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
July 3, 2015
Laughing all the way to Swiss banks
Compared to the year before, over 36 percent money went from Bangladesh to Swiss banks last year, but that's not half as shocking as the reasons given by our experts to explain that surge.
June 26, 2015
Politics in cricket and cricket in politics
Sports and politics have collided throughout history, but there are also examples of collaboration between them. South African president Nelson Mandela used rugby to heal the racial tension that divided the blacks and the whites in his country.
June 19, 2015
The mathematics of two mayors in one city
Dhaka City Corpor-ation has been divided into two halves, but each one of its problems remain the same, if not worse.
June 12, 2015
Two foreign ministers got it wrong twice
Strong nations are strong because they are tough on soft issues. On May 28, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologised in the Diet for his rude outburst.
June 5, 2015
When history will look for Narendra Modi
While he was talking to an Indian daily last Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi compared the Land Boundary Agreement
May 29, 2015
The sighs of ancestors rock migrant boats
AS many as 8,000 refugees have been adrift in the Andaman Sea lately, some of them stranded for more than two months.
May 22, 2015
A dead man walking in far away Shillong
Nothing of what happened to Rip Van Winkle has happened to Salahuddin Ahmed.
May 15, 2015
Treating some mayors like pawns in chess
One by one elected mayors are being suspended with the urgency of an automobile company recalling its defective cars.
May 8, 2015
Winning and losing in city corporation elections
The ultimate tragedy will strike if people become withdrawn. It will no longer matter who wins or loses any of the many elections.
April 17, 2015
Hundred years of death, destruction and destiny
THE centre of gravity shifts every few years. The shattered buildings look like real estate displays as if walls and roofs were
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