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For the first time, power in Bangladesh flows upward…from citizens to their government

Brigadier General (Retd) AF Jaglul Ahmed argues that Bangladesh’s true strength lies not in coercion or strongmen, but in accountable ...

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What will be the legacy of Sheikh Mujib in Bangladesh 2.0?

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman occupies a paradoxical place in Bangladesh’s history. To many, he was the towering figure of independence, the ...

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Why Jamaat and Shibir should not be in politics

Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir continue to cast a destabilizing shadow over Bangladesh’s democracy. Built like ideological ...

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Russia marks 80 years of nuclear industry with major celebrations

Russia’s nuclear industry marks its 80th anniversary with nationwide concerts, exhibitions, and the World Atomic Week in Moscow. From the ...

21 Aug 2025 13:47 PM

Bangladesh’s democratic discourse is suffocating in a binary trap

An unflinching essay on Bangladesh’s “Shoja Politics”: how denial of mass violence by Awami League and Jamaat, media patronage, and ...

21 Aug 2025 11:46 AM

BFIU’s Shahinul linked to release of Khondokar Enayet Ullah’s “frozen” Funds

Inside the Ena Paribahan saga: allegations against Khondokar Enayet Ullah over extortion and money laundering, frozen accounts briefly unfrozen, and ...

20 Aug 2025 15:32 PM

For victims of domestic violence, mediation is just another beating

Domestic violence in Bangladesh is not just private suffering—it is a state-sanctioned cruelty. Researcher Shrabony Rahman argues that forced mediation ...

20 Aug 2025 11:59 AM

Top BNP leader believes blocking party chiefs from becoming Prime Minister is “undemocratic”

Salahuddin Ahmed, once abducted and exiled, has reemerged as one of BNP’s strongest voices after Sheikh Hasina’s fall. In this ...

19 Aug 2025 13:42 PM

Shahbagh threatens Bangladesh's democratic transition; Islamism isn’t helping it either

The Shahbagh movement, once hailed as a pro-secular awakening, ultimately enabled authoritarianism in Bangladesh by justifying Sheikh Hasina’s consolidation of ...

19 Aug 2025 11:10 AM

Stage-managed mourning: How the fallen Awami regime exploited August 15 this year

The August 15 tributes to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman masked a calculated propaganda campaign by the Awami League to sanitize its ...

18 Aug 2025 13:21 PM