July uprising
Transforming police-citizen relations in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's police force has had a history marked by violence, oppression, and a lack of trust.
6 January 2025, 03:00 AM
Govt now says it’ll draft proclamation of July uprising
The interim government has taken the initiative to prepare a declaration of the July uprising based on national consensus.
30 December 2024, 18:00 PM
From crisis to change: The right education can sustain the revolution
Standing on the isthmus of change, we must avoid any form of myopia.
28 December 2024, 02:00 AM
So many people didn’t sacrifice lives just for polls
The adviser stresses the need for reforms for which people came out and ousted 'fascist' Awami League government
25 December 2024, 18:10 PM
Our Victory Day and the questions of equality, justice, and human dignity
Bangladesh's hard-won independence, achieved through the Liberation War in 1971, remains the most defining political event in our history.
16 December 2024, 02:00 AM
The unseen trauma of July heroes
Salman Hossain, a student of Titumir College, sustained bullet injuries on a leg during the July uprising.
12 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Is post-uprising Bangladesh on the right track?
The interim government’s stated goal of establishing a liberal democracy may be overly idealistic given Bangladesh’s current social and political landscape.
9 December 2024, 09:00 AM
Shot, blinded, abandoned
Saidul Islam, a 25-year-old from Dashmina upazila in Patuakhali, once dreamed of building a stable life for his family. But the light of that dream has been extinguished -- both figuratively and literally.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Why did Abdullah have to die?
How many of those injured during the July-August uprising, like Abdullah, are still fighting for their lives?
22 November 2024, 02:00 AM
Govt requests media orgs to broadcast July uprising video
The video, which is on the mass uprising of July-August 2024, has been sent from the Chief Adviser's Office
21 November 2024, 11:59 AM
Bangladesh Interim Government’s 100-day Journey: Bridging immediate needs with long-term vision
Bangladesh’s interim government (IG) has taken critical steps towards stabilising the country and signalling a new direction.
16 November 2024, 02:00 AM
Textbooks to feature July uprising
The government is set to incorporate content on the student-led uprising into school textbooks for the 2025 academic year.
14 November 2024, 22:00 PM
BNP’s unfolding strategic stance: Straddling the aftermath of a revolutionary ‘event’ and realpolitik
BNP's strategic choices in the wake of the July uprising reveal a tension between preserving continuity and embracing transformative potential.
6 November 2024, 05:00 AM
WB Yeats’s ‘Easter, 1916’ and Bangladesh’s July 1-36, 2024
What motivated our youth to defy death in order to free Bangladesh from the yoke of a brutal regime?
28 October 2024, 09:30 AM
Are we trying to get ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’?
The euphoria of August 5, and the momentous days leading up to it, especially since July 15, are now being overshadowed by a cloud of uncertainty.
25 October 2024, 04:00 AM
The wisdom of youth
If we have learnt nothing else in the last several months, it is not to underestimate the power of young people.
19 October 2024, 08:00 AM
From classroom to martyrdom: A tribute to the fallen HSC examinees
These martyred students achieved more in the years that they lived than many of us would do in decades.
19 October 2024, 05:00 AM
In search of a new political language
While the student movement toppled the regime, it did not lay the foundation for a democratic future, which requires a broader reimagining of the political landscape.
17 October 2024, 05:55 AM
A tale of courage and compassion
Dr Worthy and Dr Mitheen not only opened their doors to the wounded but also converted the garage of their building on Satmasjid Road into a makeshift clinic.
11 October 2024, 04:00 AM
Education, identity and ideology: Bangladesh's struggle for unity
"The 2024 uprising as an opportunity to return to the original desires of the deprived and persecuted masses of 1971."
5 October 2024, 04:00 AM