The irresponsible remarks of our responsible persons

History and ordinary people in general will remember very well what happened over the last week or so.
25 July 2024, 04:00 AM

An independent Bangladesh is enough for me

As a grandchild of a freedom fighter, I would have felt ashamed to use the quota after so many lost their lives over this issue.
24 July 2024, 11:48 AM

Bring those who ordered the excessive use of force to account

It is critical that there should be proper accounting for who authorised this kind of use of force, which has been excessive and disproportionate
24 July 2024, 11:28 AM

Are we educated merely to continue the cycle?

The vigour of youth emerges because they have not been disillusioned into accepting the deficiencies of the present.
24 July 2024, 10:26 AM

Whom do information blackouts during protests ultimately benefit?

Internet shutdown is one of the major aspects of control that the Awami League government has exercised to curb the protests.
24 July 2024, 09:05 AM

Road safety and a nation’s betrayal of its youth

Since 2019, a staggering 5,619 students have lost their lives on our roads
24 July 2024, 09:00 AM

What are the implications of revised export figures?

Since FY2022, actual export earnings emerging from the banking sector data were significantly lower than the figures reported by the EPB.
24 July 2024, 08:47 AM

Preparing for a Future of Extreme Heat Waves

As climate change accelerates, heat waves are expected to become increasingly frequent and intense
24 July 2024, 08:17 AM

When a quick buck reigns supreme

The cloud of dystopia thickens as public perception connects the dotted line between pervasive corruption, greed, inefficiency and ineptitude.
24 July 2024, 08:00 AM

A historic decision, but can Kamala Harris beat Trump?

Dropping out of the US election race, Biden endorsed his Vice-President Kamala Harris, who has risen more to the spotlight in the last year
24 July 2024, 07:51 AM

What lies ahead for the nation

The students’ awakening was unsurprising for those with some political sensibility left.
24 July 2024, 07:07 AM

Money laundering and its effect on Bangladesh’s inflation

Inflation, which erodes the purchasing power for consumers as well as businesses, happens in two ways.
24 July 2024, 06:38 AM

Govt failed to handle the situation properly

The government handled the issue from an egoistic stance, and made several wrong decisions while tackling the situation
24 July 2024, 06:20 AM

Saluting the spirit of our young people

There is no shame in admitting that in the last few days many of us have cried helplessly, over the senseless deaths of students—teenagers or in their early twenties—the same age or close to the ages of our children.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Protests, deaths and a collective breakdown

It is a special kind of horror to see the semi-abstract theories you studied for your semi-abstract major come to life, and begin to apply to events 20 minutes away from you.
23 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Move away from blame game and confrontational power politics

The Appellate Division verdict of July 21 has opened the scope for resolution of the main issue around the demands coming from the quota reform movement.
22 July 2024, 18:00 PM

Did we have to pay such a heavy price for this verdict?

The verdict is in. The Appellate Division through its observations has recommended that quotas be restricted to seven percent: five percent for freedom fighters’ descendants, one percent for ethnic minorities, and one percent for people with disabilities.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM

What happened in DU on Wednesday

There was smoke everywhere, and I heard gunshots.
19 July 2024, 03:00 AM

Govt has completely failed to understand the youth

What is happening in Bangladesh right now is truly unfathomable.
19 July 2024, 02:00 AM

What happened on Wednesday: An account from JU

I wonder if this is how the nights must have felt during those nine months of the Liberation War.
18 July 2024, 13:08 PM