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Hasina was scheduled to celebrate Sheikh Kamal’s birthday on the morning of August 5th

New testimonies and confidential documents reveal the final chaotic hours of Sheikh Hasina’s regime on August 5, 2024, as her ...

05 Aug 2025 22:41 PM

Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi marks first anniversary of July Uprising

The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi marked the first anniversary of the July Uprising that led to the fall ...

05 Aug 2025 22:33 PM

‘This time, we belong’: The Bangladeshi diaspora’s July uprising reclamation

A searing reflection on the overlooked role of the Bangladeshi diaspora in national identity and resistance, especially in light of ...

05 Aug 2025 17:20 PM

Delhi’s ‘slip’ is the truth: Bangladesh ‘owns’ the Bangla language

To reset ties with Bangladesh, India must stop viewing it through Kolkata's outdated lens. Rezaul Karim Rony challenges linguistic elitism, ...

04 Aug 2025 19:41 PM

The ‘Long July’ was a movement led from below…and a warning to those at the top

In July, Bangladesh witnessed a historic people-led uprising that bypassed party control and shook the Hasina regime. This grassroots revolt, ...

04 Aug 2025 11:58 AM

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 ...

01 Aug 2025 17:42 PM

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 ...

01 Aug 2025 16:28 PM

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