On her birthday, Bangladesh deserves more than political noise and partisan rhetoric. It deserves an honest reckoning with what was built, what has been lost, and what kind of leadership is required to move the country forward. On 28 September, Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina turns 79. Her life story is extraordinary. She survived the assassinati...
One Oprotim, one Ramisa, or one Asiya alone cannot capture the horrifying reality of child killings in Bangladesh. Under the new BNP government, Bangladesh’s children are not safe anywhere. Not in classrooms. Not in madrasas. Not on playgrounds. Not even inside their own homes. Since this administration ...
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...
Bangladesh’s newly elected BNP government is moving fast to pass the Cyber Security (Amendment) Act 2026. This is not a technical update on digital safety. It is a law that turns everyday online speech into a potential crime. Spreading what the government calls a “rumour” could land you in prison for up to 10 years. Sharing &ld...
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...
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