Opinion

The futility of bulldozer politics

Anando Mostofa : Bulldozers have evolved from mere construction machinery into potent symbols of political power and extrajudicial force — a transformation evident in both India and Bangladesh. In India,

Beyond promises made in Jaffna

PRESIDENT Anura Kumara Dissanayake is showing the change for the better that a single individual can bring by challenging old ways of doing things by those who have traditionally governed

Growth vs justice

Abdullah Al-Rayhan : BANGLADESH has seen impressive economic growth in recent decades, with gross domestic product rising at over 6 per cent annually. Landmark projects like the padma bridge and

US foreign aid suspension hurts global development

IN 2019, I worked with a USAID-funded project called Nobo Jatra, which was implemented across 40 unions in the Khulna and Satkhira districts of Bangladesh. One of these unions was

The western way of genocide

GAZA is a wasteland of 50 million tons of rubble and debris. Rats and dogs scavenge amid the ruins and fetid pools of raw sewage. The putrid stench and contamination

Life expectancy of Palestinians

Palestinians, who have lost at least 11.5 years of their lives as a result of this horror, deserve much more than this threadbare ceasefire. They will continue their struggle to

BOAT ADRIFT: AL’s journey through power and paradox – III

HASINA’S return to power in 2008 was not just the return of a leader; it was the return of something darker, more insidious. As the caretaker government retreated quietly, she

BOAT ADRIFT: AL’s journey through power and paradox – II

THE assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in August 1975 did not merely topple a man — it sent a shockwave through the very soul of BAKSAL. Once the beacon of