Opinion
Fire Is the Only Adequate Language
The Constitutional Burnings of April 2026 as Performance, Constituent Contestation, and Media Event
Bangladesh
30 articles
Arts & Letters
The Kushari Descendants
Finding Rabindranath Tagore's Living Legacy in a Khulna Village
Climate
Ships Sail on Dulu Aladar's Land
Four years ago, Dulu Aladar had his own house in the middle of the Meghna. Now there is nothing.
Economics
Why a Flat 15 Percent VAT Would Be a Costly Mistake
The case for a flat VAT looks tidy on paper, but will fall hardest on consumers.
Economics
Why Is the New Bank Resolution Act Stirring So Much Debate?
What (and who) the Bangladesh's Bank Resolution Act of 2026 truly acts on.
Ideas
The New Year and the Secular Mask
How Pohela Boishakh was turned into an elite ritual, and why Bangladesh must reclaim its public culture
Politics
From Ni Hao to Know-How: Bangladesh's China Turn
A new generation of Sino-literate professionals is reshaping Bangladeshi partnerships.
Ideas
The Room with No CCTV
A philosophical and political essay on the dismantling of Bangladesh's accountability architecture
Migration
Suffering That Begets Suffering
A portrait of one climate migrant family's 50 year cycle of difficulties sinking into difficulties
Opinion
The Relief That Hides a Reckoning
India's diplomatic pivot toward Bangladesh's new BNP government obscures its past support of authoritarian rule
Opinion
Bangladesh: The Post-July 36 Syndrome
The BNP is the largest beneficiary of July 36, but does it seek to fulfil the revolution or undo it?
Migration
Caught Between War and Work in the Gulf
Bangladeshi migrant workers face the psychological & economic weight of the Iran Conflict
Economics
From Shipbreakers to Shipbuilders
As Global Trade Splinters, Bangladesh Sees Opportunity in Its Shipyards
Politics
The March Massacre: Beginning of the End
The mass killing that ignited Bangladesh's war of independence. An eyewitness account
Climate
Anwara Begum Has No Place for Her Grave
An in-depth look at one of the earliest faces of Bangladesh's climate migration crisis
Economics
Bangladesh's Fragile 'Power' Play
Every $5 increase in global oil prices is estimated to add $500 million to Bangladesh's annual import bill.
Ideas
Marx, Or the Intimacy of the Unfamiliar
A philosophical reading of Marx's central ideas through a Bangladeshi lens
Arts & Letters
The Eid That Lived Outside Our Walls
In 1990s Dhaka, a small gate separates a child's ordered world from the promise of endless adventure just beyond it.
Arts & Letters
When the Wind Carried Me to Iranian Cinema
Iranian cinema teaches the viewer how to watch again. And once you learn that way of watching, it becomes hard to go back.
Arts & Letters
Our Photocopied Republic
How literature reached a generation of 90's era Dhaka readers.
Opinion
After the Landslide
Bangladesh's 2026 Election and the Question of Legitimacy: An Open Letter
Politics
Jamaat-e-Islami Provides Official Women's Charter
Party Pledges Commitment To Gender Equality Ahead of Feb 12 Election
Opinion
The Choice Before Us
A Letter to the Editor Regarding the Epochal Decision Before Us On Feb 12th.
Opinion
Mismanagement Will Undermine the Quality of the Upcoming Election
A Letter to the Editor Regarding Bangladesh's 2026 National Election
Politics
The Verdict of the Campuses
How Student Elections Quietly Redrew Bangladesh's Political Map
Ideas
The Uncageable Bird
An Essay On Performance, Political Theology, and the Crisis of the Modern State
