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A CLOSER LOOK

Tasneem Tayeb

A CLOSER LOOK

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When coercion becomes a governance mechanism

3 March 2026, 00:00 AM
If dominance is present, the border between “agreement” and “compliance” becomes difficult to distinguish
3 March 2026, 00:00 AM
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Bangladesh’s foreign policy enters its post-election test

23 February 2026, 00:47 AM
The recently held parliamentary election in Bangladesh was watched more closely than usual.
23 February 2026, 00:47 AM
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The weight of a supermajority in parliament

16 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Large mandates are usually treated as moments of political triumph. In institutional terms, however, they are something else: a change in the conditions under which power operates.
16 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Will this election pass the minority protection test?

9 February 2026, 00:11 AM
In late December, several houses of minority communities in Raozan and Rangunia upazilas of Chattogram were padlocked from outside and set on fire, forcing families to cut their way out to safety.
9 February 2026, 00:11 AM
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Opinion / Youth vote and the limits of democratic absorption

5 February 2026, 00:16 AM
“We dreamt of a country where all people, regardless of gender, race, religion, would have equal opportunity… We expected policy changes and reforms, but it is far away from what we dreamt of.”
5 February 2026, 00:16 AM
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What happens when reform is managed, not delivered

26 January 2026, 00:38 AM
At first glance, the interim administration appears to be doing what transitional governments are expected to do. The ground has been steadied.
26 January 2026, 00:38 AM
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Party nominations and the systemic exclusion of women

19 January 2026, 00:06 AM
Bangladesh is not unfamiliar with the image of women in power. In fact, two women have governed this country for nearly the entirety of its democratic era.
19 January 2026, 00:06 AM
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Grievance, dialogue, and the search for political closure

16 January 2026, 09:00 AM
Grievance is often spoken of as excess these days—too emotional, too resistant to pragmatism. In political life, it is frequently treated as something to be managed or simply waited out.
16 January 2026, 09:00 AM
Dengue situation Bangladesh

Dengue situation shows why our health sector needs an overhaul

The authorities should investigate and identify what has brought this sector to its knees.
15 August 2023, 14:00 PM
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Rohingya repatriation: Easier said than done

Even if they go back to their homeland, what exactly is awaiting them there?
9 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Plight of trainee doctors

The untold plight of young medical professionals over paltry pay

The lives of postgraduate trainee doctors and young medical professionals in general are riddled with struggles.
2 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Sexual abuse of women in Manipur

The Manipur incident speaks volumes about the fate of minority women

The way the state government has handled the delicate situation in Manipur comes off as an attempt to implement the policy of polarisation that ends with minority suppression.
24 July 2023, 11:26 AM
Reshuffle in administration

Integrity does not deserve persecution

It seems that some kind of infectious cancerous disease has infected all our systems.
19 July 2023, 03:00 AM
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Bogged by internal tensions, Israel looks to Palestine for distraction

Since the beginning of the year, attacking Palestine has been Israel’s way of diverting people’s focus from political tensions at home.
11 July 2023, 12:00 PM
Tamim’s decision to retire

Tamim’s retirement saga shows why BCB must change

The rough way in which even stalwarts like Tamim and Shakib are handled speaks volumes about the overall mistreatment of players by the BCB.
8 July 2023, 11:11 AM
Bangladesh a drug trafficking hub

Bangladesh tops the wrong ranking, again

Drug lords are finding innovative ways – including manipulating the desperate Rohingya refugees – and new routes to bring drugs into the country.
4 July 2023, 17:00 PM
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Bangladesh cannot become smart with a gaping digital divide

Despite the Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041 turning into a central theme of the nation’s futuristic progress narrative, the digital divide remains a major issue.
21 June 2023, 03:00 AM
Elderly rickshaw pullers

In the land of elderly rickshaw pullers

What kind of a country do we live in where 60-year-olds are forced to pull rickshaws to earn livelihood?
14 June 2023, 04:00 AM
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An ominous feeling of being followed

Are we becoming complacent regarding our love-hate living arrangement with mosquitoes?
7 June 2023, 05:00 AM
Poultry industry

Big poultry caging small farmers

The decreasing number of poultry farms raise fears that there might be a shortfall in the supply of poultry in the market, pushing the prices up further.
31 May 2023, 03:00 AM
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The West should not meddle in Turkey's affairs

Turkey is heading for a run-off election that many international media outlets are terming “knife-edge,” and rightfully so, as vote banks are witnessing an almost 50-50 divide between both Erdogan’s ruling party (AK Party) and CHP’s Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu-led opposition coalition, called the Table of Six.
23 May 2023, 13:00 PM
Biman never fails to disappoint

Biman never fails to disappoint

It is a well-known and generally accepted fact that Biman is a cesspool of corruption and mismanagement.
16 May 2023, 17:00 PM
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Cox’s Bazar: Buried in waste

Cox’s Bazar is already ecologically vulnerable, especially in the aftermath of the clearing of more than 8,000 acers of reserved forest land to accommodate and provide for the Rohingya refugees.
10 May 2023, 04:00 AM
Eviction of marginalised communities

Eviction of marginalised communities: Exploited by all

The authorities have, over the years, failed to ensure dignified rehabilitation of the victims in the aftermath of evictions.
3 May 2023, 16:00 PM
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Bangladesh’s persistent child abuse woes

Why have we done so little to ensure safety and dignity of our future generations?
27 April 2023, 02:00 AM
Indian textbook revisions

History rewritten is not really history

While it is important to update textbooks with recent events, a deliberate attempt to rewrite history is highly irresponsible.
16 April 2023, 06:00 AM
Myanmar's new electoral law

Myanmar’s hybrid democracy is no democracy at all

The international community is rightfully saying that the junta is using legal instruments to gain legitimacy in the political landscape through a staged, superficial election “process”.
3 April 2023, 05:00 AM
Inflation in Bangladesh

Inefficient system, criminal traders making people’s suffering worse

It is high time the government and policymakers took this problem seriously.
28 March 2023, 15:00 PM

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