Sabhanaz Rashid Diya

Don’t the poor have a right to privacy?

By replicating existing frameworks, the draft Personal Data Protection Act misses out on critical local nuances.

In remembrance: Niloufer Manzur

Three former students of the principal and founder of Sunbeams school remembers the pioneering educationist,

The Future of Digital is Human

Rafia dreads going to her phone carrier’s customer service centre.

Trends in Fire Incidents show Lapses in Government Action

On Wednesday last week, a busy street in Chawkbazar in Bangladesh's oldest neighbourhood burst into flames, killing at least 67 people and injuring many.

Mapping the Rohingya refugee influx

As dawn falls on the cramped shelters at Balukhali Refugee Camp, the settlers find twice the company they had yesterday. Some with crying babies, some with bullet wounds, some without families, some without hope—they all huddle inside, outside and everywhere. Each dot in this map represents 600 new arrivals, most of whom have walked a long way from Shah Porir Dwip to find refuse, food and dignity at the “northern camps”.

How Much Can the Government See?

Your smartphone beeps you awake at 6am every weekday morning. On your way to work, you are scrolling down your Facebook...

Trump's America 101 for the Developing World

It was nearly midnight when we finally conceded to the fact that Donald Trump is the President-elect of the United States.

Why I Am Excited about the City Mayoral Elections And ultimately, does my vote matter

I'm a lousy utopist. I daydream about waiting behind a line of people to enter polling centres – homemakers, teachers, middle-aged medical officers, rickshawpullers, third year university students, artists, activists – and a social entrepreneur. Are we finally voting for a city mayor we believe in?

January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024

Don’t the poor have a right to privacy?

By replicating existing frameworks, the draft Personal Data Protection Act misses out on critical local nuances.

May 26, 2020
May 26, 2020

In remembrance: Niloufer Manzur

Three former students of the principal and founder of Sunbeams school remembers the pioneering educationist,

January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020

The Future of Digital is Human

Rafia dreads going to her phone carrier’s customer service centre.

March 1, 2019
March 1, 2019

Trends in Fire Incidents show Lapses in Government Action

On Wednesday last week, a busy street in Chawkbazar in Bangladesh's oldest neighbourhood burst into flames, killing at least 67 people and injuring many.

September 29, 2017
September 29, 2017

Mapping the Rohingya refugee influx

As dawn falls on the cramped shelters at Balukhali Refugee Camp, the settlers find twice the company they had yesterday. Some with crying babies, some with bullet wounds, some without families, some without hope—they all huddle inside, outside and everywhere. Each dot in this map represents 600 new arrivals, most of whom have walked a long way from Shah Porir Dwip to find refuse, food and dignity at the “northern camps”.

April 7, 2017
April 7, 2017

How Much Can the Government See?

Your smartphone beeps you awake at 6am every weekday morning. On your way to work, you are scrolling down your Facebook...

December 2, 2016
December 2, 2016

Trump's America 101 for the Developing World

It was nearly midnight when we finally conceded to the fact that Donald Trump is the President-elect of the United States.

April 17, 2015
April 17, 2015

Why I Am Excited about the City Mayoral Elections And ultimately, does my vote matter

I'm a lousy utopist. I daydream about waiting behind a line of people to enter polling centres – homemakers, teachers, middle-aged medical officers, rickshawpullers, third year university students, artists, activists – and a social entrepreneur. Are we finally voting for a city mayor we believe in?

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