Shot, shackled, blinded
22 November 2024, 19:31 PM
News
The power of education in ‘Bangla Bashanta'
10 August 2024, 06:24 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
A new dawn rises on Bangladesh
6 August 2024, 05:45 AM
Editorial
We must turn back from further violence
4 August 2024, 17:26 PM
Editorial
Violence against students: A tribute to our little John Hampdens
4 August 2024, 04:00 AM
Views
Count of a carnage: about 95pc killed by gunshots
3 August 2024, 21:30 PM
Bangladesh
Holding to account the perpetrators of crimes against protesters
3 August 2024, 14:00 PM
On the shores of (in)justice
New student politics demands respect, dignity, and trust
3 August 2024, 05:00 AM
Views
Quota violence / The lives of fallen students must inspire the change we need
3 August 2024, 02:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Govt risks further alienation as the outrage cycle resumes
2 August 2024, 17:24 PM
Editorial
Why this prolonged internet shutdown?
Never before has there been such a lengthy internet outage encompassing the whole country.
21 July 2024, 08:01 AM
The violence must end
What can possibly justify any response by the law enforcement that has led to this death toll?
20 July 2024, 11:23 AM
A sudden curfew
A nation-wide government curfew was declared from midnight on Friday till 10 am on Sunday.
20 July 2024, 08:49 AM
A sad day for the nation
Why did it use so much force if it was “principally” in favour of quota reforms?
19 July 2024, 09:26 AM
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
Universities and the government have failed the students
The responsibility for this bloodshed cannot be avoided by either the government or the university authorities.
18 July 2024, 10:50 AM
Dying for a systemic change
There is a serious governance failure in dealing with the student demands for merit-based recruitment system in Bangladesh’s government jobs.
18 July 2024, 08:23 AM
Quota reform resurgence: Stop violence against students
The government is complicating and antagonising a solvable proposition by ordinary citizens
17 July 2024, 08:49 AM
Is political violence transforming Awami League?
These latest developments add to the concerns over the increasing tendency towards intolerance and the preference for violent means to suppress any dissent.
17 July 2024, 03:00 AM
A slogan lost in translation
What made them flood campus streets on Sunday night was a specific comment that touched a nerve for the wider student community.
16 July 2024, 15:05 PM
Stop this violence before more lives are lost
We protest mindless attacks on students
16 July 2024, 12:34 PM
We need to move from universal pension to universal social protection system
The universal pension would be out of reach of the extremely poor, such as day labourers, due to their inability to make contributions.
16 July 2024, 05:00 AM
Quota reform should be guided by constitutional principles
To attain the objectives of both strong institutions and inclusivity, assistance need not always come in the form of a quota for the backward sections.
16 July 2024, 03:00 AM
The thick line between ‘state’ and ‘government’
If we compare the state to a four-legged chair, the government represents only one leg.
16 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Why must brute force always be the response to student protests?
What could have been resolved through a discussion as expected from any government, ended up being yet another violent suppression of the voices of students
15 July 2024, 16:01 PM
Govt is totally mishandling the quota issue
We condemn the violent attacks on students
15 July 2024, 13:17 PM