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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

Justice for the disappeared requires respect for life

On the International Day of the Disappeared, Bangladesh confronts its legacy of enforced disappearances. Despite reforms after the 2024 revolution, ...

30 Aug 2025 14:28 PM

Ahmed Sofa’s unquiet intellect and its timeless significance

Ahmed Sofa’s essay The Mind of the Bengali Muslim reveals both brilliance and limitation. Influenced by Abdur Razzaq yet unshaped ...

29 Aug 2025 13:27 PM

Bangladesh’s dangerous disregard for those who serve…

In Bangladesh, professions that truly serve society—doctors, teachers, journalists, and laborers—are undervalued and left vulnerable. This analysis explores how the ...

29 Aug 2025 12:19 PM

IFJ walks back statement, only to repost it with the same discredited claims

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), billed as the world’s largest journalist body, issued a statement on Tuesday about the ...

28 Aug 2025 16:26 PM

Citizen Initiative condemns attack on Adviser Mahfuj Alam, warns of resurgent authoritarian forces

Citizen Initiative, a collective of students, academics, and professionals, condemns the violent assault on Adviser Mahfuj Alam in New York, ...

27 Aug 2025 22:03 PM

Bangladesh 2.0 or Bangladesh Déjà Vu?

On August 5, 2024, Bangladesh saw a mass uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year regime. But the promise of a ...

27 Aug 2025 21:58 PM

Bangladesh swung into action after Washington flags Embassy threat

Bangladesh’s interim government foiled a chilling militant plot to kidnap and murder a U.S. Embassy staffer in Dhaka. Arrests of ...

27 Aug 2025 17:35 PM

Kilimanjaro: The mountain that sang me upward…

Climbing Kilimanjaro is more than a trek—it’s a journey through forests, moorlands, alpine deserts, and starlit skies. Sukhi Sultana shares ...

27 Aug 2025 01:32 AM

Seeking Pakistan’s apology is a just demand…it’s a geopolitical crutch as well

In post-Hasina Bangladesh, Foreign Affairs Adviser Tauhid Hossain’s demand for a Pakistani apology over 1971 risks locking diplomacy in the ...

26 Aug 2025 16:31 PM