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Ships Sail on Dulu Aladar's Land
Climate

Ships Sail on Dulu Aladar's Land

Four years ago, Dulu Aladar had his own house in the middle of the Meghna. Now there is nothing.

Md Ibrahim Khalilullah
Why a Flat 15 Percent VAT Would Be a Costly Mistake
Economics

Why a Flat 15 Percent VAT Would Be a Costly Mistake

The case for a flat VAT looks tidy on paper, but will fall hardest on consumers.

Faisal Mahmud
No One Yields
Ideas

No One Yields

What Dhaka's Traffic Tells Us About Ourselves

Apurba Jahangir
Why Is the New Bank Resolution Act Stirring So Much Debate?
Economics

Why Is the New Bank Resolution Act Stirring So Much Debate?

What (and who) the Bangladesh's Bank Resolution Act of 2026 truly acts on.

Faisal Mahmud
The New Year and the Secular Mask
Ideas

The New Year and the Secular Mask

How Pohela Boishakh was turned into an elite ritual, and why Bangladesh must reclaim its public culture

Pinaki Bhattacharya
A War in the Gulf, a Village Without Its Son
Media

A War in the Gulf, a Village Without Its Son

How Bangladesh's Press Reads the Iran Conflict

Shaquib Ahmed
From Ni Hao to Know-How: Bangladesh's China Turn
Politics

From Ni Hao to Know-How: Bangladesh's China Turn

A new generation of Sino-literate professionals is reshaping Bangladeshi partnerships.

Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid
The Room with No CCTV
Ideas

The Room with No CCTV

A philosophical and political essay on the dismantling of Bangladesh's accountability architecture

Ebadur Rahman
Suffering That Begets Suffering
Migration

Suffering That Begets Suffering

A portrait of one climate migrant family's 50 year cycle of difficulties sinking into difficulties

Md Ibrahim Khalilullah
The Relief That Hides a Reckoning
Opinion

The Relief That Hides a Reckoning

India's diplomatic pivot toward Bangladesh's new BNP government obscures its past support of authoritarian rule

Apurba Jahangir
Bangladesh: The Post-July 36 Syndrome
Opinion

Bangladesh: The Post-July 36 Syndrome

The BNP is the largest beneficiary of July 36, but does it seek to fulfil the revolution or undo it?

Rashed Chowdhury
Caught Between War and Work in the Gulf
Migration

Caught Between War and Work in the Gulf

Bangladeshi migrant workers face the psychological & economic weight of the Iran Conflict

Faisal Mahmud
From Shipbreakers to Shipbuilders
Economics

From Shipbreakers to Shipbuilders

As Global Trade Splinters, Bangladesh Sees Opportunity in Its Shipyards

Faisal Mahmud
The March Massacre: Beginning of the End
Politics

The March Massacre: Beginning of the End

The mass killing that ignited Bangladesh's war of independence. An eyewitness account

Rashed Chowdhury
Anwara Begum Has No Place for Her Grave
Climate

Anwara Begum Has No Place for Her Grave

An in-depth look at one of the earliest faces of Bangladesh's climate migration crisis

Md Ibrahim Khalilullah
Bangladesh's Fragile 'Power' Play
Economics

Bangladesh's Fragile 'Power' Play

Every $5 increase in global oil prices is estimated to add $500 million to Bangladesh's annual import bill.

Faisal Mahmud
Watching Delhi Think
Opinion

Watching Delhi Think

How Indian Television & Films Serve As Soft Power Briefings

Apurba Jahangir
Marx, Or the Intimacy of the Unfamiliar
Ideas

Marx, Or the Intimacy of the Unfamiliar

A philosophical reading of Marx's central ideas through a Bangladeshi lens

Pinaki Bhattacharya
The Eid That Lived Outside Our Walls
Arts & Letters

The Eid That Lived Outside Our Walls

In 1990s Dhaka, a small gate separates a child's ordered world from the promise of endless adventure just beyond it.

Faisal Mahmud
The Wanderer Dhaka Had to Invent
Arts & Letters

The Wanderer Dhaka Had to Invent

Paris produced its flâneur through architecture. Dhaka had to invent its wanderer through fiction.

Pinaki Bhattacharya
The Journalists Who Serve the Throne
Media

The Journalists Who Serve the Throne

Bangladesh's Press and the Habit of Power

Shaquib Ahmed
When the Wind Carried Me to Iranian Cinema
Arts & Letters

When the Wind Carried Me to Iranian Cinema

Iranian cinema teaches the viewer how to watch again. And once you learn that way of watching, it becomes hard to go back.

Faisal Mahmud
Our Photocopied Republic
Arts & Letters

Our Photocopied Republic

How literature reached a generation of 90's era Dhaka readers.

Ahsan Akbar
After the Landslide
Opinion

After the Landslide

Bangladesh's 2026 Election and the Question of Legitimacy: An Open Letter

Pinaki Bhattacharya
Jamaat-e-Islami Provides Official Women's Charter
Politics

Jamaat-e-Islami Provides Official Women's Charter

Party Pledges Commitment To Gender Equality Ahead of Feb 12 Election

The Three Editorial Staff
The Choice Before Us
Opinion

The Choice Before Us

A Letter to the Editor Regarding the Epochal Decision Before Us On Feb 12th.

Nahid Islam
Mismanagement Will Undermine the Quality of the Upcoming Election
Opinion

Mismanagement Will Undermine the Quality of the Upcoming Election

A Letter to the Editor Regarding Bangladesh's 2026 National Election

Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan
Why Book Titles Matter More Than Party Slogans
Ideas

Why Book Titles Matter More Than Party Slogans

What Karl Marx Can Teach Us About Politics, Ideology, and the Poetry of History

Pinaki Bhattacharya
The Shifting Compass
Politics

The Shifting Compass

The Evolution of Moral Codes and Martyrs In Modern Bangladesh: A Brief History

The Three Editorial Staff
Of Reason & Being
Announcements

Of Reason & Being

A Brief Statement of Purpose and Introduction to The Three

The Three Editorial Staff
The Verdict of the Campuses
Politics

The Verdict of the Campuses

How Student Elections Quietly Redrew Bangladesh's Political Map

Pinaki Bhattacharya
The Uncageable Bird
Ideas

The Uncageable Bird

An Essay On Performance, Political Theology, and the Crisis of the Modern State

Ebadur Rahman
The Body That Cannot Be Erased
Politics

The Body That Cannot Be Erased

On the Shooting of Osman Hadi

Ebadur Rahman
When Dhaka Dreamed First
Arts & Letters

When Dhaka Dreamed First

Marxist Romance, Feminist Awakening, and the Forgotten Magic of Surjo Konna

Pinaki Bhattacharya

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