Shadique Mahbub Islam

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Panorama

Life sentences under review: Can Bangladesh balance justice, mercy and public safety?

Jamaat-e-Islami has announced fresh demonstrations in Dhaka and several districts to press home five demands. Photo: Screengrab
Panorama

Demand for ‘Provisional Constitutional Order’: Precedent or misplaced parallel?

For the first time since independence, Islami Chhatra Shibir swept the polls — winning 23 of 28 central committee seats, including the coveted posts of vice-president and general secretary. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Will Shibir’s landslide Ducsu victory redraw campus politics?

When youth are denied meaningful participation in policymaking, they are pushed into the streets as their only viable political space. Photo: TBS
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Nepal’s reckoning: Another Gen Z warning to governments

iolence erupted in Rajbari on 5 September, leading to vandalisation of the shrine and burning of Nural Pagla’s body. Photo: Screengrab
Analysis

Containing mob violence: Tall talk, why less action

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Food

From Cairo to Old Dhaka: Global tastes unite at Gourmet Kebab Fest

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Panorama

47th anniversary: From survival to resurgence, what lies ahead for BNP?

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Panorama

What if the Jatiyo Party is banned?

DMP claimed a viral photo of Ramna DC Masud Alam clamping a student’s mouth was AI-generated, but photographers and metadata confirmed it was taken during the 27 August protests. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

A force in denial: The unfinished story of police reform

Ducsu elections have always carried symbolic importance in Bangladesh, with not even a single instance of deploying the army during previous elections. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Panorama

Army at Ducsu Polls: 'Why bring in cannons to kill mosquitoes?'

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Panorama

The perils of proportional representation: From 541 days of no govt in Belgium to 12 govts in Nepal in 17 years, instability reigned supreme

Savings shrinking to debt: The hidden toll of inequality and inflation
Panorama

Savings shrinking to debt: The hidden toll of inequality and inflation

Can the July Charter alone prevent the rise of autocracy?
Analysis

Can the July Charter alone prevent the rise of autocracy?