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Cox’s Bazar: High on Tourists and High on Never-Ending Lifelines
Eight years on from 2017, Cox’s Bazar runs on routine, not alarms. What began as emergency tents now resembles a

The Days of American Citizens and So-Called Democrats and Environmentalists Will Soon Be Over
Malala Yousafzai only wished to learn. For that simple desire—to study—someone tried to kill her. It was not her family

Trump’s Tariff War: Who Wins in the End?
If Donald Trump had been able to start this tariff war ten years earlier, one could have said without hesitation

Eight Years Later, No Way Back: The Cox’s Bazar Rohingya Crisis Without Resolution
Eight years have passed since August 25, 2017, when hundreds of thousands of Rohingya crossed the Naf River to escape

Nurul Majid Humayun’s Death and the Placement of Prisons under the International Red Cross
Freedom fighter, politician, and former minister Nurul Majid Humayun died in prison after being denied necessary medical treatment. Even the

Bangladesh’s New Career Ladder: Ballot First, Job Later, or Never
A Midnight Call and a Misread “Report” In 2018, when the movement for merit-based jobs—“jobs on merit, not quotas”—was underway,

Saudi-Pakistan Military Pact and Its Implications in South Asia
The United States today finds itself in real difficulty over Iran. China, Russia, and India—all major powers with substantial investments

The Color of Puja and Chimmoy Das’s Melancholy Gaze
Two days before Pohela Boishakh — the day before Chaitra Sankranti — it felt as if the whole house were

15 August: The Assassination that Divided Bangladesh Again
A Day of Mourning—But Not for All Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated on 15 August 1975. For those who

July Charter, the 1/11 Kings Party, and Staining the 2008 Election
The “July Charter” announced by Muhammad Yunus was written by a professor who imitated the Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh