Counterfactual thinking is not idle speculation but political vigilance.
Hubris that had been a weapon in resistance became a liability in governance.
We need a political ethic that resists collapsing into either technocratic detachment or populist fury.
To grieve without demanding reform is to accept the inevitability of recurrence.
The July uprising was a networked event, a convergence of actors both familiar and unexpected.
In the first half of 2025, Bangladesh’s economic headlines have swung between cautious optimism and deepening alarm.
The Israel-Iran conflict is about who defines global legitimacy.
In a world increasingly shaped by algorithms, decision-making is stripped of human nuance.
In the unfolding Israel-Iran conflict, disinformation is not peripheral—it is central.
What we are witnessing in Gaza is the collapse of humanitarianism’s ethical core.
It is a coordinated policy that uses food as leverage.
The future of globalisation hinges less on market logic than on political will.
Trump serves as a reminder of the fragility of power when built on illusion.
Gender-based violence is a symptom of entrenched patriarchy reinforced by sociopolitical and economic structures.
March 7, 1971, remains a contested symbol in Bangladesh's shifting politics
The words crafted by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury—"Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano Ekushey February" (My brothers’ blood dyes the streets of 21st February)—encapsulate the very essence of Bangladesh’s identity,
The Israel-Hamas war exposes the complex intersection of power, ideology, and human suffering, with the ceasefire offering only a fleeting respite.
This process of redefining the nation would require confronting the fragmented meanings that linger in the wake of Hasina’s influence.
