Baul songs banned, Wahhabi terrorism legal

A Baul artist, Abul Sarkar, sang at a fair in Ghior, Manikganj. Three weeks later, a…

How Sheikh Hasina ensured food on every table

Bangladesh’s five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has led the country with a vision rooted not only…

Dr. Masum Billah on Sheikh Hasina verdict: This was a blatant miscarriage of justice

In a powerful and detailed critique, internationally recognised Bangladeshi legal expert Professor Dr. S.M. Masum Billah…

From Vision to Verdict: Sheikh Hasina’s legacy and Bangladesh’s uncertain horizon

Every transformative nation emerges from an audacious dream—one that shatters barriers of scepticism, scarcity, and impossibility.…

July Martyrs Scandal: Forged lists, and a flood of fabricated murder cases

As Bangladesh hurtles toward interim elections in 2026, a burgeoning scandal over the official “July martyrs”…

Bangladesh Judiciary Under Yunus: A tale of two justices—vengeance vs impunity

Since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5, 2025, Bangladesh’s judiciary has become the…

UN Working Group declares detention of journalist Shahriar Kabir arbitrary

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has ruled that the imprisonment of veteran…

Sheikh Hasina mourns loss of lives, destruction from earthquake

Awami League President, five-time Prime Minister, and Bangabandhu’s daughter Sheikh Hasina has expressed grief and sympathy…

Arafat doubts Tarique’s expertise in governance, questions income source

Mohammad Ali Arafat, the former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting in the ousted Awami League…

Barrister Monirul Islam: Bangladesh’s ICT-BT maintains no global standard

A leading British-Bangladeshi barrister specialising in international criminal law has described Bangladesh’s recently revived International Crimes…

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