For many decades, it was believed that Rabindranath Tagore’s (1861–1941) first visit to Japan in 1916 marked the initial milestone in Japan–Bengal relations.
As Bangladesh aspires to transform itself into a knowledge-based economy, Yang's story carries both inspiration and instruction
Rajnagar was adorned with grand temples, palaces, festive grounds, and bustling bazaars – its architecture was unique and original even in the context of the entire subcontinent.
Snails and mud clams also play a vital role in maintaining aquatic ecosystems by absorbing harmful substances from river and canal beds.
We need a new image of the labour movement, and a new class of entrepreneurs who will see workers not merely as tools for profit but as partners in progress.
Rajnagar was adorned with grand temples, palaces, festive grounds, and bustling bazaars – its architecture was unique and original even in the context of the entire subcontinent.
By failing to specify the path of implementation, the July Charter has placed Bangladesh in a precarious position.
As I read the news of the political crisis in Bangladesh unfold in August 2024, I was reminded of Salma, Hasina, Rumpa (pseudonyms have been used for reasons of anonymity and confidentiality) and several other Bangladeshi women I met in prisons in India between 2010 and 2011.
Does everybody need a master's degree? Aren't we making higher education a bubble which may soon burst?
For many decades, it was believed that Rabindranath Tagore’s (1861–1941) first visit to Japan in 1916 marked the initial milestone in Japan–Bengal relations.
Hashim believed that ethnically driven societies with a common language would benefit from using religion as a tool for political self-representation rather than relegating it to the private realm.
He aspired after Hindu-Muslim unity and a healthy synthesis of all faiths and creeds.
As Bangladesh aspires to transform itself into a knowledge-based economy, Yang's story carries both inspiration and instruction
The moment a meeting lulls, a conversation pauses, or a task feels a bit too long, my phone is in my hand. It lights up. And I’m gone.
Slow living isn’t just a trend – it’s a necessity in the fight against burnout, anxiety, and stress related to climate change
Both our genetic makeup and past experiences impact our brain's chemistry, which in turn affects how we respond to different situations
Snails and mud clams also play a vital role in maintaining aquatic ecosystems by absorbing harmful substances from river and canal beds.
We need a new image of the labour movement, and a new class of entrepreneurs who will see workers not merely as tools for profit but as partners in progress.
Despite promises of financial support and rehabilitation, many are still waiting for aid to arrive.
Dawn no longer breaks with the chirping of birds in Lawachara National Park — only with the rustle of leaves falling from dying trees. The cries of monkeys echo through the emptiness where deer once danced.
Satkhira is one of the areas most affected by salinity, where both surface and groundwater are increasingly saline.
The very land that the Rakhines once regarded as their mark of existence is now shrinking
It has been a year since Bangladesh freed itself from the murderous clutches of a tyrannical regime that had made corruption the rule of business, extreme arrogance of power the norm, and brutal repression its operational style.
It has now been one full year since we lost Shoikot. But to those of us who loved him, it feels like much more than that. It feels as though time has stood still since that day. Every moment has been heavy with grief, every day a reminder of what we lost—not just a beloved brother, son, or friend, but a symbol of courage, conviction, and hope.
I first met Tajuddin Ahmad—or Tajuddin Bhai, as I knew him—in the 1960s, during the pre-Liberation period. After I joined the Awami League, Bangabandhu told me to meet Tajuddin Ahmad, as he would answer all my questions on politics and the party, and that he possessed deep knowledge of both politics and people.
I did not personally know Tajuddin Ahmad, but he was a contemporary of ours, and the politics he practised was within the Awami League—though there were different strands within the party.
