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Women stood up to power in Bangladesh and India. Then patriarchy returned
In July 2024, a young woman in Dhaka stood in front of a police prison van, trying to stop officers from taking away a fellow male student.
16 August 2026
Tear gas, baton charges mark fresh escalation in NEET protests
Opposition steps up pressure on the Modi government while courts scrutinise police action
23 July 2026
Pirate flag from One Piece anime is Indonesia’s newest protest symbol
Students and activists in Indonesia have put up the One Piece pirate sign as a symbol of protest against several government policies.
10 August 2025
Our propensity for violence and the elements that foster it
With crumbling institutions built on fragile principles, power has been co-opted.
23 April 2025
UIU and GUB students protest against rising crime
The protests were sparked by a series of crimes.
26 February 2025
Will youth political engagement ever go beyond protesting?
Dhaka faces frequent protests, causing disruptions, but lacks discourse on root causes.
24 February 2025
The generation that swipes right on revolutions
In 2024, Bangladesh’s youth, Millennials and Gen Z, are rewriting the political playbook.
30 December 2024
The daily dread of protests and gridlock
If Dhaka had a national sport, it wouldn’t be cricket—it would be protests.
25 December 2024
Bangladesh needs a protest to protest the protests
If you have been keeping up with the news, you would be forgiven for thinking that Bangladesh’s national pastime is becoming "who can protest the loudest." With protests popping up on every street corner like pop-up shops, it’s time to address the real issue.
27 August 2024
New student politics demands respect, dignity, and trust
It is astounding how little a regime in power for 15 years understands the new form of student politics.
3 August 2024
Plains of protest
Students have always been the first to engage in discourses on divisive borders with imagined, imposing lines, language, religion or tradition.
18 October 2023
A World Cup game overshadowed by political tension
The United States triumphed on the pitch over longtime political adversary Iran on Tuesday in a World Cup match overshadowed by protests raging in Iran and laced with decades of tension between the two countries.
30 November 2022
Amid Agnipath protests, Modi says “reforms may seem unfair but India will be benefited”
In the midst of violent protests against his government’s decision to go for short-term military recruitment policy “Agnipath,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (June 20,2022) said some decisions and reforms may be unpleasant and unfair temporarily but in the long run the country will experience their benefits.
20 June 2022
Pressure mounts on Malaysia PM as protests spill into 2nd day
Thousands gather for a second day of protests on Sunday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak over a multi-million-dollar financial scandal, their spirits lifted by unexpected support from Malaysia's longest-serving leader.
30 August 2015