Why Hasina’s December Return Might Be About Everything Except Actually Returning
Eleven days before telling Reuters she would surrender in December, Sheikh Hasina made nearly the same vow to Indian television.…
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Fifty Years Later, Another Rahman in Beijing
In 1977, Ziaur Rahman went to China and opened a door. This week, his son walked through it — carrying…
Bangladesh-Malaysia Relations 2026: Tarique Rahman’s Visit Signals Shift Beyond Migrant Labor
Tarique Rahman chose Malaysia as his first foreign destination. That choice is either the smartest thing the new government has…
The Invisible Bridge: How Football United Bangladesh and Argentina Across 17,000 Kilometres
When viral celebrations in Dhaka reached an Argentine press conference in Qatar, something unprecedented began. Three and a half years…
Three More Years — Did Bangladesh Just Buy Time or Buy Itself an Excuse?
By Gonotaar | June 2026 On the same day — June 2, 2026 — two pieces of news came out…
India’s Cockroach Moment: When a Slur Lit a Nation’s Fuse
A Supreme Court judge called unemployed youth “cockroaches.” In three weeks, those cockroaches had more Instagram followers than India’s two…
Bangladesh’s Measles Crisis: 409 Children Dead, a Nation Asking Who Is to Blame
An In-Depth Investigative Report Sources: WHO, UNICEF, The Daily Star, Science (AAAS), The Lancet, Al Jazeera, Prothom Alo, bdnews24, The…
Was Karl Marx really a supporter of colonial history?
“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent…
The Fate of Venezuela’s President: The Harsh Realities of Statecraft
By Md. Jahedul IslamUniversity Law Teacher and Researcher The recent incident of the United States detaining and removing the Venezuelan…
The Algorithm of Empathy: Who Decides Which Deaths Matter?
If you scroll through your social media feed today, the digital space is a sea of black-and-white portraits and burning…