What’s happening at Dhaka airport is a symptom of deeper rot
There are few places in a country that so completely represent its image as an airport. It is both a threshold and a mirror, reflecting not just the physical state of a nation but the moral tone of its institutions. For Bangladesh, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has long stood as that symbolic gateway—the first and last impression for millions who travel in and out of the country each year.
13 November 2025, 05:00 AM
Why survival in Dhaka feels accidental
When a city demands miracles to survive its own design, something fundamental has gone wrong.
30 October 2025, 03:00 AM
The HSC result debacle exposes long-hidden cracks in our education
For two decades, Bangladesh lived under a comforting numerical, statistical, and sweetly deceptive illusion.
20 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Tarique Rahman and the question of political renewal
His reemergence through the recent interviews represents both a promise and a paradox.
12 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Bangladesh can’t afford to remain a one-legged economy
For Bangladesh, export diversification has become an existential demand.
4 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Five and a half years ‘gone with the wind’
Breathing has become more lethal than smoking. How does one quit air?
6 September 2025, 08:00 AM
Teenage gangs and a failing social order
What’s fuelling this surge in teenage crime?
31 August 2025, 06:00 AM
Banning an autocrat's words risks strengthening her legacy of fear
Let all voices—whether popular or poisonous—be heard.
26 August 2025, 06:00 AM
What’s happening at Dhaka airport is a symptom of deeper rot
There are few places in a country that so completely represent its image as an airport. It is both a threshold and a mirror, reflecting not just the physical state of a nation but the moral tone of its institutions. For Bangladesh, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has long stood as that symbolic gateway—the first and last impression for millions who travel in and out of the country each year.
13 November 2025, 05:00 AM
Why survival in Dhaka feels accidental
When a city demands miracles to survive its own design, something fundamental has gone wrong.
30 October 2025, 03:00 AM
The HSC result debacle exposes long-hidden cracks in our education
For two decades, Bangladesh lived under a comforting numerical, statistical, and sweetly deceptive illusion.
20 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Tarique Rahman and the question of political renewal
His reemergence through the recent interviews represents both a promise and a paradox.
12 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Bangladesh can’t afford to remain a one-legged economy
For Bangladesh, export diversification has become an existential demand.
4 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Five and a half years ‘gone with the wind’
Breathing has become more lethal than smoking. How does one quit air?
6 September 2025, 08:00 AM
Teenage gangs and a failing social order
What’s fuelling this surge in teenage crime?
31 August 2025, 06:00 AM
Banning an autocrat's words risks strengthening her legacy of fear
Let all voices—whether popular or poisonous—be heard.
26 August 2025, 06:00 AM
The anatomy of post-uprising disillusionment
The more things seem to change, the more they seem to remain the same.
11 August 2025, 02:00 AM
When revolutions forget why they began
The heat of power draws opportunists, “millions of bees,” as it were, who arrive not to pollinate progress but to bask in its heat, building a suffocating cloud of illusion around the leader.
4 August 2025, 04:00 AM
What recent scandals reveal about student activism and our politics
Idealism, no matter how noble, is not immune to co-option.
31 July 2025, 02:00 AM
The burning skies of Uttara and the questions we refuse to ask
It is moments like this that bring us face to face with the silent monstrosities we have normalised.
26 July 2025, 09:30 AM
Why the July Charter matters
The July Charter may not do everything, but it must do enough to catalyse the much-needed reforms.
17 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Dhaka’s drains, dengue, and denial
During monsoon, Dhaka becomes a soggy simulation.
10 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Khilkhet eviction: What is illegal and what is just?
The authorities argue that the eviction drive was routine.
3 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Who is holding the baby while she works?
Let’s be clear: daycare is not just a holding room, but a place of cognitive, social, and emotional growth for children as well.
28 June 2025, 03:00 AM
Of tea, tantrums, and Tudor theatre
Prof Yunus’s visit, beyond its ceremonial significance, marks a symbolic shift.
16 June 2025, 03:00 AM
Rediscovering meaning in a fractured reality
The present moment is not merely difficult; it is suffocatingly uncertain.
27 May 2025, 03:00 AM
India’s ‘push-in’ policy: What is the message for Bangladesh?
These push-in operations are political signals—of frustration and control.
21 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Why we need an elected government soon
Interim administrations are meant to be brief custodians, not long-term stewards.
13 May 2025, 05:00 AM