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