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Collateral damage and Trump’s tariff
Imran Khalid : BY THE time Washington and Beijing released their latest joint statement on May 12 — ostensibly pressing pause on a spiralling tariff war — much of theReadMore
Not in the name of Islam
Tina Nandi : WAZ mahfils — Islamic religious sermons rooted in centuries of South Asian Islamic tradition — have long served as spaces for spiritual guidance, communal unity, and aReadMore
Rethinking ‘sex work’: Why the victim narrative hurts more than it helps
Nazneen Shifa : WHEN the government forcefully evicted sex workers from the brothels of Tanbazar, Narayanganj, in 1999, they did so under the guise of ‘rehabilitation’, claiming it was toReadMore
Genocide and engineered collapse of Gazan society
CONSEQUENT to the escalated Zionist genocide of Indigenous Palestinian people, and after a blockade of all goods since the beginning of March 2025, Gaza is experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis,ReadMore
Demise of a political scientist
by Mizanur Rahman : The ink has dried, the pages closed, The scholar’s journey now disclosed. … A universe they explored inside. The answers sought, the truths revealed, A legacyReadMore
Resuming SAARC, renewing friendship
Jawed Naqvi : THE late poet and film lyricist Kaifi Azmi described a strange method of writing film songs, which has come to bear a close resemblance to the methodReadMore
Rethinking Dhaka’s access to nature
Nushrat Rahman Chowdhury : SOME parts of Dhaka are undoubtedly more beautiful and more breathable than others. When one thinks of spaces in the city to enjoy fresh air orReadMore
Trump doctrine in Middle East
MA Hossain : US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic foray into the Middle East — spanning Riyadh, Doha and Abu Dhabi — unveiled a foreign policy philosophy that is neitherReadMore
