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Has reform become just a punchline, or there are still chances to salvage it?

Reform in Bangladesh is a farce without justice. As looters walk free, the nation faces a reckoning: rebuild from the ...

18 Jun 2025 13:59 PM

The song of Jamdani will fall silent…unless you pay its true price

Jamdani sarees are vanishing. Support the weavers, preserve the legacy. Handmade heritage like this can't be mass-produced—or replaced. ...

17 Jun 2025 20:30 PM

Democracy on the Line: Tarique Rahman, media freedom, and the troubled legacy of BAKSAL’s suppression of press

June 16, 1975 marked the death of press freedom in Bangladesh. Nearly 50 years later, echoes of repression still shape ...

17 Jun 2025 14:00 PM

Cultural intimidation and the Eid holidays that exposed a nation’s fragility

Attacks on culture, fear-driven morality, and silence from the state—Bangladesh stands at a crossroads as pluralism faces mounting threats. ...

17 Jun 2025 13:19 PM

Does the red flag still fly? Inside CPB’s political paradox

CPB stands at a crossroads—caught between legacy and survival. Amid smear campaigns and internal drift, the left must reclaim relevance ...

16 Jun 2025 18:27 PM

Forget the checklists…there is one reform to guard them all

BNP’s meeting with Yunus signals hope—but true victory hinges on reforms. A bold call for a proportional upper house to ...

16 Jun 2025 13:14 PM

Tarique Rahman turned diplomacy into a democratic breakthrough with a pen, two books, and an hour-long dialogue

In August 2024, Bangladesh rose against authoritarian rule. Tarique Rahman’s return reshaped the fight for democracy. A new hope is ...

16 Jun 2025 12:02 PM

How “Hasil” extortion strangles young cattle entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

This Eid-ul-Adha, cattle farmers in Dhaka faced significant obstruction and harassment, with illegal market levies and extortion impeding their legitimate ...

15 Jun 2025 16:17 PM

Russia begins pilot operation of fifth-generation nuclear fuel in VVER reactor

Russia’s Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant has successfully loaded the new TVS-5 nuclear fuel assemblies into the VVER-1200 reactor core at ...

15 Jun 2025 16:13 PM

Tarique Rahman’s tree plantation vision could shift the climate equation in Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman's 300M tree pledge could reshape Bangladesh’s climate future—if backed by smart policy, ecological planning, and civic participation. ...

14 Jun 2025 12:53 PM