violence
Impunity is fuelling violence
Make sincere efforts to stop violence against women and children.
4 September 2026
Adhora Khan gears up for new international project
Actress Adhora Khan, who has appeared in more than half a dozen films, is set to work under the banner of an international production company for the first time in her career.
1 September 2026
11 dead over the World Cup: The real problem is not football
On the night when Argentina played Egypt last week, 38-year-old auto-rickshaw driver Shariful Islam was watching the match at a roadside tea stall in Cumilla as Lionel Messi missed a penalty.
13 July 2026
Crime in Mohammadpur: OC, SI hacked by suspected robbers
Two police officers and four suspected gangsters were injured during a drive in response to a daring daylight robbery incident in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur yesterday.
17 June 2026
Four killed in clashes over dominance in Narail
Two groups had long been at odds over establishing dominance in the area
23 February 2026
Clash over Facebook post leaves 120 injured in Hathazari; Section 144 imposed
Clash occurred between madrasa students and Jashne Julus supporters
7 September 2025
Violence, discrimination, and the failure to reform
There is growing disappointment and a sense of broken expectations among the people.
6 September 2025
Is humanity disintegrating, or is violence simply more visible?
Treat social media platforms as engineered environments, not inevitabilities to endure.
17 August 2025
Eyes on July, scars for life
There’s a silence that settles in when the shouting ends and when the camera finally rests. But for the photojournalists who stood in the eye of July’s storm, that silence is anything but peaceful. These are not just men with cameras. They are the reluctant custodians in a country where truth is often unwelcome.
5 August 2025
Our propensity for violence and the elements that foster it
With crumbling institutions built on fragile principles, power has been co-opted.
23 April 2025
The hope is not there
It feels wrong in myriad ways to say that hope isn’t there when an autocrat fell
7 January 2025
Helping street children requires a holistic, evidence-based approach
The focus of local governments should be ensuring that child protection protection services are prioritised.
20 November 2024
What it means to be a girl
To be a girl means being silent while our world is burning.
11 October 2024
I reject the minority tag. Here is why
The face of the minority keeps changing depending on national borders.
15 August 2024
Whom is the propaganda on X for?
The disinformation game is now increasingly a part of our political makeup.
10 August 2024
The song of freedom
the bullet hole/ in my brother's chest/ unfolds like a pandora's box
26 July 2024
The government should take responsibility for its mistakes
The government wasted time while the violence continued.
25 July 2024
Sudan crisis explained: Why wars are not a matter of the past
To look away from Sudan, at this time, is tantamount to complicity.
26 June 2024
A monologue on the beasts among us
As I stand before the heap of fresh meat, my thoughts turn to the slain politician who was hacked to death
22 June 2024
Checking Violence Against Women: Govt app sees only six rescue pleas in about six years
The government’s “Joy” app, developed with a budget of Tk 45 lakh to tackle violence against women and children during emergencies, received only six rescue requests in five years and nine months.
19 May 2024