Anupam Debashis Roy

The Outspoken One

Who is afraid of the word ‘Indigenous’?

Bangladesh should lead by example by affording Indigenous people the rights they deserve.

3m ago

A discursive analysis of the constitutional reform recommendations

Some of these recommendations are unprecedented, whereas some of them need further clarifications.

3m ago

Can you ‘mastermind’ an uprising?

The July uprising is too seismic to be credited to any individual

7m ago

A rebirth of the quota reform movement?

Court ruling in favour of reinstating quotas in public jobs may reignite protests

11m ago

The fishbones of Bangladeshi capitalism

Like the refuse of the fish, the working class is also a refuse of the capitalist economy.

1y ago

Bring back our sarees 

The government should identify and register all our GI products immediately, before we see them being snatched away.

1y ago

While some buy citizenship, others can’t even afford eggs

Why have the price hikes not pushed regular citizens into action, fuelled by anger?

1y ago

To women who 'must' do it all

Being a good wife is one of the primary teachings a girl receives in our society, but being a good husband, sadly, is not something boys are taught.

2y ago
November 28, 2022
November 28, 2022

‘To avoid rice shortage, markets must function well’

Dr Mohammad Jahangir Alam of BAU talks to The Daily Star about the country's rice production.

November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022

Why are our resources wasted on lavish building projects?

We shouldn't be squandering money on buildings when our services need funds

November 5, 2022
November 5, 2022

US resolution on 1971 genocide must get rid of divisive language

The attempt to delineate Hindus as separate from Bengalis in Bangladesh is unacceptable to us as a nation

October 24, 2022
October 24, 2022

Bootlickers only?

The government is taking measures to snip out people who, they believe, have relations with the opposition or may somehow favour the opposition in the times of election.

September 21, 2022
September 21, 2022

How can we prevent suicides among the youth?

There needs to be a concerted effort to decrease the burden on our youth and listen to their problems intently

September 8, 2022
September 8, 2022
February 23, 2018
February 23, 2018

Digitised Public Exams: An innovation that can solve many problems

The government is finally considering something that could really stop the question paper leak crisis. The education secretary has reportedly hinted at using tablet computers for taking tests. In this method, a question set will be prepared randomly from a question bank 30 minutes before the test.

February 2, 2018
February 2, 2018

When even Trump moves to the centre

Donald Trump's first State of the Union speech as president sounded presidential. On Tuesday night, he sounded more like the

January 23, 2018
January 23, 2018

Of huddled masses and government shutdowns

Asignboard in front of the Statue of Liberty read: “Government Shutdown.” This was almost poetic, because the bold idea of openness

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