Researcher and Columnist
Bangladesh is mourning again. In a cruel twist of fate, another July has become a month of national tragedy. This time, the devastation came not from gunfire, but from the sky a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara, killing and injuring schoolchildren.
Abu Sayeed was born in 2001 in Babonpur village of Pirganj upazila in Rangpur. His father is Mokbul Hossain, his mother Monowara Begum. Abu Sayeed had six brothers and three sisters; he was the youngest of nine siblings. He passed the fifth grade from the local Jafor Para Government Primary School with a talent pool scholarship. Afterwards, he passed SSC from the local Khalashpir Dimukhi High School with a Golden GPA-5. In 2018, he passed intermediate with GPA-5 from Rangpur Government College. Later in 2020, he got admitted to the Department of English at Begum Rokeya University. He was a student of the 12th batch (2024) of the English department at Rokeya University. Abu Sayeed was a spirited, talented young student. People in his area had dreams centred around him. It is unbearably painful to bring back the body of that same Sayeed.
In the history of our past mass movements or uprisings, many informed quarters believe that it is a national responsibility to eternally commemorate the great awakening, sacrifice, and success of the students and people in 2024.
Torture, human rights violations, genocide, hunger, displacement—such heart-wrenching terms now seem reserved solely for Gaza. For the past twenty months, indiscriminate brutal killings have been ongoing in the region, targeting men, women, and children alike. The hellish massacre in Gaza is hard for any normal person to comprehend. These heart-breaking scenes are not isolated incidents—there are thousands of them. All perpetrated by Israel, backed by the United States. Millions live there in uncertainty. They have no food, no shelter, no contact with relatives. The people of Gaza are enduring an inhumane and tragic life. As if they are trapped in a nightmare. There is no accurate count of how many people have died so far. The procession of the dead grows heavier every day.
The nearly seven-decade-old International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) works to ensure the peaceful use of nuclear energy worldwide. At the same time, one of its responsibilities is to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
The foundation of every political movement and social change in our country’s history has been the establishment of equality and justice.