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Is the metro rail really opening tomorrow?

The limited launch of the metro tomorrow is unlikely to make any real dent in Dhaka's traffic problem

Shonibar Bikel: Yet another captive of the “image” protector

At the very heart of a democratic society rests the freedom to speak, to create, and to choose.

An open letter to the makers of ‘Nikhoj’

Dear Reehan Rahman, My father, photojournalist and editor Shafiqul Islam Kajol, was added to the list of hundreds of Bangladeshi victims of enforced disappearance on March 10, 2020.

‘How is your father?’

An account by photojournalist Kajol’s son.

Disappointment of a son

On 3rd May, after 12 am, I turned on my computer and began to write a short article regarding my missing father. I didn’t know back then that I was about to get a call and would be able to talk to my father in two hours.

December 27, 2022
December 27, 2022

Is the metro rail really opening tomorrow?

The limited launch of the metro tomorrow is unlikely to make any real dent in Dhaka's traffic problem

August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022

Shonibar Bikel: Yet another captive of the “image” protector

At the very heart of a democratic society rests the freedom to speak, to create, and to choose.

April 20, 2022
April 20, 2022

An open letter to the makers of ‘Nikhoj’

Dear Reehan Rahman, My father, photojournalist and editor Shafiqul Islam Kajol, was added to the list of hundreds of Bangladeshi victims of enforced disappearance on March 10, 2020.

January 31, 2021
January 31, 2021

‘How is your father?’

An account by photojournalist Kajol’s son.

May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020

Disappointment of a son

On 3rd May, after 12 am, I turned on my computer and began to write a short article regarding my missing father. I didn’t know back then that I was about to get a call and would be able to talk to my father in two hours.