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Malnourished minds: The hidden crisis in Bangladesh’s university dining halls

Bangladesh’s universities are quietly making students sick. From malnutrition and ulcers to depression and disordered sleep, this powerful essay exposes ...

07 Jul 2025 18:15 PM

Ticking all the boxes, missing the whole point: Kalbela’s skewed story on Faiz Taiyeb

Kalbela’s July 6 report accuses Faiz Taiyeb Ahmed of interfering in an ACC probe. A closer look reveals strategic justification ...

06 Jul 2025 12:53 PM

The lives of loot-born children after the end of Awami plunder..

A searing critique of Bangladesh’s ultra-elite youth and their performative politics, inherited wealth, and emotional detachment in the aftermath of ...

05 Jul 2025 12:49 PM

Why the movie ‘Traitor’ stands out as a counterpoint to Hollywood's Islamophobic narratives

In this compelling essay, Faisal Mahmud revisits the 2008 film Traitor to explore how Hollywood shapes global perceptions of Muslims ...

04 Jul 2025 21:07 PM

The ‘liquid society’ that Awami League built and a generation that it swallowed..

In this searing critique of Bangladesh’s post-authoritarian political culture, Rezaul Karim Rony explores the concept of a “liquid society” — ...

04 Jul 2025 17:59 PM

Hasina’s law enforcers told me they’d kill me….like it was a mundane routine….

In the shadow of the Holey Artisan attack, a former army officer recounts state surveillance, intimidation, and quiet defiance in ...

03 Jul 2025 21:37 PM

Fixing ties or faking It? Why India’s “outreach” to Bangladesh rings hollow

Omar Faris critically dissects India’s failed diplomatic reset with Bangladesh, exposing contradictions, historical betrayals, and the illusion of cultural outreach ...

03 Jul 2025 10:59 AM

How Past Lives uses silence and space to speak to my soul

A deeply personal reflection on Past Lives by Celine Song, weaving together family memories, transcontinental solitude, and the emotional weight ...

02 Jul 2025 00:18 AM

The arrogance of the defeated, and the memory that burns back

Essay links Sajeeb Wazed’s July-2024 “forgiveness” post to Brigadier Sadullah’s 1971 rhetoric, exposing bids to erase Bengali resistance and memory. ...

01 Jul 2025 19:40 PM

No status quo can’t mute the screams of July uprising

A searing reflection on Bangladesh’s July 2024 uprising—on martyrdom, political betrayal, and the unflinching demand for truth, justice, and reform. ...

01 Jul 2025 14:02 PM