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The meaning…and impact…of dictator Hasina’s death sentence for Bangladesh

The International Crimes Tribunal’s Monday verdict of death sentence against Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina marks a defining moment ...

17 Nov 2025 18:55 PM

Ramna police chief leads breakthrough as three rival colleges unite to end petty clashes among themselves

Years of toxic rivalry that turned the New Market area into a perpetual battleground came to a head on Sunday, ...

17 Nov 2025 01:49 AM

Dual citizenship holder’s appointment to metro rail top post violates Bangladeshi law

When Bangladesh's interim government appointed Faruque Ahmed as Managing Director of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the announcement ...

16 Nov 2025 19:25 PM

“Forced” consensus isn’t ideal…but it’s probably the only thing that works

There is little reason to lose sleep over the “upcoming” referendum’s outcome. ...

16 Nov 2025 19:14 PM

How a collapsed party like Awami League still disrupts the present

The Awami League is a party that once managed to lose a mayoral race even while holding national power in ...

14 Nov 2025 16:18 PM

Yunus’s twin ballot gamble tests Bangladesh’s democratic rebirth

When Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus appeared on television Thursday afternoon, his voice carried two things–the calm authority of a ...

13 Nov 2025 21:11 PM

If Bangladesh is to outgrow the Awami League, it must first refuse to be cowed

The last decade of Awami League’s dictatorship has taught Bangladesh a disquieting lesson that robust majorities and revolutionary pedigrees do ...

13 Nov 2025 16:59 PM

How the so-called “intellectuals” became the handmaidens of power during Hasina’s dictatorship

Fascism, in its classical form, was an ultranationalist creed. Power concentrated in one man or one party and dissent crushed ...

12 Nov 2025 22:19 PM

Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam likens Sheikh Hasina to Idi Amin, warns her PR effort to whitewash July killings will fail

A sharp commentary comparing Idi Amin’s quiet exile with Sheikh Hasina’s resource-fueled PR offensive—alleging legal firepower, “email interviews,” and media ...

11 Nov 2025 15:41 PM

How financial oppression fuels post-truth conspiracies in Bangladesh

An incisive essay on how scarcity turns logic into a tool of subjugation—the “sea of calculation”—fueling conspiracies, fractured spirituality, and ...

11 Nov 2025 15:37 PM