“Surveillance is the business model of the internet”—Bruce Schneier, security expert and privacy specialist
"Ultimately, in the long run, whether we win or lose, we are not going to be on their side. So we might as well do what we have to do as well as we can."
On April 14, 2016, the European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with the aim of giving control to people over their personal data, recognising certain “digital” rights that individuals are entitled to regarding how their personal data is collected and used.
Dr Md Shahjahan Mian, Professor of the Department of Bengali, Dhaka University talks to Shamsuddoza Sajen and Moyukh Mahtab about the importance of studying and preserving old Bengali manuscripts to write a comprehensive history of the Bengali speaking region.
Liz Chater, a family history researcher based in the UK, has been working on the Armenian communities in South Asia since 2010. Currently, she is working with the Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection in Armanitola on the Bangladesh Armenian Heritage Project, which aims to "build the stories, starting from the ground up" of the Armenian communities of Bangladesh and India. In an interview over email with Moyukh Mahtab, she talks of her own heritage, which led her to her research interest, and of her past and present projects.
Sabrina Zarin, Barrister-at-Law, (Hon'ble Society or Lincoln's Inn, UK) and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Partner in FM Associates, talks to The Daily Star's Moyukh Mahtab about needed reforms in sexual violence and harassment laws in Bangladesh and the importance of raising awareness, especially among children.
Apparently “inspired” by last year's safe road movement, the DMP has come up with yet another action plan to deal with Dhaka's anarchic—to put it mildly— traffic situation.
Naomi Burke-Shyne, Executive Director of Harm Reduction International, and international NGO “dedicated to reducing the negative health, social and legal impacts of drug use and drug policy”, talks to The Daily Star's Moyukh Mahtab (over e-mail) about the global failure of wars on drugs, and how a health-based approach to drug policy could save lives and promote the well-being of citizens.
The resources for learning to code are abound online. Before we delve into these, a question needs to be answered – should you learn coding?
It's not that Powerpoint presentations are all bad, just that they have been used and abused so often, the sheer sight of another slide invokes a Pavlovian reflex of dread. Just as with Hondas, there are alternatives.
The last week was one of panic for the people of Dhaka. As the waves of the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal shook buildings in Dhaka, people from all walks of life, wherever they were, ran out into the road. Little do we know that during an earthquake, that is the last thing one should do!
SOMERSET Maugham in his novel , The Moon and Sixpence, about the tumultuous life of an artist obsessed with his art above all else, draws the perfect analogy.
Disclaimer – as much as we would like to believe that the life of a sailor is that of Captain Haddock and involves charting the unknown
Bangladesh is constantly being placed in lists of travel destinations which are still untapped – it is cheap, it is relatively tourist free and it offers everything from trekking to sea-beaches and resorts.
No, we do not expect you to honourably shout out, “Get your hands off my lobby boy!” as Nazi musclemen try to deport him on board
Class is out and degree in hand, you walk out the halls of education one last time, gowns flowing in the wind, graduation caps in the
When was the last time you used Internet Explorer? Sure it crashed and burned and froze your computer and caused you pain that left
There are times when post-scripts and clarifications need to be given at the start. So in case my boss or any potential future employer
