By ‘justifying’ border killings, has the home minister conceded the Indian narrative?
On June 2, with a border conference six days away, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed spoke to reporters at the Secretariat and dismantled decades of Bangladeshi advocacy in a single sweep.
4 June 2026
What can stop India's push-ins?
As India intensifies deportation efforts, Bangladesh faces growing pressure at a border increasingly shaped by politics.
3 June 2026
Beyond one cancelled film screening
On Saturday, a group of film enthusiasts in Brahmanbaria planned to do something entirely ordinary: watch a film together, discuss it, and go home.
2 June 2026
Bobby Hajjaj may have retreated, but was he actually wrong?
Lost in the storm of institutional pride was a more uncomfortable question: was Bobby Hajjaj actually wrong? The short answer is: not substantially.
30 May 2026
Who really wrote what you loved in Bonolota Express?
The movie is an adaptation of a Humayun Ahmed book, but two screenwriters gave it life for the screen
27 May 2026
East Bengal’s victory and the memory of lost homes
East Bengal winning the Indian Super League symbolises profound cultural vindication for displaced refugees facing political anxieties.
24 May 2026
‘I don't want justice’: The deeper danger behind one father’s words
In Dhaka’s Pallabi, an eight-year-old was raped and murdered inside a neighbouring flat on May 19. Her body was dismembered in an attempt to conceal the crime.
23 May 2026
Dhaka should confront the Arakan Army’s abduction of fishermen
On the morning of March 28, 2026, some 13 Bangladeshi fishermen left Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf before dawn, as generations before them had done, to pull nets from the Naf River.
19 May 2026
The puppets we become: Reading Manik Bandopadhyay in 2026
In 2026, this narrative cuts deeper than ever. Millions live as modern Shoshis — outwardly functional yet existentially adrift.
19 May 2026
Have we lost our moral limits?
As Kaarina's father typed out his farewell in the small hours of this morning, strangers were celebrating. Not quietly. Loudly, gleefully, with religious invocations, sexual slurs, and -- in the most depraved corners of social media -- threats to rape her corpse.
16 May 2026
What will stop killings at the Bangladesh–India border?
Persistent killings along the Bangladesh-India border expose deepening impunity, nationalist politics, and failures of accountability mechanisms today.
16 May 2026
Measles outbreak and the politics of convenience
“For the past two months, innocent children have been dying, and there has been no discussion about it in parliament. No one is taking responsibility.
14 May 2026
What Trump-Xi summit means for Bangladesh
As Trump and Xi reshape global rivalry, Bangladesh faces new economic risks, strategic pressures, and industrial opportunities.
13 May 2026
Bangladesh’s youth unemployment crisis is turning migration into a deadly gamble
On May 2, 28-year-old Md Riyad Rashid from Kishoreganj was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack near the Russia-Ukraine border while serving with Russian forces. His friend Limon Dutta, who was injured in the same attack, informed the family and said another Bangladeshi had died beside him.
12 May 2026
What we can learn from Sweden’s rethink of digital classrooms
While smart technologies can make classrooms more engaging, they cannot replace skilled teachers or structured instruction. Traditional teaching allows for a slower, more gradual learning experience that helps students engage with ideas while also fostering direct, face-to-face interaction with teachers.
10 May 2026
BJP’s West Bengal victory and cross-border anxieties
BJP’s sweeping West Bengal victory risks reigniting cross-border communal tensions, threatening minorities and regional stability across Bengal today.
9 May 2026
What BJP’s win in West Bengal means for Bangladesh
The rise of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal is more than just another electoral outcome.
6 May 2026
Without journalists’ well-being, press freedom will remain elusive
The unseen crisis of stress, insecurity, and institutional neglect in Bangladesh’s newsrooms
3 May 2026
Uneven heat: How Bangladesh’s power cuts draw a map of inequality
Bangladesh’s power shortage has increased recently, placing additional strain on an already stretched national grid.
25 April 2026
When a cartoon becomes a crime, again
In August 2024, shortly after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime, BNP’s then Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman made a statement that earned him rare political capital, particularly in progressive and liberal circles.
22 April 2026