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Bangladeshi trekkers, including six women, summited Mount Kilimanjaro

A Bangladeshi trekking team, including six women, successfully summits Mount Kilimanjaro, highlighting a major milestone for the country's adventure travel ...

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In Bangladesh, power is a racket disguised as governance

A searing critique of Bangladesh’s broken birth registration system reveals a deeper truth: state dysfunction isn’t a bug, it’s the ...

14 Hours Ago

In a state of echoes, leadership is driven by the loudest noises..

In a scathing critique of Bangladesh’s interim government, Mikail Hossain draws a powerful parallel to Nasreddin Hodja’s paradoxical wisdom to ...

25 Jul 2025 17:01 PM

One year after: In Hasina’s imposed blackout, ink was the last light

During Bangladesh's 2024 internet blackout, print journalism found unexpected purpose. Journalist Jannatul Naym Pieal reflects on the courage, clarity, and ...

20 Jul 2025 18:28 PM

How Bangladesh never gained its cultural sovereignty

Bangladesh won independence in 1971—but remains culturally colonized. This essay explores the nation's unfinished war for intellectual and cultural sovereignty. ...

18 Jul 2025 20:15 PM

Who really won in Gopalganj?

In Gopalganj, political loyalty runs deeper than ideology—often crossing into tribal, familial, and territorial lines. Tuhin Khan examines the tragic ...

17 Jul 2025 11:21 AM

BNP charts a solid path to economic revival and trillion-dollar future

As Bangladesh faces economic crisis—from rising inflation and shrinking reserves to youth unemployment—the BNP offers a credible, data-driven roadmap for ...

16 Jul 2025 12:01 PM

Crowned by the People, Abu Sayed has already become our new “Bir Shrestha”

Abu Sayed’s death in July 2024 became a turning point in Bangladesh’s political resistance. More than a student, he became ...

16 Jul 2025 11:40 AM

$Burdened by bloodlines: Is merit in the shadow of legacy in our fractured political era?$

Burdened by bloodlines: Is merit in the shadow of legacy in our fractured political era?

In a world driven by cynicism and spectacle, this essay defends the value of political legacy, principled leadership, and student ...

13 Jul 2025 14:19 PM

Bangladesh has enough of the monstrous cynicism of turning murder into political capital

A powerful political essay exposing how opportunists across Bangladesh’s political spectrum exploit tragedy, manipulate narratives, and mimic authoritarian tactics, while ...

12 Jul 2025 23:09 PM