The rebel pen that made Bengal's Muslims dare to dream
Explore the life and legacy of Mir Mosharraf Hossain, the pioneering Bengali Muslim writer who reshaped 19th-century Bengal’s cultural identity ...
17 Sep 2025 14:07 PM
The collapse of meaning in Bangladeshi politics
Like Ondine’s Curse, Bangladesh’s politics now demands exhausting hyper-awareness. Endless interpretation has replaced shared sense, risking collapse into far-right simplicity. ...
15 Sep 2025 11:31 AM
The daughter, the prisoner, the poet: Zeb-un-Nissa’s forgotten legacy
Zeb-un-Nissa, Mughal princess and poet, defied her era’s constraints—writing as “Makhfi,” building vast libraries, and leaving a legacy of brilliance ...
14 Sep 2025 21:51 PM
Ex-Maltese Prime Minister and Balkan fixer linked to lobbying drive for Hasina’s return with S Alam’s money
BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul has alleged that S Alam paid Tk 2,500 crore to ex-PM Sheikh Hasina to block elections. A ...
14 Sep 2025 15:39 PM
When even Qatar isn’t safe from Israel, what is left of the US guarantee?
Israel’s strike in Doha shattered Gulf faith in U.S. protection. Qatar’s ordeal shows how small states risk sovereignty when they ...
12 Sep 2025 22:01 PM
Bangladesh’s far right wasn’t born in mosques…it was built in markets
Authoritarianism thrives not just on propaganda but on capitalism’s hidden machinery. From Steinbeck’s oranges to PL 480 wheat, food and ...
12 Sep 2025 21:55 PM
Bangladesh HC in Delhi hosts envoys in push for IMO Council seat
Bangladesh has launched its campaign for re-election to the IMO Council, hosting envoys in New Delhi to showcase its growing ...
12 Sep 2025 00:29 AM
Yes, Shibir has won fair and square…but Bangladesh’s Islamists are mistaking tactics for transformation
Shibir’s DUCSU win was tactical, not ideological. Masked under an alliance, it exposed BNP’s weakness but failed to make Islamism ...
11 Sep 2025 13:43 PM
DUCSU and the comfortable ignorance of Dhaka’s commentariat
Shibir’s DUCSU victory has split Bangladesh’s intellectual class between panic and denial. True politics demands neither hysteria nor cynicism—but clarity, ...
11 Sep 2025 11:54 AM
Did Dr Hossain Zillur intentionally misread the direction of Bangladesh’s economic shift?
At a recent Dhaka seminar, economist Hossain Zillur Rahman claimed Bangladesh’s poverty rate soared to 28%, but his figures lack ...
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