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Asif Showkat Kallol

Asif Shawkat Kallol is the Head of News at Germany-based online newspaper Mirror Asia and a contributing writer for the international press agency Pressenza. With more than 25 years of experience, this journalist has worked for several of Bangladesh’s leading English-language newspapers, including New Age, Dhaka Tribune, The Daily Sun, and The Business Standard. He has a particular interest in Indigenous cultures and regularly writes on business and economic issues for both domestic and international newspapers.

Sheikh Hasina’s Return and Bangladesh’s Transition: Seeking a Peaceful, Legal Path Beyond Retaliation and Uncertainty

A deep sense of anxiety and anticipation currently prevails in Bangladesh’s political landscape. Amidst this situation created around the potential return of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, for the first time, an official and realistic acknowledgment has come from India.…

Bangladesh prison deaths raise alarm

Bangladesh prison deaths raise alarm

At least 132 prisoners have died in Bangladesh in the first eight and a half months of 2026, raising fresh questions over medical care, overcrowding and the state’s responsibility for people held in its custody. For people entering Bangladesh’s prisons,…

When lightning strikes a clear Dhaka sky

On 20 August 2026, at about 2pm, the sky over Dhaka was bright and cloudless. Children were playing on rooftops and residents had put clothes out to dry in the fierce afternoon sun. Then came a deafening crack. Lightning struck…

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