Poet & Journalist
The Independence Museum, which suffered extensive damage and was reduced to rubble due to an attack by miscreants, remains locked. On August 5, 2024, a group of enraged individuals assaulted this first and only underground museum in Bangladesh, engaging in widespread vandalism and looting. Nearly 19 months have elapsed since that incident, yet this traditional museum continues to be 'abandoned' and closed.
The 'Call Ready' microphone service operated under significant risk to ensure that Bangabandhu's historic speech reached the public. Even today, whenever Bangabandhu's speech is broadcast, the phrase 'Call Ready' inscribed on the microphone in front of Bangabandhu's illustrious visage instinctively comes to mind. Nevertheless, even after 55 years of independence, Call Ready has yet to receive any official recognition from the state.
The political environment in the country has already become tense ahead of the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the referendum. Since election campaigns began across different regions, clashes, violence, attacks, and vandalism involving leaders and activists of various political parties have been reported. These incidents have created fear and anxiety among the general public, raising a pressing question: what will happen on election day?
A strange yet deeply symbolic video has recently sparked global discussion on social media. The footage shows a penguin leaving its group and the sea behind, walking alone in the opposite direction towards snow-covered mountains. There is no food, no companion and no certainty of survival. Netizens have dubbed the scene the ‘nihilist penguin’, while some are calling it the ‘rebel penguin’.