It is now August 1, 2024It has been a day of days for Bangladesh. What seemed impossible — laughable even — a week ago has now happened. Sheikh Hasina’s 15 year…Aug 5Aug 5
The winner takes it allThere is no going back now. What began as one demand for equality became nine for accountability and is back to one again: down with the…Aug 4Aug 4
Freedom is a ‘vested quarter’For seven days and counting, Bangladeshis have confronted the state in the streets. To date, at least 174 people have been killed…Jul 23Jul 23
This City KillsSitting in an unusually quiet corner of the city we grew up in, an old friend and I have come up with a story to explain recent events.Aug 16, 2022Aug 16, 2022
India’s covid calamity (and the silence of its ‘saviors’)No one really knows how many people are dying of coronavirus each day in India. In some states, like Modi’s Gujarat, the discrepancy…Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
Shhhh, I Broke the EKG MachinePersonal statement for undergraduate admission to Vassar, circa 2013.Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021
This American CarnageFour years after newly elected President Donald Trump vowed to stop “an American carnage,” insurrectionists rallied by his lies stormed…Jan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021
Graduation SpeechRemarks for Georgetown’s M.A Conflict Resolution commencement. Delivered virtually on December 18, 2020.Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
Published in#BacharLoraiIssue 1: Mapping Vulnerability Across BangladeshJune 15, 2020 Shafayet Syed, Imrul Islam, Talha Khan, and Tahmid KhanJun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020
