Zakir Kibria

Zakir Kibria is a writer and policy analyst. He can be reached at [email protected].

Chainsaws at dawn: The assassination of a Banyan tree

For two centuries, the banyan tree had stood sentinel over Madaripur’s crossroads, its aerial roots cascading like the beard of a Sufi saint.

1d ago

Kashmir’s bloodstained meadows: Can the SCO show a road to reconciliation?

The SCO's flexibility allows rivals to engage without losing face—a vital feature for South Asia’s fractured geopolitics.

5d ago

The symphony of grass and grace: Liverpool’s resurrection under a new maestro

A meditation on faith, flesh, and football, through the eyes of a pope, a poet, and a people.

1w ago

Deaths in the Mediterranean: Bangladesh's aspirations and Europe’s contradictions

Bangladesh's success and deaths of our migrants in sea depict two realities.

2w ago

Lima's ballot, Dhaka's echo: Vargas Llosa's political foray

Vargas Llosa’s crusade, a failure that seeded literary triumph, whispers a question: can stories outlive the frailty of those who write them?

3w ago

Mob violence: Causes, consequences, and pathways to justice

The August 2024 uprising led to dismantling much of the law enforcement-related infrastructure.

4w ago
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025

Chainsaws at dawn: The assassination of a Banyan tree

For two centuries, the banyan tree had stood sentinel over Madaripur’s crossroads, its aerial roots cascading like the beard of a Sufi saint.

May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025

Kashmir’s bloodstained meadows: Can the SCO show a road to reconciliation?

The SCO's flexibility allows rivals to engage without losing face—a vital feature for South Asia’s fractured geopolitics.

April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025

The symphony of grass and grace: Liverpool’s resurrection under a new maestro

A meditation on faith, flesh, and football, through the eyes of a pope, a poet, and a people.

April 20, 2025
April 20, 2025

Deaths in the Mediterranean: Bangladesh's aspirations and Europe’s contradictions

Bangladesh's success and deaths of our migrants in sea depict two realities.

April 16, 2025
April 16, 2025

Lima's ballot, Dhaka's echo: Vargas Llosa's political foray

Vargas Llosa’s crusade, a failure that seeded literary triumph, whispers a question: can stories outlive the frailty of those who write them?

April 11, 2025
April 11, 2025

Mob violence: Causes, consequences, and pathways to justice

The August 2024 uprising led to dismantling much of the law enforcement-related infrastructure.