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Bangladesh is better understood as an economy in which capitalism operates inside a political market

Bangladesh first nationalised the economy. Then it privatised the state

03 Sep 2026

Language does more than describe political reality…it organizes it

The ‘mob’ has no face. That is the problem

03 Sep 2026

Human Rights Watch, citing eyewitness accounts, has described Miraj’s case as the first known enforced disappearance in Bangladesh since the July 2024 uprising

Five months on, questions deepen over Miraj Sheikh’s disappearance

31 Aug 2026

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and his increasingly conspicuous deputy, Humaiun Kobir

The Khalil and Kobir show

27 Aug 2026

literature occasionally crosses borders more efficiently than political ideas should

Bangladesh’s Left is still waiting for the Calcutta train

24 Aug 2026

Coal in Bangladesh is more than just a combustible sedimentary rock. It is a political identity

The black box beneath the coal debate

22 Aug 2026

Before long the comrade may discover that the dictatorship of the proletariat can wait until after the next cabinet meeting

Comrades at the trough

21 Aug 2026

Social reality is under no obligation to behave politely so that theory may remain elegant

Why social theories become ‘scripture’ for Bangladesh’s self-styled Left

20 Aug 2026

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