Need for sustainable flood management
Flooding has become an unfortunate monsoon ritual in Bangladesh. Each year, with the onset of the monsoon, heavy downpours and flash floods ravage the country, plunging lives and livelihoods in flood-prone areas into a profound crisis. After last year's devastating deluge, which inundated vast swathes of the country, policymakers spoke...
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Time to unite against criminal gangs
The dastardly murder of Lal Chand, alias Sohag, a scrap metal trader of Old Dhaka in front of the Sir Salimullah Medical College (Mitford Hospital) on Wednesday last afternoon has jolted the nation to its core. The killing perpetrated reportedly by some rent-seeking thugs, alleged to have political connections, was...
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Extortion and corruption eat into vitals of society
The killing of a scrap metal trader in old Dhaka has jolted the national conscience. Killings of innocent members of public by muggers, dacoits, anti-social elements including teenage gangs have become so common that the entire country is turning into a death valley. But it is the extortionists who have...
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July is the month of reawakening
July is more than just another month on the calendar. It is a chapter of awakening in Bangladesh's history. It is not merely a time of monsoon rain, but a symbolic season of protest, resistance, and self-realisation. The pages of July are etched with the footsteps of brave students who...
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Why did no one dare stop the killers?
The brutal daylight murder of scrap trader Lal Chand, alias Sohag, shocked the nation to its core. The horrifying footage, widely circulated on social media, showed a man being mercilessly beaten to death in the middle of a busy street, while hundreds of onlookers passed by - silent, indifferent, or...
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