Is the government’s inefficiency or purposeful leniency not a threat to democracy?

With almost every new day, we, the ordinary people, are forced to see a new height of grotesque mob violence.
15 September 2025, 11:33 AM

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

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

The battle against dengue needs collective action

Dengue is a reflection of our mismanagement, negligence, and failure to uphold responsibilities.
15 September 2025, 06:00 AM

What must change before Rooppur nuclear plant goes live

To ensure Rooppur becomes a success story rather than a cautionary tale, reforms across government, regulatory, operational and policy levels are essential, not optional.
15 September 2025, 05:00 AM

Bangladesh needs life-centred education reform for students

Active learning, moral education, teamwork, and community engagement should be embedded across all subjects.
14 September 2025, 09:00 AM

Beyond the flames: Nepal’s search for a sovereign path

The Himalayas have always been a place of profound silence and deep truths.
14 September 2025, 06:00 AM

We must professionalise our fight for stolen wealth

Money does not come home on press releases. It comes home case by case, with quiet diplomacy and implacable lawyering.
14 September 2025, 03:00 AM

My Ducsu voting experience: The good and the bad

The voting process was absolutely seamless.
13 September 2025, 15:00 PM

Trial by fire

The Gen Z movement now has to unite to take the lead in reconstructing the Nepali state.
12 September 2025, 09:30 AM

Transparency alone won’t modernise Bangladesh’s power sector

One of the key measures in this year’s budget is the repeal of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act, 2010, to enhance transparency.
12 September 2025, 07:00 AM

Trees can be the cheapest anti-heat, anti-anger infrastructure

In Dhaka, trees are treated as expendable. They are cut down for road-widening with no plan for replacement.
12 September 2025, 06:00 AM

When the state fails the dead

The body of Nurul Haque was exhumed and set on fire by a mob.
12 September 2025, 05:00 AM

Nepal’s Gen Z revolt is a mirror Bangladesh should study hard

Nepal’s streets did not wake up one morning and decide to overthrow a government for sport.
12 September 2025, 03:00 AM

Ducsu election: Identity, strategy, and the politics

Those who won the Ducsu election on Tuesday have set a new precedent.
11 September 2025, 11:30 AM

The economic cost of delaying the election

The political vacuum that Bangladesh finds itself in is not just a constitutional or moral problem.
11 September 2025, 06:00 AM

Remembering Badruddin Umar: An inspiring scholar

He was a true scholar, a delightful conversationalist, and an uncompromising social activist.
11 September 2025, 02:00 AM

Returning after 33 years, what difference will Jucsu make?

Jucsu is expected to break a 33-year-long silence at Jahangirnagar University.
10 September 2025, 14:30 PM

The job no one claps for

Women’s unpaid household and care work sustains the nation, yet remains invisible
10 September 2025, 12:30 PM

Between death and desire to live: A suicide survivor’s account

Sometimes survival is the most radical act we can perform.
10 September 2025, 10:43 AM