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Tarique Rahman’s “Investment-Friendly” Bangladesh: A New Formula for Faster Commissions
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed officials to simplify the project approval process. It sounds impressive—an investment-friendly environment, removing complexity,…
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Bangladesh’s ICT Tribunal: Justice in a Race Against Politics
When justice is rushed, it ceases to be justice. In Bangladesh today, that grim truth…
What has the BNP government delivered in two months? From disappointment to even deeper despair
The situation Bangladesh’s business community is facing now can no longer be fully captured by…
Festivals Banned in the Name of State Mourning: A New Chapter in Interference with Public Life
The declaration of state mourning after Khaleda Zia’s death, followed by a blanket ban on…
Stock Market in Free Fall! Bangladesh Loses Over ৳9,000 Crore in 6 Days as Investor Panic Grips the Nation
The freefall in Bangladesh’s stock market continues unabated, sending waves of panic across the investor…
Corruption Without Consequence
The Yunus-led interim government entered office promising something different. It presented itself not as a…
Bodies for Bodies: Mahfuz Alam’s Threat Exposes the July Forces’ Politics of Retaliation
A Threat That Exposes the Truth Mahfuz Alam’s statement -“If one body falls, we will…
The Helicopter Sniper Myth: Dissecting an Implausible Narrative Used to Justify a Political Story
The events of July have produced countless competing narratives. Among the most sensational is the…
State Dept concerned over arrests but mum on BNP’s arson terrorism
Although US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller expressed concerns over the arrest of thousands of…
117 Gangs on the List, 597 Bodies on the Streets: Where Is the Government?
In a narrow alley in Adabor, several attackers hacked a bKash agent and fled with…
What would US Police do in the face of BNP-Jamaat arson attacks?
Leading universities in the USA have been witnessing massive student demonstrations, protesting Israeli barbaric atrocities…
How Soviet and India outwitted American naval armada dispatched to help Pakistan stop birth of Bangladesh
In December 1971, the USA threatened India to stop the 1971 war. An alarmed India…
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Mock election schedule announced: The country will not accept a power arrangement without the people’s mandate
An election can be organized by announcing a schedule, but that does not establish democracy.…
Inequality Has Become the Policy: A Deep Divide Across All Sectors Under the Yunus Government
During the tenure of the current interim government, inequality has taken on a visible and…
Golden Bengal Has Become a Vast Crematorium: Who Will Account for the 1,201 Unidentified Bodies?
According to the Human Rights Culture Foundation, between 5 August 2024 and 30 June 2026,…
Rural Healthcare Under Question — From Progress to Uncertainty
The country’s rural healthcare system is currently plunged into a deep crisis. Shortages of medicines…
An Illegitimate Government Remains Illegitimate – Every Step of Tyranny Is an Act of Treason
There is currently no legitimate, constitutional government in Bangladesh. The way a group of conspirators…
NGO excesses under the shelter of an illegal government: 12% bank interest, 120% NGO interest—crushing debt on the shoulders of the poor
In the northern districts of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, and Natore, at least ten people have taken…
How Meta betrays own users, plays in the hands of Israel forces, admission of Israel soldiers
Startling investigation shows Meta turns into a tool for killing lives in Palestine as it…
Referendum State Bias And The Illegal Yunus Government
In any democratic system, a referendum is an expression of direct popular sovereignty. The stateʼs…
Bangladesh in Flames: Disorder, Extremism, and State Failure under Yunus
Almost a year since Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic ouster, Bangladesh finds itself gripped by chaos. Instead…
