At Bangladesh’s only suicide helpline, befriending anxious callers is the key objective

September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day.

Faisal Mahmud

· Sep 10, 2019 · 05:00 pm

Those beautiful Soviet fairy-tale books many of us were enchanted by? They were meant for propaganda

A diehard fan of the lavishly illustrated books for children published by Soviet presses discovers what they were really meant for.

Faisal Mahmud

· Aug 25, 2019 · 07:30 am

A Bangladeshi ex-diplomat is missing for a year. All he did was share anti-government Facebook posts

The family of Maroof Zaman, former ambassador to Qatar and Vietnam, allege that he was abducted by agents of the Sheikh Hasina regime.

Faisal Mahmud

· Dec 16, 2018 · 07:30 am

Hold on to the obituaries: Bangladesh’s opposition may yet make a contest of this year’s election

After Khaleda Zia was jailed, her BNP was written off. But allying with a secular icon has brought it back in contention against Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League.

Faisal Mahmud

· Nov 22, 2018 · 07:30 am

In Bangladesh, TV talk shows are the latest scene of the ruling Awami League’s war on dissent

Two prominent critics of the party have landed in legal trouble in recent weeks for what they said on TV shows.

Faisal Mahmud

· Oct 30, 2018 · 12:30 pm

At Dhaka exhibition of jailed photographer Shahidul Alam’s works, the theme is democracy

The photographer was arrested on August 5 for criticising the government.

Faisal Mahmud

· Sep 10, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Bangladesh ramps up efforts to monitor social media after months of student-led agitations

Facebook and other social networking websites helped drum up support for protests. But the government says it was also used to spread misinformation.

Faisal Mahmud

· Aug 21, 2018 · 07:30 am

As Dhaka student movement for safe roads faces violence, protestors and government trade charges

While students say they were attacked by Awami League activists, the government blamed its political rivals.

Faisal Mahmud

· Aug 06, 2018 · 07:15 am

In Bangladesh, the government’s ‘war on drugs’ is turning into a bloodbath

With over a hundred alleged drug dealers killed in under a month, human rights activists accuse government forces of carrying out extrajudicial killings.

Faisal Mahmud

· Jun 04, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Bangladesh launches its first satellite amidst a debate about its commercial viability

Television channel owners say that Bangabandhu-1’s frequency and orbital slot is a problem.

Faisal Mahmud

· May 14, 2018 · 07:30 am