Author - Nayel Rahman

A peculiar sort of intellectual paralysis often grips the debate over value-added tax (VAT) in developing economies, and Bangladesh is ...

14 Jun 2026 21:13 PM

The death of Tofail Ahmed closes another chapter in the story of Bangladesh's founding generation. Yet unlike some of his ...

02 Jun 2026 16:25 PM

Tarique Rahman’s return is shaping up to be the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s most consequential moment on the campaign trail. ...

24 Dec 2025 22:15 PM

Put bluntly, a genuinely free and fair election has a way of restoring order. It assigns credit where it is ...

22 Dec 2025 22:14 PM

The man who pulled the trigger at Sharif Osman Bin Hadi matters. But the machinery that placed the gun in ...

16 Dec 2025 17:17 PM

In today’s Bangladesh, Sharif Osman Hadi has emerged as one of the most unflinching and outspoken critics of what many ...

13 Dec 2025 21:30 PM

During the Liberation War, he stood almost alone in recognizing the necessity of preserving the American channel. In a moment ...

01 Dec 2025 01:49 AM

It didn’t take long for the illusion to collapse. In fact, even before the election schedule was drafted, a certain class ...

28 Nov 2025 02:08 AM

I am not at all surprised by the bipartisan chorus rallying against the idea of “handing over ports to foreigners.” For ...

26 Nov 2025 20:51 PM

There is little reason to lose sleep over the “upcoming” referendum’s outcome. ...

16 Nov 2025 19:14 PM