How Dhaka’s underworld rebuilt itself
The killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Mostafizur Rahman Musabbir has once again exposed a troubling reality:...
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09 Jan 2026
A political reset after Khaleda and Hasina
The exit of Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina from politics marks the most consequential rupture in...
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01 Jan 2026
Hope rises, fear lingers
If 2024 shook Bangladesh, 2025 pushed it closer to the edge. What should have been a...
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01 Jan 2026
Quiet at home, loud abroad
On Christmas Day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited a church in Delhi and offered prayers,...
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28 Dec 2025
A calculated homecoming
Ending all speculation, Tarique Rahman has touched down in Dhaka—an arrival that his party BNP and...
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25 Dec 2025
Tarique returns with hope and risk
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman returns to the country Thursday, ending 17 years and three months...
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25 Dec 2025
A week that unsettled Bangladesh
The last week in Bangladesh’s recent history compressed an extraordinary number of shocks into an alarmingly...
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23 Dec 2025
State failure as dereliction of duty
Thursday night was not merely a night of vandalism; it was a night when the state...
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20 Dec 2025
Jamaat’s Liberation War narrative: Feigned sorrow and political ambition
The historical record of Bangladesh’s Liberation War is neither ambiguous nor disputed in credible scholarship. There...
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18 Dec 2025
Price of political professors
The assault of a Dhaka University teacher, long known for his open alignment with the Awami...
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12 Dec 2025