Nazifa Raidah

From late Thursday night through the early hours of Friday, December 19, my colleagues at The Daily Star were trapped on the roof of their burning workplace, unsure if they would survive.

It is baffling how normalised we all are to child labour.

For how long does a girl truly get to be a child in our society?

New efforts to clean Bangladesh's rivers offer hope, but community involvement and innovation are key.

Patriarchy would have you believe that women are inherently complicated—creatures who must be defined, boxed in, or reduced to stereotypes.

No other government in this country's political history has been labelled “fascist” with such intensity, despite similar tendencies having existed before—at times to the same extent. The current context is unique in that it reflects the 15-year-long authoritarian rule of Awami League and its trickle-down oppression. Yet, understanding fascism is crucial if we seek to avoid the rise of another such regime.

Multiple ministries, overlapping mandates, and the exclusion of key stakeholders make streamlining water governance a challenge.

It is time for us to be vigilant on all fronts, it’s so much harder to protect freedom than to achieve it.