The Past Is Not Even Past
Maybe the greatest tribute to July is not in another speech or another procession but to remember that revolutions are not only moments of triumph but also the collective memories of sorrow carried quietly by thousands of ordinary citizens.
Two Years After: The Harvest of an Uprising
The demand that drove millions into the streets was never abstract. It was the return of democracy and fair elections to Bangladesh, the right of its people to choose their own government, and through that, make the decisions that would govern their destiny.
What Governments Misread Before They Fall
Dismiss early grievances, personalize criticism, stigmatize opponents, mistake force for authority, answer old questions, control information instead of rebuilding trust and confuse institutional power with public legitimacy. These are not uniquely Bangladeshi mistakes. They are universal governmental temptations.
Why Bangladesh Needs a Dedicated Enforced Disappearance Law
An enforced disappearance can be prosecuted under the ICT Act only when it forms part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population. Standalone cases of enforced disappearance committed by state officials fall outside this framework.
The Future of Work is Already Here
The future of work is arriving faster than many expected. The future of Bangladesh will depend on how effectively its youth are prepared to meet it.
When the Body Becomes the Last Ballot
Democracy is ultimately sustained not merely by constitutions or institutions but by public trust. Once that trust begins to starve, feeding the body alone is never enough. The institutions themselves must learn to nourish hope before protest becomes the only language left.
Two Years After: The Harvest of an Uprising
The demand that drove millions into the streets was never abstract. It was the return of democracy and fair elections to Bangladesh, the right of its people to choose their own government, and through that, make the decisions that would govern their destiny.
What Governments Misread Before They Fall
Dismiss early grievances, personalize criticism, stigmatize opponents, mistake force for authority, answer old questions, control information instead of rebuilding trust and confuse institutional power with public legitimacy. These are not uniquely Bangladeshi mistakes. They are universal governmental temptations.
When Two Wars Collide
None of this is really new, only newly visible. The Caspian has functioned as a sealed smuggling corridor between Moscow and Tehran since the summer of 2022.
Can Bangladesh Afford to Wait?
History rarely remembers institutions that made difficult decisions. It remembers institutions that made the right decisions at the right time. Bangladesh is currently going through a grand transformation in the banking sector where five scheduled Islamic banks are on the verge of being merged by the Government of Bangladesh.
Foreign Currency Bond: A Cart Before The Horse
Without serious commitment to implement reform in financial sector, revenue collection and governance, the initiative of issuing foreign currency bond seems like cart-before-the-horse case.
The Coordination Crisis of Geoeconomic Strategy
Nothing currently in place would produce a different result this time, and a mechanism, not a further calendar date, is what the Korean and Japanese examples both actually supply.
The Past Is Not Even Past
Maybe the greatest tribute to July is not in another speech or another procession but to remember that revolutions are not only moments of triumph but also the collective memories of sorrow carried quietly by thousands of ordinary citizens.
The Unseen Line: On Andrzej Bargiel, Everest, and the Geography of Ambition
The Western adventurer, armed with a historically cultivated obsession and corporate capital, comes to a land where the mountains are woven into the spiritual and daily life. He relies on the unparalleled skill and strength of the Sherpas, whose names are too often relegated to the fine print of history, to achieve a personal zenith.
Kulsum’s Disconnected Island
In Bangladesh, we nonstop speak of institutional reform, a tech-forward future, and human potential, but willingly deprive the people in char areas entirely of essential infrastructure.
It Was Finished. It Just Wasn’t Finished Out Loud.
The same discipline runs in reverse. “Got it.” “Saw it, on it.” Two words, and the loop closes from both ends instead of hanging open on one.
Did Washington Project Power or Cede the Strait?
The US-–Iran memorandum ended a war on American terms. But the fine print on the Strait of Hormuz, like the rise of the mediators who brokered it, tells a more complicated story.
Communication is No Longer Optional
The simple rule is this: If something can be misunderstood, it probably will be. And if it can be said in a simpler way, it should be. Because people do not expect perfect speeches. They just want clear ones.
