Battling against the current: The river governance puzzle we must solve
Multiple ministries, overlapping mandates, and the exclusion of key stakeholders make streamlining water governance a challenge.
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This is not the Bangladesh we stood in the line of fire for
It is time for us to be vigilant on all fronts, it’s so much harder to protect freedom than to achieve it.
3m ago
Where’s the noose for 'murder caused by negligence'?
Many of us walked past those restaurant corridors on Bailey Road without fire safety measures.
4m ago
The mystery of Pahela Baishakh and the Bengali calendar
A blend of astronomy, history, and culture
7m ago
Younus Ali’s dream of conquering the Californian waves
I could tell that his dream is not a dream per se, but an event that only requires time to come true.
7m ago
What are we doing for people with autism?
Has the government truly done enough for children and people with ASD and their parents?
7m ago
Reduce, reuse, recycle… and then what?
The reality is that recycling alone cannot combat the environmental impact of plastic waste.
8m ago
When our victim-blaming culture shrouds predators as teachers
How can students regain a sense of safety within their classrooms?
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October 4, 2022
Where tradition meets craftsmanship
It is very easy for one to get woefully lost in the crevices and back alleys of Old Dhaka even with a guidebook. When one thinks of visiting Old Dhaka, Shakhari Bazar is a place that gets mentioned by almost all who either have lived or visited the area, thanks to its history associated with craftsmen.
September 24, 2022
Deprived of parents’ love, cop keeps taking it out on civilians
In a recent development of curious events in the city, a local policeman, on multiple occasions spacing out in different timelines, was found beating the excrement out of students.
September 17, 2022
Yass Kweeners rejoice as they’re the only queens in the game now
Instagrammers, bloggers, vloggers and content creators of all kinds who are part of the Global Yass Kween movement, rejoiced as they could now not only mispronounce, but also make “Kween” the new queen as the real monarch has left the lands.
September 15, 2022
The youth motors on two wheels
For many, motorcycles act as a mode of escapism.
September 8, 2022
A deep dive into a poet’s mind
He had lost touch almost completely with his craft, so much so that he wondered if he even had it in him. But even so, for the sake of writing, he wrote. When the pandemic hit, Helal batted off the dust of his desk and sat down to write. Sitting from a foreign land, the ink flowed again.
July 29, 2022
Home-grown solutions for a global crisis: 'Rohingya Camp Narratives' launches at IUB
“Here one will find on state policy analysis and societal dynamics–exploring grey areas and bringing multidimensional analysis to the refugee crisis”, said Professor Dr Meghna Guhathakurta.
July 9, 2022
What’s stopping us from reading books?
How did I get here? Can I unleash the wee bookworm that could devour books back?
June 23, 2022
From Feni to New Zealand: Trinkets of a life lived
Mastura's penning is sincere. She crafts the details like a watchsmith, a representation of which could be found in the very first piece of the book, named "Feni".
June 16, 2022
Budget 2022-23: Is the publishing industry only an inconsequential afterthought?
With the Russia-Ukraine war continuing and the (consequent) wave of inflation that has struck the world, serious concerns for
June 10, 2022
The twisted plight of Bangladeshi transgender community: A critical error in policymaking
If 'facilities' are really that accessible, why aren't we seeing more transgender people in job roles?
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