The ruling BNP and the opposition Jamaat e Islami now accuse each other of making a deal with the fallen Awami League, which is banned from all activities after the mass uprising. This blame game has heated up the country’s politics. Political analysts have voiced concern. They say this Continue Reading

Bangladesh and Myanmar are geographical neighbours, yet much of the potential in their bilateral relationship remains unexplored. Their long land and maritime borders, the Bay of Bengal, historical ties and strategic location at the crossroads of South and Southeast Asia offer significant opportunities for cooperation. However, the Rohingya crisis, border instability, Continue Reading

Laws are being amended, penalties are being introduced, and various warnings are being issued. Yet, the number of road deaths is not declining. Instead, it continues to rise. Some transport drivers have become increasingly reckless. Their irresponsible behaviour, excessive speed, unfit vehicles and pedestrians’ lack of awareness are claiming lives and destroying property Continue Reading

Dr. Md. Abu Hasan In an article titled “Why do young people keep taking to the streets”, published earlier in Daily Inqilab, I asked a question. The reasons for protest differ across South Asian countries, so why are the results so alike? There I tried to explain how job insecurity, slow institutions and the loss […]Continue Reading

My residential quarters are next to my office, so I rarely go outside the area unless necessary. The crowds, traffic congestion and excessive noise make going out unpleasant. However, whenever I do, I face an old but increasingly serious problem in Dhaka: pedestrians have no space to walk. Although many roads have footpaths, large sections […]Continue Reading

Nazrul and Sweety Akter worked as cleaners at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. There is no reason to believe that these two ordinary migrant workers posed even the slightest threat to the Saudi royal family, government or local citizens. Nor is there any basis for claiming that the Saudi authorities or courts sentenced […]Continue Reading

There is little need to explain Dhaka’s traffic congestion. Every day, millions of people spend hours stuck on the roads. Office hours are wasted, students arrive late for classes, ambulances carrying patients get trapped, fuel is burned and air pollution increases. More importantly, traffic congestion has become a major burden on the economy and people’s […]Continue Reading