1:54 pm, Saturday, 27 June 2026
Opinion

The Government’s Vast Arrangements Against the Small Street Presence of Bengali Nationalists

I had intended to write this piece yesterday. Had I written it yesterday, perhaps it would have begun differently. By

Will an Iran-America Ceasefire Agreement Materialize?

A 14-point “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” has been signed under Pakistan’s mediation in order to find a path toward a

Obaidul Quader: The Wrong Man for the Awami League’s Most Historic Post

Obaidul Quader became president of the Chhatra League while he was in jail. Those who were involved in Chhatra League

By Denying Him a State Janaza, History Has Honored Tofail Ahmed Even More

On 15 August 1975, Colonel Hamid, the father of footballer Kaiser Hamid, was given responsibility by Army Headquarters to look

The Man Zia Could Not Bring Into a Secret Meeting

Among the few people in Bangladesh who were politicians through and through, Tofail Ahmed was one. Much has been written

Sheikh Hasina’s Two Historic Returns to Bangladesh

On the morning of May 17, 1981, the sky over Dhaka was slightly overcast, though by noon the heat had

Why Is Measles Treatment Not Being Declared an Emergency?

Children are dying from measles every day. The death toll remains almost the same, or close to the same, on

Insulting the President Is Not Politics, It Is an Attack on the State

It is difficult to say how many years this nation will have to pay the price for the damage Yunus

Raghu Rai, Bangladesh’s Liberation War, and Indira Gandhi’s Resolve

I had the opportunity to meet Raghu Rai for the last time in 2013, when he came to Dhaka for

Can SAARC Ever Be Made Effective?

Through the Iran war, the world’s traditional understanding of military power has changed. Alongside that, several other matters have also