The gruesome murder of 13-year-old Ishiat Shahriar Oprotimo exposes an unprecedented breakdown of security, where no child, citizen, or household is safe. Thirteen-year-old Ishiat Shahriar Oprotimo left home on a Friday afternoon in Cumilla with his mother’s iPhone, saying he wanted to take photographs with friends. Roughly twenty-four ho...
Under Bangladesh’s newly elected BNP government, the thin blue line is not holding; it is bleeding. In the first seven months of 2026 alone, 361 police officers have been injured in targeted assaults across the country. When the state cannot protect those sworn to enforce the law, expecting safety for ordinary citizens becomes an impossibl...
Less than a year into office, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has instituted a broad-daylight regime of extortion, land grabbing, and procurement rigging under administrative protection. When the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took office in early 2026, many international partners and local citizens hoped for a fresh start. The country was...
Official assertions of plenty clash directly with field-level exploitation, revealing deep governance challenges in the newly elected administration. While thousands of desperate farmers block major highways across Rajshahi and Kurigram, the newly elected BNP government maintains a surreal stance: there is no fertilizer crisis. The Prime Minist...
Under the BNP government, state custody has become a death trap for political opponents, with dozens dying amid allegations of torture and medical neglect. In the wake of Bangladesh’s turbulent political transition, the promise of justice and reform has curdled into a nightmare of impunity. While the nation was told that the fall of autho...
Bangladesh has an installed power generation capacity of more than 28,000 megawatts (MW). Yet, under the current BNP government, the country is only managing to produce between 13,000 and 14,000 MW on many days, even as demand during peak summer hours climbs above 16,500 to 17,000 MW. This leaves a daily shortfall of 2,000 to 3,000 MW or more. ...
Bangladesh’s deadly measles outbreak has claimed hundreds of young lives, raising urgent questions about vaccine failures, accountability, and leadership.
Tofael Ahmed’s final farewell sparked controversy as police intervened at mourning events, prompting questions about democracy and political freedoms.
Bangladesh’s post-2024 economic crisis has deepened under successive governments, as inflation, monetary expansion, and aggressive bank borrowing strain financial stability. Policies under Muhammad Yunus and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have intensified structural weaknesses, raising concerns over long-term economic governance and growth.
For over a decade, Bangladesh was heralded as an "Asian Tiger," a burgeoning economic miracle powered by a robust energy infrastructure and a vision of a "Digital Bangladesh." Today, that tiger is whimpering in the dark. As the scorching summer heat of April 2026 takes hold, the nation is gripped by a catastrophic power, fuel, and gas crisis tha...
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