SILENT zones, or no-horn zones, in the capital of Dhaka have almost never been silent. They are, in fact, noisier than other areas where noise is usually high mostly because of a large number of vehicles honking horns. The interim government, after its installation on August 8, 2024 after the fall of the Awami League鈥檚 regime amidst the July uprising, declared the...
EVERY morning, she tied her hair into a perfect bun, pinned on a brooch and stepped out with a smile. In schools and courtrooms, she spoke for the voiceless 鈥� teaching rights, opposing injustice and encouraging young women. But at home, her voice remained quieter. She is just one among countless women silently enduring life in patriarchal households...
IN A country where electricity flickers, the price of essentials keeps flirting with the absurd and the news cycle changes faster than the weather, who really has the luxury of waiting for courtrooms, lawyers and the ponderous machinery of law? Yes, it is Bangladesh, where mob lynching appears to have emerged as the fastest-growing sector of our informal justice system...
Grieving Austrians on Wednesday held tearful memorials and marked a moment of silence to mourn the 10 people shot dead at a school the prior day by a former pupil, an unprecented attack in the Alpine nation...
A COUPLE of weeks after Israel began its campaign of terror in Gaza two Octobers ago, a journalist and novelist named Omar El Akkad published a note on X, formerly known as Twitter, that has stayed with me ever since:...
RIVERS have for long been Bangladesh鈥檚 lifeblood 鈥� irrigating paddy fields at dawn, carrying timber and trade by noon, and quenching hearths and homes each evening. Yet today, these ancient arteries lie poisoned and diminished: the Buriganga is bathed in industrial effluent, the Sitalakhya reeks of rust and neglect and the Turag is reduced to a choked whisper of its...
Speakers, including representatives from non-governmental organisation, at a dialogue on Wednesday emphasised the need for coordinated efforts to enhance child protection...