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Bibhuranjan’s apparent suicide dissects the derision of journalism during Hasina’s authoritarian regime

The suicide of journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar exposes the contradictions of Bangladesh’s patronage-driven media culture. In his final note, he lamented ...

25 Aug 2025 22:22 PM

‘Solomon’s Paradox’ thrives where memory is louder than responsibility

Bangladesh’s politics today embodies Solomon’s Paradox: wisdom when reflecting on the dead of 1971, blindness when confronted with the killings ...

23 Aug 2025 12:34 PM

How Brazilian beef import could wreck Bangladesh’s cattle economy

Bangladesh’s cattle sector has achieved self-sufficiency after years of dependence on imports. But Brazil’s offer of $1 beef threatens to ...

23 Aug 2025 12:31 PM

India’s rare-earth gambit is a test of its multi-vector diplomacy

For years, India’s reliance on China for rare earths–the minerals that power electric vehicles, smartphones, wind turbines and missiles–has been ...

22 Aug 2025 17:13 PM

Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam shares personal reflections on 1971, calls for honest reckoning of death toll

Bangladesh Chief Advisor’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has offered in his verified facebook page a personal account of how the ...

22 Aug 2025 15:34 PM

For the first time, power in Bangladesh flows upward…from citizens to their government

Brigadier General (Retd) AF Jaglul Ahmed argues that Bangladesh’s true strength lies not in coercion or strongmen, but in accountable ...

22 Aug 2025 11:53 AM

What will be the legacy of Sheikh Mujib in Bangladesh 2.0?

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman occupies a paradoxical place in Bangladesh’s history. To many, he was the towering figure of independence, the ...

21 Aug 2025 22:27 PM

Why Jamaat and Shibir should not be in politics

Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir continue to cast a destabilizing shadow over Bangladesh’s democracy. Built like ideological ...

21 Aug 2025 15:45 PM

Russia marks 80 years of nuclear industry with major celebrations

Russia’s nuclear industry marks its 80th anniversary with nationwide concerts, exhibitions, and the World Atomic Week in Moscow. From the ...

21 Aug 2025 13:47 PM

Bangladesh’s democratic discourse is suffocating in a binary trap

An unflinching essay on Bangladesh’s “Shoja Politics”: how denial of mass violence by Awami League and Jamaat, media patronage, and ...

21 Aug 2025 11:46 AM