Anu Muhammad

Earlier last week, the Trump administration carried out a military assault on Venezuela, abducting President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and taking them to New York.

In the early hours of December 19, horrific attacks were carried out on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, and later on two cultural organisations, Chhayanaut and Udichi, along with Nalonda School.

Regarding the Phulbari Open-Pit Coal Mining Project, the chief adviser's press secretary recently made a Facebook post suggesting that Bangladesh is facing a severe power crisis because coal at Phulbari was not extracted.

After COP30, the much-needed transition away from fossil fuels still seems unachievable.

No country has ever built a strong foundation by abandoning national pride and acting like a broker, as our governments often tend to do.

The teacher's protest and the deadly fire at a factory in Mirpur reveal how the state views its people, and where its priorities lie.

The interim government seems more focused on areas where it should not be undertaking any initiatives.

Teacher, comrade, and lifelong revolutionary Badruddin Umar (20 December 1931 – 7 September 2025) is no more. We offer him our deepest respect and love. Alongside this, on behalf of the people of Bangladesh, we convey our gratitude — for he devoted his entire life, thought, and activism to the cause of the people.