Nousheen Sharmila Ritu

The multiple amendments and expansion of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009 created scope for mass arbitrary arrests and detention of suspects, which often led to extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances.

Suffering is acknowledged rhetorically, yet accountability is consistently deferred in the name of stability, order, or political transition.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission must be inclusive, holistic and sustainable.

Bangladesh has a history of unaddressed violence.

Bangladesh witnessed abominable atrocities and mass killings perpetrated by Sheikh Hasina’s fascist regime.

The Story of A Brief Marriage (2016) focuses on portraying the intricacies of alienation and uncertainty through the story of Dinesh, who has survived  the Sri Lankan civil war. 

The recent barbaric murder of a second year BUET student, Abrar Fahad has left all of us appalled and unsettled.