Nazifa Raidah

Nazifa Raidah is a journalist, researcher and development practitioner.

Battling against the current: The river governance puzzle we must solve

Multiple ministries, overlapping mandates, and the exclusion of key stakeholders make streamlining water governance a challenge.

1m ago

This is not the Bangladesh we stood in the line of fire for

It is time for us to be vigilant on all fronts, it’s so much harder to protect freedom than to achieve it.

2m ago

Where’s the noose for 'murder caused by negligence'?

Many of us walked past those restaurant corridors on Bailey Road without fire safety measures.

3m ago

The mystery of Pahela Baishakh and the Bengali calendar

A blend of astronomy, history, and culture

6m ago

Younus Ali’s dream of conquering the Californian waves

I could tell that his dream is not a dream per se, but an event that only requires time to come true.

6m ago

What are we doing for people with autism?

Has the government truly done enough for children and people with ASD and their parents?

7m ago

Reduce, reuse, recycle… and then what?

The reality is that recycling alone cannot combat the environmental impact of plastic waste.

7m ago

When our victim-blaming culture shrouds predators as teachers

How can students regain a sense of safety within their classrooms?

8m ago
September 29, 2024
September 29, 2024

Battling against the current: The river governance puzzle we must solve

Multiple ministries, overlapping mandates, and the exclusion of key stakeholders make streamlining water governance a challenge.

August 7, 2024
August 7, 2024

This is not the Bangladesh we stood in the line of fire for

It is time for us to be vigilant on all fronts, it’s so much harder to protect freedom than to achieve it.

July 8, 2024
July 8, 2024

Where’s the noose for 'murder caused by negligence'?

Many of us walked past those restaurant corridors on Bailey Road without fire safety measures.

April 14, 2024
April 14, 2024

The mystery of Pahela Baishakh and the Bengali calendar

A blend of astronomy, history, and culture

April 7, 2024
April 7, 2024

Younus Ali’s dream of conquering the Californian waves

I could tell that his dream is not a dream per se, but an event that only requires time to come true.

April 2, 2024
April 2, 2024

What are we doing for people with autism?

Has the government truly done enough for children and people with ASD and their parents?

March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024

Reduce, reuse, recycle… and then what?

The reality is that recycling alone cannot combat the environmental impact of plastic waste.

March 2, 2024
March 2, 2024

When our victim-blaming culture shrouds predators as teachers

How can students regain a sense of safety within their classrooms?

February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024

Silencing the critic: The cost of stifling voices in the name of authority

Would we, in today's Bangladesh, have subjected Quamrul Hassan to imprisonment for employing his art to critique the current political culture?

September 24, 2023
September 24, 2023

A riverine country with dying rivers

Have we led ourselves to inevitable doom?