Bangladesh at the Brink: Rewriting a Nation’s Future
From time immemorial, the people of this land have been known as residents of Bulgakpur—the “City of Rebellion.” The name itself captures the essence...
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The Night Dhaka Went Dark: Shapla Massacre and the Silence That Followed
When night fell over Dhaka on May 5, 2013, it wasn’t just the streetlights that went out—it was as if the entire city held its breath. At Shapla Chattar, thousands of madrasa students and Hefazat-e-Islami supporters sat crowded under the open sky, clutching banners, Qurans, and hope. Most of them were teenagers—barefoot, hungry, but determined—dema...
The July Declaration: Mass Uprising, Revolution, and the Struggle for People’s Aspirations
The July Declaration of 2024, composed of 28 articles, has already been elevated to the status of a “historic document” in Bangladesh’s political land...
Referendum, Choice and Credibility
The National Consensus Commission’s recent submission to the interim government marks a pivotal moment in Bangladesh’s fraught transition — one with t...
Bangladesh’s Fallen Awami League Reignited a Legacy of Terror
In the tense days leading toward the declaration of the verdict date against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—accused of genocide and crimes agains...
Convict in Exile: Can India Afford to Shelter Sheikh Hasina Anymore?
Sheikh Hasina once ruled Bangladesh with absolute control, but today she lives in guarded obscurity somewhere inside India—no longer a sitting prime m...
Dhaka’s Earthquake Reckoning
We are living above a loaded fuse — a metropolis whose latent vulnerabilities were made painfully visible by Friday morning’s tremors. A 5.7-magnitude...
From Silence to Reckoning: Memory, Violence, and the Unfinished Story of May 5 in Bangladesh
AFTER PART-1In the first part of this article, I concluded by stating that May 5 is not just a memory—it is a warning. It is a cautionary tale etched...
Game of exchange rate in Bangladesh
The exchange rate has developed into a hotly debated subject in practically every nation’s economy- similar in Bangladesh. Additionally, the exchange...
Two-Thirds Majority and the Fragile Future of Democratic Balance
When a political party secures a two-thirds majority in parliament, it does not merely win an election, it acquires the structural authority to redesi...
Bangladesh After the Ballot: The Next Five Years Will Decide the Republic
Bangladesh’s post-2026 transition will be judged not merely by the scale of electoral victory, but by whether power is institutionalised, opposition r...
From despair to hope: Unleashing solutions for the rohingya crisis
espite the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) efforts to protect the Rohingya, the humanitarian crisis faced by this predominantly Muslim ethnic g...
India-Bangladesh relation and water sharing
In August 1966, the International Law Organization convened in Helsinki, Finland, to address the critical issue of international river water usage and...
The politics of Awami League in Indian soil and the security threat
Over the last 15 years, Bangladesh lived under a political order that, to many critics, resembled not governance but a suffocating grip of authoritari...
July Revolution: A New Dawn or the Same Deception?
Bangladesh has often been characterized as a fertile ground for revolutions. Throughout our extensive historical journey, we, as a nation, have witnes...
Revisiting the Legacy of Sheikh Hasina’s Rule in Bangladesh
One year after Sheikh Hasina’s fall from power, a reckoning begins—not with rage, but with reflection. A reflection on a regime that claimed democracy...
Revolution on the Walls: Graffiti, Uprising, and the Art of Protest
Revolutions are rarely orchestrated; they erupt. They arise not from a singular cause but from a complex mesh of social wounds, unfulfilled needs, and...
From Legal Protest to Victory: A Timeline of Gen-Z Movement
History, in its relentless rhythm, neither forgets nor forgives. It returns, again and again, not merely as a record of past events, but as a vigilant...
Sheikh Hasina's Fall: What Next for India?
Bangladesh was practically a puppet government of Delhi under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina until now. Like Sikkim's Lendup Dorje, Sheikh Hasina, an...