Is sexual harassment an inevitable byproduct of patriarchy, of growing up and living in a society where men and women are largely segregated? Writer Novera Hossain reflects on repeatedly being subjected to sexual harassment, including from people she trusted, and what this suggests about society.
Sexuality and Oppression: A Personal Testimony Read More »
Some are separated from a homeland they were never able to live in. Some are separated from a mother they never learned to call mother.
The Depth Where Pain Lives Read More »
A controversy surrounding the construction of a mosque on indigenous lands in Bangladesh reveals how nationalist narratives hide and disregard the realities of military-led and exploitative tourism that continues to harm the region’s indigenous communities.
On a journey of becoming an utterly marginal person, one ends up arriving nowhere at all.
A series of vignettes of Dhaka dogs, exploring what dog stories reveal about compassion, violence, ownership, and privilege in urban Bangladesh.
This webinar features a conversation with Rajeev Bhargava, Marieme Hélie-Lucas, and Tuğçe Kayaal on how secularism is practiced in different contexts and what lessons these various approaches offer plural societies and for promoting equal rights and dignity for all.
Secularisms: Global Perspectives Read More »
Bangladeshi students describe their visions for a democratic, pluralistic Bangladesh and rebuilding political culture after the July Uprising of 2024.
Episode 2: Student Accounts of the 2024 Bangladesh Uprising Read More »
In Bangladesh, the Bawm Indigenous community is subject to an indefinite collective punishment, which operates through both spatial and temporal control.
Stolen Futures: How Collective Punishment Affects the Bawm Community of Bangladesh Read More »
In Bangladesh, pluralism is under threat. Rescuing it will require not reimagining it not as a fragile arrangement of competing identities, but as an expression of a deeper interconnectedness.
The Inner Republic: Reimagining a New Bangladesh through the Wisdom of the Upanishads Read More »
Bangladesh’s political trajectory has been shaped by leaders driven by the consolidation of power and the persistence of dynastic politics. The ruling party, the BNP, embodies this tradition.
Reflecting on the BNP’s Chequered History in the Aftermath of the 2026 Election Read More »
A civil-society-led government like the interim one could never have provided a lasting solution to the challenges Bangladesh faces, nor could it have fully controlled the turbulent situation. Bangladesh’s problems must be solved politically—through political parties and a political society.
Limited Mandate, Infinite Expectations: Assessing Bangladesh’s Interim Chapter Read More »
