H.M. Nazmul Alam
H.M. Nazmul Alam is lecturer at the Department of English and Modern Languages of the International University of Business, Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT).
What the Jamaat-NCP pact says about ‘new’ politics
The alliance suggests that ideological clarity was always negotiable.
31 December 2025, 08:00 AM
31 December 2025, 08:00 AM
Dipu Chandra Das and a tragedy of outrage without truth
Dipu Chandra Das did not die because he insulted a religion. He died because accusation has become a more powerful weapon than truth, and because crowds in Bangladesh increasingly believe that outrage is evidence enough.
26 December 2025, 04:00 AM
26 December 2025, 04:00 AM
What the killing of eight puppies reveals about us
What makes these events unbearable is not only their brutality but also the uncanny normalisation that follows.
9 December 2025, 07:00 AM
9 December 2025, 07:00 AM
What’s happening at Dhaka airport is a symptom of deeper rot
There are few places in a country that so completely represent its image as an airport. It is both a threshold and a mirror, reflecting not just the physical state of a nation but the moral tone of its institutions. For Bangladesh, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has long stood as that symbolic gateway—the first and last impression for millions who travel in and out of the country each year.
13 November 2025, 05:00 AM
13 November 2025, 05:00 AM
Why survival in Dhaka feels accidental
When a city demands miracles to survive its own design, something fundamental has gone wrong.
30 October 2025, 03:00 AM
30 October 2025, 03:00 AM
The HSC result debacle exposes long-hidden cracks in our education
For two decades, Bangladesh lived under a comforting numerical, statistical, and sweetly deceptive illusion.
20 October 2025, 15:00 PM
20 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Tarique Rahman and the question of political renewal
His reemergence through the recent interviews represents both a promise and a paradox.
12 October 2025, 06:00 AM
12 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Bangladesh can’t afford to remain a one-legged economy
For Bangladesh, export diversification has become an existential demand.
4 October 2025, 05:00 AM
4 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Diet culture vs body positivity
Society's complex relationship with weight and beauty standards.
25 May 2024, 08:55 AM