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…
Category: Features & Opinion
Deep dives, perspectives, and original voices that challenge, reflect, and provoke.
Buffet Feminism: The Hypocrisy of Picking Rights While Ignoring Responsibilities
Debopom GhoshSocial Commentator & Student of Public Administration, CU Following the death anniversary of Begum Rokeya, who dared to light…
Bangladesh’s Geopolitical Challenges in the Bay of Bengal
By Md. Jabed Nur ShantawFounder, Climate Justice Bangladesh The geopolitical significance of Bengal is nothing new. From the reign of…
The Young People Are in a Post-Coup Enlightenment Hangover
By Siam Al Zaki The New Elitism The recent ‘outsiders not allowed’ controversy at Dhaka University starkly exposed the cruel…
War Pig Fetish – Bootshine and Bloodlines
Debopom GhoshPolitical Essayist & Student of Public Administration, CU A young boy in a courtyard, somewhere between Dhaka or Dakar,…
July Charter Implementation: Referendum as Constituent Power
Javed Rasin and Sarwar Tusher The interim government and the political parties of Bangladesh were able to formulate the July…
Zubeen Garg: The Voice of Assam’s Plurality Against Cultural Monoliths
Siam Al ZakiColumnist In the hushed mornings along the Brahmaputra, in crowded tea stalls of Guwahati, and in whispered conversations…
Civil Rights and Democratic Struggles in Bangladesh
By Myeen Ud-Deen ArafConvener, SAD, CU Introduction: What Are Civil Rights? At the most basic level, civil rights mean the…
Why CUCSU is Necessary: Student Voice in Democratic Transition
By Siam Al ZakiWriter Introduction: Students as the Cradle of Democracy In any society, universities are not just centers of…
DUCSU Unfiltered: 3 Questions with Jahed Ahmad, Independent Candidate for Assistant General Secretary
With the DUCSU polls just days away, students are closely watching candidates and their visions for the campus. Among them…