Killings during quota reform movement: Crossing the red line

The red line crossed by the government while suppressing the quota reform movement with authoritarian aggression is completely different
30 July 2024, 11:46 AM

How news consumers were deprived during the internet blackout

People relied on TV networks during the internet blackout for updated information. But was that expectation met?
30 July 2024, 04:00 AM

Arrest of 17-year-old: Juvenile justice must prevail

The protection of juvenile rights should remain a non-negotiable aspect of maintaining the integrity of the legal system in Bangladesh.
30 July 2024, 04:00 AM

Police must abide by court rulings on arrests and remand

Due process being ignored during ongoing nationwide crackdown
29 July 2024, 17:36 PM

Detention of student coordinators: Was it really for their security?

On that evening, the student activists were scheduled to brief the media about the ongoing movement.
29 July 2024, 08:45 AM

Ensuring smooth FDI inflow will be a challenge

Govt has a lot to do to recover business and investor confidence
29 July 2024, 08:15 AM

Why is it taking so long to restore normal business conditions?

Govt must address the plight of low-income workers, entrepreneurs
29 July 2024, 05:36 AM

The government must stop harassing the youth

The government showed us how to take a solvable problem and make it complicated
29 July 2024, 02:00 AM

The prolonged internet shutdown sets a dangerous precedent

It represents a grave threat to democracy and human rights that demands urgent attention.
28 July 2024, 10:30 AM

Denial and intimidation will not solve this crisis

Ensuring students’ safety should be a key priority
28 July 2024, 06:35 AM

Restoring confidence among disgruntled expats is vital

Their concerns, if left unaddressed, may impact remittance inflow
27 July 2024, 16:00 PM

No one should be in jail for acting on their conscience

We urge UAE, our government to resolve the matter
27 July 2024, 14:41 PM

The (reformed) quota scheme, our state, and the marginalised

History shows how the “woman question”, “indigenous question”, “transgender question”, and “disabled question” get subsumed in the midst of dominant voices
27 July 2024, 12:00 PM

Can we expect some accountability from the government?

Last week’s political violence in Bangladesh was by far the worst I have seen since I first visited and fell in love with this country 15 years ago.
27 July 2024, 05:00 AM

A generation's fight in the shadows of quota

The movement was no longer about quotas; it was about justice.
27 July 2024, 04:00 AM

Enhance prison security measures

Narsingdi jail break exposes security lapses in prisons
27 July 2024, 02:00 AM

How can the rulers erase so much bloodstain?

Why did the situation escalate last week, resulting in so many deaths and injuries?
27 July 2024, 01:00 AM

How smart is shutting down social media?

It will severely curtail people's fundamental freedoms
26 July 2024, 10:28 AM

The shifting political field and the price of permanent war

Is it not easier to defeat your enemies in parliament than to be permanently on the warpath against some shapeshifting enemy?
26 July 2024, 04:00 AM

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Are we going to learn from our mistakes or keep repeating them?

What is said by the power and what is believed by the people may not be the same.
25 July 2024, 18:30 PM