Iron grip of persecution, hunger and discrimination
Experts tell us that it should take another 150 to 170 years to close the gender pay gap around the world. Bad news for the mothers,
7y ago
How can India win if Bangladesh does not?
Which between the two countries has gained more from Bangladesh prime minister's visit to India this month? The question appears no less intriguing than the long-standing debate over which came first between chicken and egg.
7y ago
Who's going to save politics from money?
Bees make honey, but it's easier said than done. They have to fly 55,000 miles and visit roughly 2 million flowers to produce a pound of honey.
7y ago
Cowards strung together in a daisy chain
Shame is thus the flipside of honour, and one can't exist without the other. Shameless people can't be honourable, and honourable people can't be shameless.
7y ago
Terrorism was never in the DNA
The skein of yarn spun out of the Palestinian struggle, and then got twisted in the relentless Western maneuvering in the Middle East to defend Israel.
7y ago
Great ideals are ghost lights at night
An increase in elevation lowers air pressure, which makes breathing difficult for a climber. The underwater world becomes increasingly blue and eventually black as a diver goes deeper.
7y ago
Presidential humour and the irony of education
The President of the Republic went public with his academic records, while addressing the 50th convocation of Dhaka University on March 4.
7y ago
Lies make us blind in full sight
If an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind, what does a lie for a lie do to us?
7y ago
October 2, 2015
ACC is drawing a circle without centre
The investigation into the Basic Bank fraud is the latest example of that twist of irony. A former managing director, other officials and a host of borrowers of the bank have been indicted.
September 18, 2015
Is education helping or hurting human evolution?
In a nutshell, we're influencing education more than education is influencing us. Compared to an aircraft, fake diplomas, superficial learning, material pursuit and contempt for conscience have switched it from headwind to tailwind.
September 11, 2015
It takes one idea to change the world
If there's a loving woman behind every successful man, there is a moving idea behind every fruitful action. Victor Hugo said that no army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.
August 28, 2015
Why revolutions can't be successful these days
A revolution can either explode or implode, but it can't do both. The French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, and the Chinese Revolution exploded when the rage of people shattered old regimes and installed new ones.
August 21, 2015
STOP the madness
The killers are pathetically mixed up in their minds. They're alarmingly oblivious that destroying human life is criminal offense, not God's work. They deserve utmost condemnation and the highest possible punishment.
August 7, 2015
History pulls the wool over our eyes
The question whether IS has been more brutal than the US is ever more relevant now than before. If the beheading part is excluded and killing is viewed as a contest, the US would far exceed its adversary by sheer number and ruthlessness.
July 31, 2015
The vicious circle of crime and punishment
Crime likens to math in the sense that some problems take longer time to solve, while many also remain hopelessly unresolved.
July 24, 2015
Hypocrisy and its hidden horror
Once I gave money to a costumed intellectual, whose intellect subsequently proved more conspicuous in his costume than anywhere else.
July 17, 2015
The People's Republic happens to be neither
Might is right, and that ugly truth once again confronted us after a teenager was tortured and killed in Sylhet by atrocious adults.
July 10, 2015
Every man's mask is also his face
The chief justice of Bangladesh has recently assured us that the judiciary, like any other public institution, could be fairly criticised.
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