The martyred intellectuals of 1971 had their differences from one another, but they had one thing in common, and that was why they were killed—their patriotism.

Muhammad Bin Qasim entered Sindh in 711AD, thus becoming the first Muslim invader in India.

Democracy today is going through a bad time all around the world. The ghost of the Arab Spring still haunts us.

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused serious distress for many people worldwide.

The proverbial ostrich buries its head in the sand in the face of danger, assuming that if it cannot see the hazard, the hazard does not exist or will disappear.

Over the past decade, there has been tremendous interest in understanding how technology is shaping the nature of work and education around the world.

This was nearly a decade ago, when we set up Obhoyaronno, the country’s first animal welfare organisation with a mission to end dog culling in Bangladesh.

The climate crisis facing us today is the combination of endless needs, wants, indecisions, arguments, and the lack of acceptance rising out of selfishness.

Bangladesh is a surprising success story. Emerging out of war and destruction in 1971, few in the world had any optimism about the country’s future.

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, which began on November 25, is ending today.

December 10 marks the Human Rights Day (HRD).

December 9 is observed as the International Anti-corruption Day (IACD). On this day in 2003, the United Nations called upon governments and peoples of the world to mark the adoption of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).

Sultana’s Dream was first published in 1905 in the Ladies Home Journal in what was then the Presidency city of Madras.

As Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up his six-hour visit to New Delhi on December 6, most commentaries on India-Russia relations invariably termed it as the continuation of decades of romance that first blossomed in the Cold War era—a global geo-political scenario that is very different from what it is today.

A gentleman does not. But a man not so gentle does. A genuine award from a respectable organisation becomes a thing of joy, but an award given by a shady group to a questionable character raises eyebrows.

Violence against women is normalised in our societies to such an extent that it is almost invisible, like the air we breathe.

As the world’s biggest conference on climate change drew to an end last month in Glasgow, we cannot but help look back at what was said and heard.

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murad Hassan has been made to resign from his post, at the specific instructions of the prime minister of Bangladesh, and women across the country who have been following the recent developments in this regard have breathed a collective sigh of relief.

In today’s increasingly globalised world, where news from every corner is available at a click, we are often exposed to a myriad issues facing humanity.

“This is my last message. From today, Bangladesh is a sovereign and independent country…,” these words of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman demolished the Pakistan that was created on August 14, 1947 by the British rulers.