy is proving expedient, it would not be wise to believe that the country is intent on fostering democracy in Bangladesh.
5 June 2023, 17:00 PM
There was a time...
When journalists sought to be biased, but only towards people.
3 May 2023, 00:00 AM