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Should the state dictate how to speak and use Bangla?
Some folks with love for Bangla and power in hand are passing busy days in Bangladesh. The honourable prime minister has just confirmed that it will be mandatory for all “basic cellular phones” to have...
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Let not the political money-men ruin our cricket
A few specific bosses of Bangladeshi cricket are now in tough waters. Tamim Iqbal’s four fingers, raised sequentially in live TV during the Asia Cup final, were equal to multiple pokes on someone’s...
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Shahbagh taking inconvenient turns
Photo: bdnews24.com After several weeks of existence, the divide between pro and anti-Shahbagh forces are finally being solidified. Troops are trenching in, battle lines are being clearly drawn....
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Reduction of internet speed is digital tyranny
After seeing one key editor jailed, several bloggers arrested, and two TV channels shutdown, Bangladesh is now witnessing the unfolding of another round of thought-censorship. This time it came as an...
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The Reshma scandal: Disaster on top of a disaster?
Photo: bdnews24.com Bangladesh just had one of its worst days in the international press after the British tabloid Daily Mirror claimed that the rescue operation of the “miracle girl” Reshma, who...
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Can the Awami League prevail?
Photo: bdnews24.com Based on the ground realities, it is now quite fair to predict that in the “most likely” scenario, the ruling Awami League government will have to handover the stewardship of the...
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Some bold new ideas for BNP
Photo: bdnews24.com Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) needs a few grand and revolutionary ideas, which do not involve street protests, at least for the time being. The party has just got outwitted in...
View ArticleLet not the political money-men ruin our cricket
A few specific bosses of Bangladeshi cricket are now in tough waters. Tamim Iqbal’s four fingers, raised sequentially in live TV during the Asia Cup final, were equal to multiple pokes on someone’s...
View ArticleShahbagh taking inconvenient turns
After several weeks of existence, the divide between pro and anti-Shahbagh forces are finally being solidified. Troops are trenching in, battle lines are being clearly drawn. Rightly or wrongly, in the...
View ArticleReduction of internet speed is digital tyranny
After seeing one key editor jailed, several bloggers arrested, and two TV channels shutdown, Bangladesh is now witnessing the unfolding of another round of thought-censorship. This time it came as an...
View ArticleThe Reshma scandal: Disaster on top of a disaster?
Bangladesh just had one of its worst days in the international press after the British tabloid Daily Mirror claimed that the rescue operation of the “miracle girl” Reshma, who reportedly survived under...
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