Enforced disappearances and the onus of accountability
The issue of enforced disappearances strikes a very painful chord among all but the most cold-hearted among us.
21 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Opinion / We need both new wine and a new bottle
People don’t want to see politics being hogged by time-tested politicians who have failed people’s expectations time and again.
11 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Can we save our republic?
The only way to preserve our newly acquired freedom is to put power where it belongs—to the people.
29 December 2024, 02:00 AM
The gathering storm
Post-revolution challenges and the new generation’s role in shaping our future
1 December 2024, 02:00 AM
We must build a foundation for genuine democracy
Democracy cannot operate as a simple majority steamroller, as we also saw in the early days of our independence.
17 November 2024, 02:00 AM
We must remain alert to conspiracies
The July-August uprising cannot afford to falter in the face of an entrenched opposition within political parties.
3 November 2024, 02:00 AM
How has the interim government fared so far?
The mutilation done to the nation would require more than run of the mill actions or traditional approach.
27 October 2024, 02:00 AM
India’s hubris
Isn’t it time for India to come to terms with the reality about its neighbours, particularly about its most strategically located neighbour, Bangladesh?
13 October 2024, 02:00 AM
Of course Hilsa is not bred in the Teesta
YES, that very mouth watering aquatic creature, which every affluent Bengali will do anything to have a piece on his or her plate as often as possible, finds the Padma a more suitable ground to breed.
25 February 2015, 18:00 PM
Are we rendering ourselves vulnerable?
IT does not need an expert to say that we have landed ourselves in the most difficult situation as a result of the current political deadlock.
18 February 2015, 18:00 PM
The price of not talking
STATISTICS do not necessarily tell it all. But just to put the matter in perspective, statistics of the damage done in the last five weeks as a consequence of the oborodhs and hartals imposed by BNP may help to justify the point I want to flag.
11 February 2015, 18:00 PM