Arafat Rahaman

Is this the ‘New Bangladesh’ we’re building?

In the bargain for a new future, I did not consent to the erasure of the history that made this republic possible.

Bangladesh now needs a government prepared to confront long-standing issues such as custodial torture, extrajudicial killings, and border violence instead of repeating earlier patterns of inaction, rights activist ASM Nasiruddin Elan has said.

Years of political hostility and the misuse of state agencies have kept political violence alive in Bangladesh, and only a newly elected government with the goodwill to act can break this cycle, said human rights activist Nur Khan Liton.

Silence tells women that even when men see the harm, they will not intervene.

Eight puppies in a sack and the death of our conscience

Friendship’s Earthshot Prize win has shifted the world’s view of Bangladesh, from that of a climate-vulnerable country to one capable of offering credible climate solutions, said the its founder Runa Khan.

Abul Kalam Azad did not die in an accident -- he was killed

In Chattogram’s Chandgaon, two students sat for this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate exams from Meron Sun College. Both failed.

The Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed Sommilito Shikkharthi Jote has swept the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu) election, securing 20 out of 23 central posts in the first such polls held in 35 years.

Democratic Students' Council alleges of lack of level playing field

As the world celebrates International Teachers’ Day to honour educators and their role in society, teachers in Bangladesh are observing it in a different reality.

Teachers, staff still holding up the polls, and Rucsu still in their grip

Nearly one in five Bangladeshis aged seven and above remains illiterate, despite Tk 4,000 crore being spent on literacy programmes over the past 34 years.

One year after the July uprising, Bangladesh finds itself at a critical juncture, yet shows little sign of crossing it

Of 56 public universities across the country, only seven have the legal provision for a central students' union

One year into its tenure, the interim government is struggling to bring stability to the country’s educational institutions, beset by campus unrest and disruptions to academic activities.

Extortion allegations taint SAD, shaking the student-led uprising that inspired a nation

Bangladesh’s student movements have long been rooted in the dormitories of public universities -- Dhaka University, Rajshahi University, Jahangirnagar University, and Chittagong University -- where slogans, marches, and political pressure have often driven change.

The much-anticipated Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election is likely to be held in the second week of September.