Opinion – The Bengal Gazette

Why Mamdani May Become the Mayor of NYC

Can Zohran Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo & become the first South Asian and Muslim Mayor of New York City? Some say yes.

Have young people been at the forefront of the call to justice because they have the least power in society? Maybe it’s time to dismantle adultism.

Why are Bangladeshi voices excluded from providing their analysis or narratives on the mainstream US media?

A daring tale of how one Bengali family from West Pakistan risked it all to seek refuge after the Liberation War.

How does Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Shadow Lines’ teach about oneself and the history of the Partition of Bengal?

After the discovery of oil, the entire landscape of the Middle East completely changed – both physically and financially.

Cooking, feeding, and eating make up the South Asian love language. Surely, trying to change it would seem like sacrilege!

While our histories parallel, it is imperative to recognize the stark differences in outcome, positionality, and present status.

Once I got that tattoo, none of those questions applied anymore. I was never going to be anything traditionally Bengali ever again.

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has resulted in a huge loss of life, political distrust and socioeconomic damage in both Bangladesh and West Bengal