Sabir Mustafa

Sabir Mustafa is the former head of BBC Bangla and is currently working as a freelance journalist and podcaster

The muddying of the waters

Op-Ed08 Nov 2026

An unsavoury tug of war

Op-Ed02 Nov 2026

Weaponizing humiliation

Op-Ed25 Oct 2026

The psychological wall between cultural and national identity

Op-Ed23 Oct 2026

In art, a wall of heritage and an artificial message of division

Op-Ed20 Oct 2026

A global stage, a missed opportunity

Op-Ed28 Sep 2026

The succession question returns to haunt Awami League

Longform13 Sep 2026

Makkah Defense Alliance: Should Bangladesh step into the quicksand?

Longform07 Sep 2026

Mirza Fakhrul’s real test will come in 2031

Op-Ed31 Aug 2026

Bulldozing 32 cannot bulldoze history

Longform25 Aug 2026

Is Bangladesh facing a resurgence of militancy?

Op-Ed18 Aug 2026

India-Bangladesh relations plagued by Sheikh Hasina’s voice

Op-Ed10 Aug 2026

Hormuz flashpoint reignites Iran‑US hostilities

Op-Ed14 Jul 2026

The Liberation War burden still weighs on Jamaat

Longform07 Jul 2026

Why is there still a strain in Bangladesh-India relations?

Longform22 Jun 2026

Will the Awami League ever return?

Longform14 Jun 2026