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Shahbagh threatens Bangladesh's democratic transition; Islamism isn’t helping it either

The Shahbagh movement, once hailed as a pro-secular awakening, ultimately enabled authoritarianism in Bangladesh by justifying Sheikh Hasina’s consolidation of ...

19 Aug 2025 11:10 AM

Stage-managed mourning: How the fallen Awami regime exploited August 15 this year

The August 15 tributes to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman masked a calculated propaganda campaign by the Awami League to sanitize its ...

18 Aug 2025 13:21 PM

Our own “Red July” and the historic language of resistance

Tuhin Khan reflects on the symbolism of “Red July” in Bangladesh’s 2024 uprising, tracing its roots from Karbala to Bolshevik ...

17 Aug 2025 14:19 PM

BNP’s Moyeen Khan calls 2008 polls ‘pre-engineered’

BNP’s Abdul Moyeen Khan has alleged that Bangladesh’s 2008 general election was “pre-planned and stage-managed,” claiming the results were predetermined ...

17 Aug 2025 13:08 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

Will a Trump–Putin reset ease India’s tariff burden?

Donald Trump’s new tariffs on India have unexpectedly strengthened New Delhi–Moscow ties, as Ajit Doval’s visit to Russia signaled deeper ...

16 Aug 2025 17:50 PM

Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam calls for honest reassessment of Mujib era

Bangladesh Chief Adviser’s press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, calls for an honest reassessment of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s leadership, acknowledging his role ...

16 Aug 2025 00:30 AM

How Modi’s ‘strongman diplomacy’ left India outflanked by Trump

Md Sazzad Amin analyses the Trump–Munir episode and its fallout, arguing that India’s personality-driven diplomacy under Modi has left it ...

15 Aug 2025 12:38 PM

‘New boys in town’ are disrupting Bangladesh’s criminal equilibrium

Mikail Hossain examines Bangladesh’s entrenched corruption, where crime operates as a closed syndicate, warning that a new wave of middle-class ...

14 Aug 2025 13:48 PM

Last monsoon we broke the fear, but not the system that has witnessed a rot within for decades..

Mizan Rehman reflects on Bangladesh’s post-July political reality, warning that the fall of fascism has not dismantled entrenched systems, as ...

14 Aug 2025 10:31 AM