Rezaul karim Sohan

Published: 29 March, 2026 We have a long-standing tradition in Bangladesh, but it isn’t one we should be proud of. It is the tradition of the “Political Mask.” For decades, our political stage has been a theater of costumes. One party wears the cloak of the pious scholar, another the robes of the secular liberator, and another […]

Published: 25 March, 2026 The dust of the revolution had barely settled. The blood of the martyrs—students and citizens who stood before bullets to end a fifteen-year tyranny—was still staining the streets of Dhaka when the promises of “reform” began to feel like a familiar, bitter pill. We were promised a new dawn. Instead, we

Published: 16 March, 2026. We were promised a “Second Independence.” After the seismic shifts of the 2024 uprising, the air in Dhaka felt different—lighter, filled with the scent of reform. But fast forward to late February 2026, and that scent is starting to smell suspiciously like the early 2000s. As Tarique Rahman takes the reins as Prime

From Uprising to Unfinished Revolution Published: 18 February, 2026. Bangladesh did not experience one revolution between 2024 and 2026 – it lived through two. The first was the Monsoon Revolution: a mass uprising that toppled Sheikh Hasina and raised hopes of democratic renewal. The second, quieter one came from above, as an interim government and

The Timeline of Hadi’s Killing — And the Silence That Followed Published: 15 February 2026 Democracy did not begin on election day. It began with a killing. Before the 2026 general election. Before the turnout percentages. Before the praise. Hadi was killed. And for a moment, the nation paid attention.Then it didn’t. The Timeline Phase

Can Transparency Survive a Credibility Crisis? Published: 14 February 2026 Bangladesh has long claimed democracy. But claiming democracy and practicing it are not the same. For decades, politics in Bangladesh has followed a pattern:Elections are held. Results are declared. Victory is celebrated.And soon after, accusations follow. Allegations of corruption.Allegations of abuse of power.Allegations of manipulation.

The Standard Bangladesh Must Choose in 2026 Part 10 of 10 — 293 Lives, One YearPublished: 29 December 2025 This series began with a promise. A promise that the streets would calm.That order would return.That law would protect before crowds gathered. But 2025 recorded 293 deaths linked to mob violence. And numbers demand reflection. Now

Prosecution, Transparency, and the Measure of Justice in 2025 Part 9 of 10 — 293 Lives, One YearPublished: 28 December 2025 If a life is taken and no conviction follows, what message does that send? In 2025, approximately 293 people were reported killed in mob-related violence across Bangladesh during the broader period of unrest. The

Minority Vulnerability and Unequal Exposure in 2025 Part 8 of 10 — 293 Lives, One YearPublished: 27 December 2025 Justice is measured most clearly at the margins. In 2025, as mob violence spread across districts, a difficult pattern emerged: certain communities appeared more exposed than others. This article does not claim that every mob attack

The Cases That Slipped Quietly Out of 2025 Part 7 of 10 — 293 Lives, One YearPublished: 26 December 2025 Some injustices are loud. Others fade. In 2025, while many mob killings happened in public view, there were also cases that slipped quietly out of headlines — deaths that stopped trending, investigations that stalled, families