student politics in Bangladesh
Ducsu election: Identity, strategy, and the politics
Those who won the Ducsu election on Tuesday have set a new precedent.
11 September 2025
A tragic waste of youthful energy
Clashes between students of Dhaka and City colleges raise concerns
23 April 2025
A tragic reminder of student vulnerabilities
Killers of Primeasia University student must be brought to justice
21 April 2025
Refrain from student politics of old
It bear disturbing similarities to the violent, power-hungry politics that plagued our university campuses.
27 February 2025
What is next after the KUET clash?
With Awami League’s ruthless and barbaric student wing now out of the picture, we had hoped for peace and stability in our educational institutions.
24 February 2025
Reforming the culture of student politics is crucial
We can’t have the same old politics on university campuses
22 August 2024
What should be our university culture in a new Bangladesh?
In this reimagined university environment, students should no longer have to struggle for basic necessities.
20 August 2024
Why is the CU so loath to punish errant BCL cadres?
Recent rounds of violence demand stern response
18 February 2024
JU has its job cut out for it: remove illegals
Why are so many non-students occupying its halls?
7 February 2024
Are we listening to the young voices?
Lack of interest among young voters serves as a wake-up call
8 January 2024
Protect journalists from threats and aggression
Lack of accountability has emboldened Chhatra League to continue committing crimes
24 August 2023
A brazen display of intolerance
RU clash again exposes the sorry state of higher educational institutions
13 March 2023
Thugs in the Making?
Frequently sparring college students raise concerns about the state of education
6 March 2023
Don’t let politics derail school system, too
State minister should answer for mass school closure to attend son’s wedding reception
11 January 2023
Need leadership that can change BCL image
Chhatra League leaders and activists are expecting that the organistion will have a new leadership that will be able to restore its past glory and work to realise Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s dream of building a “Smart Bangladesh”.
7 December 2022
Where did the DU house tutors go?
They must be held accountable for their negligence
16 October 2022
What future do our youth face?
What are the government’s plans with this huge population segment that is our youth, who are supposed to take the reins of our country in the future?
8 September 2022
Should student politics extend into private universities?
Yes, but not through Chhatra League
8 September 2022
Is harassing students a disciplinary method at universities now?
The apathy towards ending sexual harassment on campus is a symptom of wider institutional control.
10 August 2022
Stuck in an endless loop of corruption and violence
While the better private universities have realigned their focuses on creating a "whole" education with a 360-degree perspective, the public system has reached the nadir from which students have a tunnel vision of becoming government cadres.
27 May 2022