‘Elite Muslims are the biggest challenge’
Ebrahim Moosa, professor of Islamic Studies and co-director of Contending Modernities at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs talks to the DhakaTribune’s Abid Azad about the … Continue reading
PART I- The deadly route to Malaysia
In the wake of the Asian boatpeople crisis, the Dhaka Tribune’s Abid Azad travels down the migration routes along Bangladesh’s jagged coast in search of answers. On the quayside alongside … Continue reading
‘The absence of thinking is evil’
In the final part of a two part interview, Ebrahim Moosa, professor of Islamic Studies and co-director of Contending Modernities at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global … Continue reading
Hostage gives harrowing account of the night of Dhaka Cafe attack
As soon as the shooting began, Alam (pseudonym), along with two other colleagues and a Japanese diner, ran into the office at Holey Artisan Bakery. What would have been a … Continue reading
Let us not forget to count Saiful’s death at the Dhaka Cafe attack
The relatives of Saiful Choukidar, 40, are still waiting to get his dead body from the Combined Military Hospital (CMH). He was the assistant pizza chef at Holey Artisan Bakery. … Continue reading
Can we treat cancer in Bangladesh?
A cancer patient mother sips water with the help of her son as she lies on the floor near the entrance of National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital in … Continue reading
World’s fifth ‘tree man’ in Bangladesh
The symptoms can be alleviated by taking vitamins and anti-viral medication. Ten years ago, Abul Bajandar was a fit young man who paddled vans for a living. But on a … Continue reading
No country for underage mothers
Jhinuk Akter, not her real name, shares a fate similar to thousands of other underage girls in the country who are forced into marriage before the age of 18. In … Continue reading
