Ystiaque Ahmed
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The elephants had to be rescued again. Where is the accountability? (opens the original)
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The story of Samrat and Niharkoli was supposed to be one of rescue. Instead, it has become a story about what happens after a rescue—and about who is held accountable when the system meant to protect an animal appears to fail. The two elephants were rescued following allegations of abuse, returned to their owners, and then brought back into state custody—all within 13 days. The sequence raises difficult questions. Why did the initial allegations of abuse not lead to legal consequences? On what b
APO 433: Dhaka’s forgotten post office of World War II (opens the original)
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During the Second World War, Dhaka, then part of British India, served as a vital node in a vast global military communications network. American soldiers stationed in Dhaka relied on a carefully coordinated postal system to remain connected to their families thousands of miles away. These handwritten letters travelled across oceans and war zones through an intricate collaboration between civilian postal services, military mail units and specially designated Army Post Offices (APOs). Hidden behi
The extraordinary journey of Atish Dipankar Srigyan (opens the original)
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Atish Dipankar was born around 982. We know much about his life from Tibetan chroniclers who sought to preserve his life story. They place his birthplace in Bikrampur. The village now identified as his birthplace is called Bajrajogini (Vajrayogini). I have wondered how old this name really is. Was the village already called Bajrajogini during Atish’s time? The question is particularly interesting because Vajrayana Buddhism flourished in this region during that period, and Vajrayogini is the name
Where have Bangladesh’s hilsa gone? (opens the original)
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For Siddiq Majhi, a hilsa fisherman from Nilganj in Kalapara, Patuakhali, the decline is not a statistic. It is something he has watched unfold from the deck of a fishing boat. “I have been fishing for hilsa for more than three decades, but over the past seven or eight years, the catch has steadily declined,” he told The Daily Star. He remembers when hilsa arrived in abundance during the season, filling the estuaries where local fishermen had cast their nets for generations. Large hilsa, once co
Why have Nihar Koli and Samrat been sent back to their alleged abusers? (opens the original)
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In 2024, the Forest Department rescued two captive elephants, Nihar Koli and Samrat, following serious allegations of abuse and mistreatment, and placed them under government custody. Nihar Koli was rescued after a viral video drew attention to the severe physical abuse she had endured. Samrat was taken into custody following an incident in Gopalganj in which he reportedly killed a mahout after suffering prolonged mistreatment. For nearly two years, Nihar Koli and Samrat remained under governmen
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