About a month and a half has passed since the arrest and detention of leftist student leader Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi.

Bangladesh law penalises harassment, with jail and fines under key provisions.

Bearing in mind the 15 long years of oppression, misrule, and misuse of powers, we can reasonably expect our political parties to act purely in the nation’s interests in this critical juncture of our history.

Seven years ago, Mohammad Sabuj and his neighbour Mohiuddin Sarkar from Cumilla’s Daudkandi paid around Tk 13 lakh to six people who lured them with well-paying jobs in Germany.