Naziba Basher

Progress limps while women bleed, and no one seems to care.

The ability not just to use technology but to understand, interpret, and engage with it wisely is glaringly absent from our collective behaviour

In Bangladesh, nearly nine out of every 10 rapes in the first four months of this year involved children.

For anyone who grew up “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, “Utshob” is a warm wave of nostalgia. For those raised in 1990s Bangladesh -- whether or not they’re familiar with Dickens -- the film offers a loving nod to the dramas and films of that era. And even for viewers with no emotional ties to either Dickens or the 90s, this film still feels like a two-hour-long hug, a very warm one.

Despite the legal provisions in place to punish such actions, many victims find themselves powerless to pursue justice.

Are we so far gone that even a creature's panic, its last attempt at life, is turned into viral entertainment?

How many broken bodies, how many babies torn apart, how many headlines soaked in blood will it take before this nation wakes up?

Bangladesh's efforts to conserve biodiversity remain lukewarm.

In a country where rice paddies stretch endlessly and mustard fields glow golden, the soft hum of bees often fills the air. These tiny creatures -- nature’s most vital workers -- are the quiet pulse beneath our harvests.

Psychologists call this speciesism -- the deeply ingrained, culturally taught prejudice that human life is the only one that matters

On 10 May, a man brutally assaulted two women with a belt in full public view at the Munshiganj river terminal

In countless homes across this region and beyond, patriarchy does not always arrive with fists raised.

Sexual desire or show of power?

Across South Asia, children are trafficked, crippled, and discarded—all so someone can pocket loose change from your car window.

Sex education is not vulgarity. It is survival

“Students Against Discrimination” (SAD) sounded like a dream when we first heard about it.

On March 12, the 10-member journalist delegation from Bangladesh, of which I was a part, held a seminar with academicians and professors at the Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences in China’s Kunming city.

Jamie believed his actions were justified because social media had distorted his sense of right and wrong, making him think harming a woman who mistreated him was acceptable

Shifting towards green energy would significantly improve our air quality.

Yet beneath its leisurely charm, Chengdu is a powerhouse of technology and industry, home to a rapidly growing high-tech sector. The city’s vibrant nightlife, neon-lit skyline, and thriving music and art scenes stand in stark contrast to its ancient roots, where the Wuhou Shrine whispers tales of the Three Kingdoms era, and the Thatched Cottage of Du Fu keeps the spirit of China’s most celebrated poet alive.