Opinion

  • Maliha Tabassum: WHO report on suicide prevention

    16 min | 6 Jun 2022 Nur Absar talks to author and MBBS student Maliha Tabassum about the global public health crisis of suicide.‎ #RupaliTVOriginals #NurAbsar ‘More than 800,000 people commit suicide every year – around one person every 40 seconds – according to the United Nations health agency’s first […]

  • Drug abuse and addiction: Causes, signs, symptoms and treatment

    19 min | 20 Mar 2022 Nur Absar speaks with psychologist Nazmul Hossain about drug misuse, abuse, and addiction – all of which can result in both short-term and long-term health consequences. #NurAbsar

  • Ishrat Hasan on ‘online registration of marriages and divorces’ in Bangladesh

    24 min | 27 Oct 2021 Ruzmila Haque talks with Ishrat Hasan, a lawyer at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, about the online registration of marriages and divorces and their wider implications. #RupaliTVOriginals #RuzmilaHaque

  • Taliban takeover: What’s next for Afghanistan?

    23 min | 7 Sep 2021 Nur Absar interviews Rahmat Ali and Md. Monir Uddin. The discussion explores the implications of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, 20 years after the U.S. invasion. Recorded 29 August 2021 #NurAbsar

  • Muslim representation and misrepresentation in films

    21 min | 28 Jul 2021 Nur Absar talks to journalist Taysir Mahmud and barrister Syed Rumman. The conversation examines the representation of Muslims in mainstream film and television, highlighting both progress and persistent stereotypes. #NurAbsar

  • Israel-Palestine conflict: What is the way forward?

    23 min | 26 May 2021 Nur Absar speaks with journalist Mahfuzur Rahman and broadcast journalist Md. Monir Uddin to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict. #NurAbsar

  • Brazil’s military chiefs quit, HK democracy activists convicted and Myanmar military coup

    18 min | 9 Apr 2021 Nur Absar speaks with Farook Nawaz Khan and Shafiqul Islam Jewel about the conviction of leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activists for their involvement in the 2019 anti-government protests; the resignation of Brazil’s military chiefs following President Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defence minister; and the […]

  • China’s alleged ‘genocide’ of Uighur Muslims and Myanmar coup

    19 min | 22 Mar 2021 Nur Absar speaks with Sayed Baki and Molla Mahfuz Islam about the situation of Uighur Muslims in China and the recent military coup in Myanmar. Recorded 18 March 2021 #RupaliTVবাংলা #NurAbsar

  • Discussion: Myanmar anti-coup protests and Rohingya issue

    20 min | 22 Feb 2021 Nur Absar speaks with Mahfuzur Rahman and Shakir Hossain about the anti-coup protests in Myanmar and the ongoing Rohingya crisis. #RupaliTVবাংলা #NurAbsar

  • Discussion on Al Jazeera’s investigation: All the Prime Minister’s Men

    25 min | 10 Feb 2021 Nur Absar talks to Md. Monir Uddin and Abdul Quaium about Al Jazeera’s investigation: All the Prime Minister’s Men. Mr Quaium said, “সরকার…শুধু বলেছে প্রত্যাখ্যান করলাম। প্রত্যাখ্যান কি?” And, Mr Uddin said, “আমার কাছে মনে হয়েছে সরকারের এই মুহূর্তে উচিত যতগুলো ‘অভিযোগ’ আছে ধরে […]