Author: Konka Karim

There are some deaths that shake a nation. Not only because of how tragic they are, but because they force…

Nothing visibly collapsed. Streets stayed crowded, offices opened, buses ran. Yet people paused a little longer before stepping out at…

A nation is ultimately judged not only by how it governs, but by how it creates. Culture — music, theatre,…

Harassment is a grim daily reality for most Bangladeshi women, be it on the streets, in workplaces, and even inside…

Durga Puja is not just a religious festival but the victory of the divine feminine power of Maa Durga over…

In a stunning turnaround, Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, has gone from political outcast to dominant force…

By Konka Karim A few years ago, a cousin who works in a government office in Dhaka told me something…