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Dhaka-8 and the Politics of Trolling

Dhaka-8 and the Politics of Trolling

Shafquat Rabbee

Fear, Fragmentation, and an Uncertain Election

Fear, Fragmentation, and an Uncertain Election

Without Central Bank Independence, No Other Reform Will Matter

Without Central Bank Independence, No Other R...

Kazi Zahin Hasan

Why Peace Cannot Be Built on Division

Why Peace Cannot Be Built on Division

MD Sariful Islam

Bangladesh's Draft AI Policy: Vision Needs Velocity

Bangladesh's Draft AI Policy: Vision Needs Ve...

DNCC Rent Control Will Cause More Problems Than It Solves

DNCC Rent Control Will Cause More Problems Th...

When Welfare Becomes Withdrawal

When Welfare Becomes Withdrawal

A 5-Hour Workday for Mothers Is Welfare Policy, not a Patriarchal Plot

A 5-Hour Workday for Mothers Is Welfare Polic...

To the Election and Beyond

To the Election and Beyond

Women, Life, Freedom, Bangladesh

Women, Life, Freedom, Bangladesh

Ehteshamul Haque

Is Jamaat a Bangladeshi BJP? Not Quite.

Is Jamaat a Bangladeshi BJP? Not Quite.

Muhaimen Siddiquee

The End of Politics?

The End of Politics?

Without Central Bank Independence, No Other Reform Will Matter

Without Central Bank Independence, No Other R...

Kazi Zahin Hasan

An Egg Today or a Chicken Tomorrow: The Economics of Time and Trust

An Egg Today or a Chicken Tomorrow: The Econo...

The Bangladesh Story in Eight Charts

The Bangladesh Story in Eight Charts

Syed Akhtar Mahmood

Convenience for Users, Uncertainty for Workers

Convenience for Users, Uncertainty for Workers

Dhaka-8 and the Politics of Trolling

Dhaka-8 and the Politics of Trolling

Shafquat Rabbee

Fear, Fragmentation, and an Uncertain Election

Fear, Fragmentation, and an Uncertain Election

Why Peace Cannot Be Built on Division

Why Peace Cannot Be Built on Division

MD Sariful Islam

An Open Letter to the Afghan Leadership

An Open Letter to the Afghan Leadership

Shiban Akbar OBE

An Open Letter to Barrister Zaima Rahman

An Open Letter to Barrister Zaima Rahman

Ashraf Ud Doula

The Politics of Responsibility and Compassion

The Politics of Responsibility and Compassion

Who Should Speak About Earthquakes?

Who Should Speak About Earthquakes?

Sirajur Rahman Khan

On Mudi, Tong, and the Perils of Asking Simple Questions

On Mudi, Tong, and the Perils of Asking Simpl...

All Policy ETC Politics Economics Society

What Should Be the Foreign Policy Priorities of the Next Government

What Should Be the Foreign Policy Priorities ...

Nazmus Sakib and Muhib Rahman

The Problem with the Referendum

The Problem with the Referendum

What Dr Yunus Got Right, and What He Didn't

What Dr Yunus Got Right, and What He Didn't

Mir Aftabuddin Ahmed

Teesta Without Tripwires

Teesta Without Tripwires

The Problem with the Referendum

The Problem with the Referendum

Teesta Without Tripwires

Teesta Without Tripwires

Will Turning Korail Into a High-Rise Solve the Problem? Not So Fast.

Will Turning Korail Into a High-Rise Solve th...

The Ganges Treaty and the End of Discretionary Diplomacy

The Ganges Treaty and the End of Discretionar...

Too Shallow to Dive

Too Shallow to Dive

The Middle Eastern Job Market Is Dead

The Middle Eastern Job Market Is Dead

Kawsar Chowdhury

Where War Turned to Wonder

Where War Turned to Wonder

Sharin Shajahan Naomi

What Bangladesh Can Learn from Dr. Jane Goodall

What Bangladesh Can Learn from Dr. Jane Goodall

Mir Aftabuddin Ahmed

What Should Be the Foreign Policy Priorities of the Next Government

What Should Be the Foreign Policy Priorities ...

Nazmus Sakib and Muhib Rahman

What Dr Yunus Got Right, and What He Didn't

What Dr Yunus Got Right, and What He Didn't

Mir Aftabuddin Ahmed

Jamaat-e-Islami and Growing Islamism in Post-Hasina Bangladesh

Jamaat-e-Islami and Growing Islamism in Post-...

Is Jamaat Coming?

Is Jamaat Coming?

Mir Aftabuddin Ahmed

How Do We Stop Giant Corporations Taking Over Bangladesh?

How Do We Stop Giant Corporations Taking Over...

Building Bangladesh’s Next Multi-Billion-Dollar Export Industry

Building Bangladesh’s Next Multi-Billion-Doll...

Kawsar Chowdhury

The Unlikely Reinvention of the American Dollar: From Oil to Blockchain

The Unlikely Reinvention of the American Doll...

Tariff Relief or Strategic Trade-Off?

Tariff Relief or Strategic Trade-Off?

H.M. Nazmul Alam

The Song Remains: Freedom, Memory, and the Refusal to Forget

The Song Remains: Freedom, Memory, and the Re...

The Great Blue Jeans War: How Sydney Sweeney’s Genes Powered Trump’s Spectacle Engine

The Great Blue Jeans War: How Sydney Sweeney’...

Learning from Tehran: A Warning for Bangladesh’s Democratic Future

Learning from Tehran: A Warning for Banglades...

Azeema Anhar Humaira

The Algorithm’s Muse: How a Cat Meme Led Me to the Barricades

The Algorithm’s Muse: How a Cat Meme Led Me t...

All Report Editorial

Let Democracy Ring

Let Democracy Ring

The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

February 12 is Not the End

February 12 is Not the End

A Bangladeshi-American Story

A Bangladeshi-American Story

Tamim Choudhury

Decoding the DC-Dhaka Dance

Decoding the DC-Dhaka Dance

Michael Kugelman

When Propaganda Meets Corpses: Counting the Dead of 1971

When Propaganda Meets Corpses: Counting the D...

Kawsar Chowdhury

Thank you, Sister Joann

Thank you, Sister Joann

Let Democracy Ring

Let Democracy Ring

The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

February 12 is Not the End

February 12 is Not the End

Freedom is a Virus

Freedom is a Virus

Will the Angry Young Man Ever Leave Our Films?

Will the Angry Young Man Ever Leave Our Films?

Shoaib Ahmed Sayam

Unboxing Gen Z

Unboxing Gen Z

How Dhaka Kills Me Every Day

How Dhaka Kills Me Every Day

Samridhya Sarkar

From Zia to Now: The Empty Chair of Leadership

From Zia to Now: The Empty Chair of Leadership

Kawsar Chowdhury

All J-Z Show Counterpoint Generations

Counterpoint Generations | Ep 8

Counterpoint Generations | Ep 8

Counterpoint Conversations : Counterpoint 2026 Forecasting

Counterpoint Conversations : Counterpoint 202...

Counterpoint Generations | EP 7 | Professor Rehman Sobhan | Zafar Sobhan

Counterpoint Generations | EP 7 | Professor R...

J&J Fireside| Episode 2: Migrant workers, and dispatches from New Delhi and Riyadh

J&J Fireside| Episode 2: Migrant workers, and...

The J Z Show। Ep 13 । Zafar Sobhan। Jon Danilowicz

The J Z Show। Ep 13 । Zafar Sobhan। Jon Danil...

The J Z Show। Ep 12 । Zafar Sobhan। Jon Danilowicz

The J Z Show। Ep 12 । Zafar Sobhan। Jon Danil...

The J-Z Show | Episode 11

The J-Z Show | Episode 11

The J-Z Show | Episode 10

The J-Z Show | Episode 10

Counterpoint Generations | Ep 8

Counterpoint Generations | Ep 8

Counterpoint Generations | EP 7 | Professor Rehman Sobhan | Zafar Sobhan

Counterpoint Generations | EP 7 | Professor R...

Counterpoint Generations | Episode 4

Counterpoint Generations | Episode 4

Counterpoint Generations | Episode 3

Counterpoint Generations | Episode 3

'Partitions of India are the root of many great conflicts today'

'Partitions of India are the root of many gre...

Azeema Anhar Humaira

'People are above everything. They are above the Constitution'

'People are above everything. They are above ...

Michella Chowdhury

Interview with Khalid Quadir

Interview with Khalid Quadir

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