Where to draw the line between free speech and hate speech?
On a cold winter day in February 2020, BJP leader and turncoat politician Kapil Mishra tweeted a video, asking his followers to “prevent another Shaheen Bagh,” referring to the anti-Citizenship ...
To understand communal violence, we must dig deeper
Communal tensions in Bangladesh have recently escalated to an alarming level.
Regional efforts needed to end Afghanistan’s woes
The Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-K) is emerging as a major threat to peace in Afghanistan, proving the Taliban’s previous judgement of their capabilities wrong.
Pandora Papers: What does it reveal about the shadow economy?
The biggest journalistic partnership in history—consisting of more than 600 journalists from 150 media outlets, including the BBC, the Washington Post, the Guardian, Radio France and Indian Express...
Covered drains and safe walkways: Is that too much to ask for?
Sehrin Mahbub Sadia, 19, was returning home with her grandfather and uncle on the night of September 27. A first-year Honours student at a local university of Chattogram,
Who will speak for the Rohingya refugees now?
Mohib Ullah and his family walked for eight days before they could reach Bangladesh. The former Rakhine state schoolteacher lived, lived amidst constant death threats for a week, when the Tatmadaw...
When development is force-fed
A city corporation taking measures to widen roads and footpaths and improve the drainage system should ideally be good news for the locals.
Where has all the money gone?
Evaly was known for its mega discounts and 150 percent cashback offers. The company—once the second-largest e-commerce platform in Bangladesh—is now recognised as a front for a massive Ponzi scheme...
The shaky roots of democracy revealed by a pandemic
Covid-19 has accelerated the pace of change around the world. From the way we live and work to the way we think and act—everything has gone through dramatic change due to the ongoing pandemic.
We need a solid Covid-19 management plan
Bangladesh’s second special mass vaccination drive at the city corporation levels was held from September 7 to 9.