Author - Irfan Sheikh

Bangladesh’s lethal measles resurgence remains poorly explained, demanding a rigorous and impartial investigation

Measles, once thought a vanquished foe, is staging an unnerving global return. Across continents, cases are climbing and deaths are ...

03 May 2026 16:36 PM

Science, sovereignty…and the long game

In Bangladesh, on Tuesday, officials celebrated the loading of uranium fuel at the Rooppur nuclear power plant while in India, ...

29 Apr 2026 16:08 PM

How Bangladesh turned living under dictatorship into a habit

From Italy’s anti-fascist reckoning to Bangladesh’s “5 August,” this essay argues autocracy is a cultural habit—crushing merit, muting dissent and ...

11 Oct 2025 16:01 PM