For quite some time, a number of judicial initiatives of the Apex Court of Bangladesh pertaining to the protection of public interests and also to ensure the rule of law, thereby enhancing public trust in the supreme judiciary, has attracted admirable attention.

Along with several other countries, vaccination against Covid has been rolled out in Bangladesh. Before the arrival of the vaccine, there were anxieties among people for several reasons.

I am not at all concerned about the Tatmadaw takeover in neighbouring Myanmar, a foregone conclusion, some say, to a power struggle in the land of a hundred ethnic groups, and was somewhat expected given the country’s six decades’ tradition of robust military interest in politics and governance.

High streets around the world are changing rapidly. The coronavirus pandemic has led to a great many store closures and seen more and more businesses shift online in our major export markets.

Myanmar’s mighty military overthrowing the country’s democratically elected government to take full control of power was a well-planned move.

I believe that every statement of a prime minister contains substance and carries weight, more so when it has to do with politics and the opposition.

Five students of a private university went to a restaurant at Uttara to get a drink.

Thirty years ago, the coming together of a regionally famous editor and a near-novice at journalism along with some visionary investors—Azimur Rahman, AS Mahmud, Latifur Rahman, A. Rouf Chowdhury, Shamsur Rahman—gave birth to what we called in our first editorial the “Independent Voice”.

We are brought into this world by our mothers with whom we have an inseparable “biome” connection.

Loss and damage from human induced climate change is an issue that has emerged in recent years, as the adverse impacts of climate change are becoming more and more visible around the world, ranging from more severe cyclones to super wildfires and frequent floods, as well as heat waves and droughts.

Joe Biden’s recent announcement to pull out of the Yemen war comes as no surprise.

How do cities like Dhaka in the throes of frenzied development deal with memories and literary depictions in the process of their transformations?

Who is thinking of the manufacturers? Who is considering the garment workers?

As the world continues to struggle to manage the debilitating effects of the pandemic, there are other ongoing threats to health and economy that should not be ignored.

I entered the job market when I was a graduate student at Dhaka University and have switched jobs many times since then.

Growing up in the 80s, one of the silliest things we used to do was to play loud music in our cassette decks.

The five-year ride on the tiger by Aung San Suu Kyi is over. She is back to where she had been used to living during the greater part of her political career (except for a brief interregnum of pseudo-democracy): behind bars.

The Al Jazeera report on Bangladesh titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men”, aired early Tuesday morning, revealed some vulnerabilities of our power structure that pivots around connections, cronyism and corruption. It has also, inadvertently, exposed the weaknesses of our media and the state of its freedom.

The United Nations has rightly expressed fears that the recent military coup in Myanmar would exacerbate the plight of the Rohingya still remaining in the country.

For those who had expected a quick rapprochement initiative from the Biden administration with regard to Iran, especially a return to the 2015 landmark Iran nuclear deal, the recent comments by the new US top diplomat, Antony Blinken, may have perhaps been a little disappointing.