ফ্যাসিবাদবিরোধী গণঅভ্যুত্থানের সাড়ে ৫ মাস পার হওয়ার পর জুলাই-আগস্টের অগ্রণী ও অকুতোভয় সৈনিক তথা স্কুলের শিক্ষার্থীদের উপর খড়গহস্ত হলো তাদেরই প্রতিষ্ঠিত অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকার। ১৫ই জানুয়ারি প্রকাশিত এক বিজ্ঞপ্তিতে বলা হয়েছিল, মাধ্যমিক ও উচ্চশিক্ষা বিভাগ, শিক্ষা…
বর্তমান অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকারের কর্মকান্ড নিয়ে সবাই এখন চুলচেরা বিশ্লেষণ করছে। মূলত রাজনীতিবিদরা নির্বাচনের জন্য সরকারের উপর চাপ প্রয়োগ করার কারনে এবং সংস্কার কমিশনগুলোতে রাজনৈতিক দলের প্রতিনিধি না রাখায় সম্প্রতি সরকারের উপদেষ্টাদের সাথে বিভিন্ন দল এবং…
In 1971, during the Bangladesh Liberation War, one of the most brutal chapters in modern history unfolded, particularly affecting the Hindu community and the Awami League in what was then East Pakistan. This conflict, which…
৫ই আগস্ট ক্ষমতার পালাবদলের পর ইতিমধ্যে হাজার হাজার রাজনৈতিক নেতাকর্মী, শীর্ষ তালিকাভুক্ত সন্ত্রাসী ও ভয়ংকর জঙ্গীদের নির্বাহী আদেশে কারামুক্ত করেছে বিএনপি-জামায়াত সমর্থিত ছাত্র, জনতা ও সুশীলদের সরকার। এছাড়া সুপ্রিম কোর্ট থেকে শুরু করে বিচার বিভাগের…
The International Crimes Tribunal was formed in 1973, but the trials of the Pakistan Army’s collaborators for genocide, murder, rape, loot and arson couldn’t be launched due to the assassination of then-President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
সুপ্রিম কোর্টের সিনিয়র আইনজীবী ব্যারিস্টার জ্যোতির্ময় বড়ুয়া একটা কঠিন প্রশ্ন তুলেছেন, যা এই সময়ের অস্থিরতা ও স্বেচ্ছাচারী আচরণকে প্রশ্নবিদ্ধ করে। ২০শে জানুয়ারি এক ফেসবুক স্ট্যাটাসে তিনি লেখেন: “অন্য অনেক প্রশ্নের মাঝে মাথায় ঘুরপাক খায় বাধ্যতামুলক…
Videos of people shouting and pelting stones from both sides of the India-Bangladesh border in Chapainawabganj surfaced on Facebook on Saturday afternoon. They were seen wielding sharp weapons and sticks and throwing bricks at each…
A glimpse of management style of Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus:-He was far above accountability due to his fame and prestige-A sign of personal interest, arbitrariness and nepotism-He frequently traveled abroad for personal gain and publicity-He…
When the complex reality that emerged on August 4 at one stage of the students’ quota movement and the way a section of the country was criticizing her, the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who…
This is the compilation of a three-part series on corruption, politics and violence during the 2001-06 period based on secret US embassy documents. It was first published in Dhaka Tribune. BNP leaders claim that all…
▶️ US maintained that it was an internal affair of Pakistan▶️ On May 3, the Senator called for UN intervention▶️ On November 1, Kennedy’s report revealed plights of refugees On the third day of May…
For decades, India’s trigger-happy Border Security Force (BSF) has been shooting hundreds of Bangladeshis dead in the name of maintaining law and order along a nearly 4,100km porous land border. While organized gangs from both…
ছাত্রদের কোটা আন্দোলনের এক পর্যায়ে ৪ঠা আগস্ট যে জটিল বাস্তবতা তৈরি হয়েছিল এবং দেশের একটি অংশ তাকে টার্গেট করে যেভাবে সমালোচনা করছিল, তখন গণভবনে অবস্থানকারী তৎকালীন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা হতাশা থেকে বার বার বলেছিলেন যে,…
This op-ed was published on September 28, 2024. For decades, Bangladeshi media has played a vital role in upholding the spirit of democracy, human rights, and the fight against corruption as the fourth pillar of…
In this op-ed dated August 17, 2024. I warned that nepotism, arrogance, and culture of impunity could nullify the revolution’s success. From childhood, humans learn about their daily needs from their surroundings and the dos…
Former national cricketer Shahadat Hossain Razib and his wife Jasmine Jahan were arrested in 2015 on charges of torturing their minor house help named Happy. They were tried in court but were discharged due to…
Perpetrators enjoy impunity, rarely sued or arrestedVictims are mostly girls below 18 years of ageCases filed in less than half of incidents340 killed, 17 workers committed suicide since 2011286 incidents of deaths and torture from…
In an educated, civilized society, we expect every employer and their family members to treat their house help as respectable people because of their hard work — from cleaning to cooking to raising kids, they…
According to IUCN SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG) reported in August 2021, there are now only about 48,000-50,000 Asian Elephants found in 13 range states. More than 60% of the wild population exists in…
Pakistan had a request for five F-104 replacement aircraft and wanted to get 100 US-made second-hand M47 tanks, which were part of a promise to Gen Ayub Khan from President Lyndon Johnson during a stopover…
“Joy Bangla” meant hail Bangla or long live Bangla, referring to the land where the Bengali-speaking people lived in undivided India. The slogan, first used by our great national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam with the…
Bangladesh has been talking about Islamist militancy and extremism, or an armed struggle to establish a Shariah-based state, since early 1999. Members of the Bangladesh branch of the Pakistani militant outfit Harkatul Jihad al-Islami or…
After the Pakistani military launched genocide in East Pakistan on March 25, 1971, to suppress the Bengali resistance for an independent Bangladesh, other Bengalis linked to Islamist parties became their supporters and formed auxiliary forces,…
Ever since the student leaders of Ganatantrik Chhatra Shakti announced a government-ouster movement on Saturday, the social media and mainstream media have flooded with nominations for the new prime minister from civil society, the main…
When some top media outlets and their sympathizers in the opposition, civil society and young generation work together against the establishment, it may not take too long to unseat a government. It’s not surprising that…
Overenthusiasm and inaction are both harmful in crisis times. Since childhood, humans usually learn about the standard of living from their surrounding environment, from parents to classmates to birds and animals. As they grow up,…
Even though the two countries have maintained a bilateral relationship, the United States, under three different presidents, has always been critical of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League for some of her major political decisions that hurt…
This op-ed was published on March 15, 2024. As Bangladesh continues to grapple with longstanding crises such as reserve management, corruption, and law enforcement, it’s evident that meaningful reforms are needed to overcome this uncomfortable…
Over the past four decades, Bangladesh has been alarmed by the rise of new synthetic drugs, the number of drug addicts among adolescents and young women, drug smuggling, drug-related crimes, substandard rehabilitation centres, and lax…
Formed over 125,000 years ago from the Ganges River systemHome to Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, Bryde’s whalesAdventurous tourists want easy access to the site This feature was published in Dhaka Tribune on February 24, 2024. In…