Tasneem Tayeb

A CLOSER LOOK

A closer look

Rohingya refugees: Forsaken and forgotten

Rohingya refugees remain stuck in a limbo with no effective solution to the crisis in sight.

6d ago

Silencing the messengers: Israel’s deliberate killing of journalists in Gaza

To coerce journalists into docility, Israel is also killing their families.

2w ago

Israel's endgame in Gaza is complete depopulation

if Israel’s target is Hamas resistance fighters, then why is it punishing the civilians in Gaza, and forcing them further towards the sea?

3w ago

How the US is arming Israel's genocide in Gaza

US weapons, provided with visible enthusiasm to the Israeli occupation forces, are being used to commit war crimes and genocide in Gaza.

4w ago

The lost children of Gaza

There is a generation of children growing up in Gaza without family, without love, without limbs, without food, without education, without basic human rights, in unspeakable depravity, scarred by the trauma of war.

For sustainable Rohingya repatriation, citizenship and security are must

A 30-member Myanmar delegation—during their recent visit to Cox’s Bazar—failed to make any commitment to the refugees regarding their request for repatriation to their original homes

Suppressing freedom of expression will not change Palestine’s truth

The world is witnessing the Gaza genocide in real time despite Israel causing blackouts

Gaza siege: Western media bias and crumbling public trust

There is little possibility of people buying self-censored, biassed and curated content.

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

Hamas assault should be a moment of reckoning for Israel

Israel – along with its shameless allies – is the architect and enabler of this war.

October 4, 2023
October 4, 2023

How plastic waste can drive the economy forward

Only less than half of the plastic waste generated in Dhaka is recycled.

September 26, 2023
September 26, 2023

Why must Dhaka drown after heavy rain?

City authorities must take effective steps to end waterlogging in the capital city.

September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023

With the new HSIA terminal comes greater responsibilities

That a 12-year-old managed to breach at least five layers of security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport comes as no surprise

September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023

With digital banks, we must proceed with caution

Launching digital banks could be a major positive milestone for the nation, but it could also turn into a digital nightmare.

September 6, 2023
September 6, 2023

To develop tourism, give it a separate ministry

We need a shift away from how we currently view tourism.

August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023

Bangladesh, a constant victim of MLMs and ponzi schemes

Despite such crimes getting bigger in scale and more vicious with time, we have miserably failed to curb them.

August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023

Drowning in a sea of distressed assets

It is high time our authorities dealt with loan defaulters and money launderers with utmost importance.

August 15, 2023
August 15, 2023

Dengue situation shows why our health sector needs an overhaul

The authorities should investigate and identify what has brought this sector to its knees.

August 9, 2023
August 9, 2023

Rohingya repatriation: Easier said than done

Even if they go back to their homeland, what exactly is awaiting them there?

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