Author - Rezaul Karim Rony

How Tarique Rahman’s 4T model can move Bangladesh beyond political rhetoric

The failure of centrist nationalism to become Bangladesh’s cultural and philosophical mainstream has exacted a cost far greater than the ...

06 Feb 2026 20:23 PM

A conversation with Tarique Rahman in a time of reckoning…

I met Tarique Rahman face-to-face for the first time in nearly 22 years. ...

07 Jan 2026 20:57 PM

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

Why anarchy is not revolution

Bangladesh’s protests reveal a crisis of moral clarity—where resistance too often descends into violence. True revolution requires ethics, restraint, and ...

08 Sep 2025 12:41 PM

Symbolic violence and the inherent political message that it carries..

Violence is more than physical harm—it is a spectacle of power. From symbolic violence in Jahiliyyah to Bourdieu’s sociology and ...

30 Aug 2025 19:27 PM

To truly move forward, Bangladesh must confront the ‘cult of Bangabandhu’

Rezaul Karim Rony critiques the cult of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, arguing that Mujib-worship has distorted Bangladesh’s history, entrenched authoritarianism under ...

16 Aug 2025 22:22 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To reset ties with Bangladesh, India must stop viewing it through Kolkata's outdated lens.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

Bangladesh has enough of the monstrous cynicism of turning murder into political capital

A powerful political essay exposing how opportunists across Bangladesh’s political spectrum exploit tragedy, manipulate narratives, and mimic authoritarian tactics, while ...

12 Jul 2025 23:09 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

Bangladesh begins where Shahbagh ends

Rezaul Karim Rony critiques the cultural authoritarianism of Bangladesh's Shahbagh movement, arguing it laid the intellectual groundwork for Awami League ...

05 May 2025 14:55 PM