Author: M Abul Kalam Azad

For years, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has tried to wear the badge of a ‘moderate Islamist party,’ especially when it seeks wider…

A Facebook page called “Muslim Social Activists Networks” was created on 7 September 2024 only to be renamed as “Intifada…

The first person to benefit from parole under Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus was Jasimuddin Rahmani, a convict in multiple terrorism…

Barely three weeks before one of Bangladesh’s most consequential elections in years, a carefully stitched Islamist electoral alliance has come…

In Dhaka, every grievance now seems to come with a single, predictable solution: block the road. If a life is…

After nearly seven years, I attended a significant political event. It was BNP chairperson Tarique Rahman’s view-exchange meeting with journalists…

The killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Mostafizur Rahman Musabbir has once again exposed a troubling reality: organised crime is resurging…

The exit of Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina from politics marks the most consequential rupture in Bangladesh’s power structure since…

If 2024 shook Bangladesh, 2025 pushed it closer to the edge. What should have been a year of stabilisation after…

On Christmas Day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited a church in Delhi and offered prayers, even as members of…