Rokia Afzal Rahman: A leader with a quiet strength
Perhaps it is no coincidence that she shared her name with Begum Rokeya, the pioneer of women’s emancipation in the Indian subcontinent during British rule.
2w ago
Kindness gives life its biggest dividends
The history of civilisation has shown that humans survive when they are part of a community.
3w ago
The poor’s debt burden gets heavier
The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.
A glimpse into the crazy, irrational mind of a woman
Women are crazy because they set the bar ridiculously high for themselves, with no thought of self-preservation.
When the mind gets foggier than the weather
There is an explanation, however infuriating, to each of the delightful conundrums in public work.
Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL
AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
Images you cannot unsee
We will remember the faces of the smiling Gazan children and their families in the photos—the faces of people who have been wiped out for no fault of their own.
April 5, 2024
Rokia Afzal Rahman: A leader with a quiet strength
Perhaps it is no coincidence that she shared her name with Begum Rokeya, the pioneer of women’s emancipation in the Indian subcontinent during British rule.
March 29, 2024
Kindness gives life its biggest dividends
The history of civilisation has shown that humans survive when they are part of a community.
March 22, 2024
The poor’s debt burden gets heavier
The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.
March 8, 2024
A glimpse into the crazy, irrational mind of a woman
Women are crazy because they set the bar ridiculously high for themselves, with no thought of self-preservation.
February 2, 2024
How entitled are you?
Entitlement is a bad habit that few of us can escape.
January 19, 2024
When the mind gets foggier than the weather
There is an explanation, however infuriating, to each of the delightful conundrums in public work.
December 22, 2023
Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL
AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
December 8, 2023
Images you cannot unsee
We will remember the faces of the smiling Gazan children and their families in the photos—the faces of people who have been wiped out for no fault of their own.
October 31, 2023
Where do we go from here?
In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.
October 19, 2023
A shiny new surveillance system is the last thing we need
Phone tapping has been a favourite tool for governments around the world to snoop on people. In Bangladesh we have been familiar with this term for decades. Those of us who grew up in the "analogue phone days" can recall getting goosebumps at the sound of a click or inadvertent cough in the middle of a phone conversation that hinted that someone was listening in
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