After Control and Chaos
Bangladesh has moved from digital censorship to speech chaos—but repeal alone cannot repair the damage. This essay explores what real repair would require: legally, institutionally, and socially.
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From Rupture to Settlement
Gendered Erasure, Moral Governance, and the Post-July Political Order in Bangladesh An analysis of how women generate legitimacy during uprisings but are sidelined during political settlement through moral governance, symbolism, and digital discipline. Introduction: July and the production of legitimacy The July 2024 uprising in Bangladesh was unimaginable without women. They were present in the…
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After the Streets Reopened: Internet Regulation and the Crisis of the Digital Public Sphere in Bangladesh (2006–2024)
For nearly two decades, internet regulation has reshaped political life in Bangladesh. This essay traces how digital space became the country’s last political public sphere—first disciplined through law, and later destabilized into contentious speech anarchy after July 2024.
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Critical Essays | Digital Dependency & Moral Volatility | Digital Politics & Public Sphere | Digital Society | Digital Society, Work & AI | Public Writing
Speaking Under Watch
In Bangladesh, Facebook posts no longer express opinion—they function as proof of loyalty. This essay examines visibility, surveillance, and populism in intellectual life.
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Digital Dependency and Moral Decline: How Social Media Reshapes Society
How dopamine-driven social media addiction is reshaping offline behavior, morality, youth culture, and intergenerational ethics—globally and in Bangladesh.
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Bodies, Belief, and Power: Public Assemblies in Contemporary Bangladesh
“An anthropological reading of public assemblies in post–July 2024 Bangladesh, examining how presence, legitimacy, and institutional fragility interact.”
