Shot, shackled, blinded

Eighteen-year-old Alif Hassan Rahat, a student from Milestone College in Uttara, dreamed of becoming a rocket engineer.
22 November 2024, 19:31 PM

The power of education in ‘Bangla Bashanta'

Identity and ideology politics also played an essential role in brewing the Bangla Bashanta.
10 August 2024, 06:24 AM

A new dawn rises on Bangladesh

After Hasina’s fall, we must strive to build a pro-people, inclusive society
6 August 2024, 05:45 AM

We must turn back from further violence

Bangladesh is heading down an extremely dangerous path
4 August 2024, 17:26 PM

Violence against students: A tribute to our little John Hampdens

Students who were shot dead and injured were simply exercising their democratic rights and posed no threat to anybody.
4 August 2024, 04:00 AM

Count of a carnage: about 95pc killed by gunshots

When Tahir Zaman Priyo was gunned down around 5:00pm on July 19 just behind Labaid Hospital in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, his friend Faria Ulfath Syed heard just a single gunshot.
3 August 2024, 21:30 PM

Holding to account the perpetrators of crimes against protesters

The July massacre has brought the credibility of this regime into question.
3 August 2024, 14:00 PM

New student politics demands respect, dignity, and trust

It is astounding how little a regime in power for 15 years understands the new form of student politics.
3 August 2024, 05:00 AM

The lives of fallen students must inspire the change we need

Reconciliation cannot occur without truth-telling, accountability, and a commitment to dismantling the structures of violence that perpetuate inequality and injustice.
3 August 2024, 02:00 AM

Govt risks further alienation as the outrage cycle resumes

It must stop crackdown on protests, mass arrests
2 August 2024, 17:24 PM

Aftermath of quota reform violence: Will a normal day ever come?

Can we envision a future where such pervasive violence and control are no longer defining elements of our daily lives?
2 August 2024, 12:13 PM

Politics has to change to cure Bangladesh of economic ills

What is good politics for a party, or any party, may not result in good economics
2 August 2024, 04:00 AM

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Mindless killing changed everything

Blinded by unquestioned power, the government is refusing to accept the new reality.
1 August 2024, 18:30 PM

Legal manoeuvring cannot hide ugly truths

Free all detained students, protesters without delay
1 August 2024, 16:18 PM

In the aftermath of violence

Maybe it was the anger at a system that demanded martyrdom before acknowledging legitimate grievances
1 August 2024, 06:00 AM

Only justice for the killings can restore public trust

Govt must allow independent probe into the deaths of protesters
31 July 2024, 17:26 PM

Violence against students: ENOUGH!

When Bangladesh bleeds, no one scores any political point, however lofty their political ideologies are.
31 July 2024, 13:00 PM

Are we failing our own future?

Why did a student movement that started with a demand to reform a discriminatory and unconstitutional system get so violent?
31 July 2024, 07:00 AM

What are the global stakes of Bangladesh's current crisis?

Bangladesh’s global reputation and image have taken serious hits.
31 July 2024, 02:00 AM

State is yet to answer for so many deaths

Why the silence around security forces’ role in quota protests?
30 July 2024, 13:00 PM