Shakib's final over: A hero’s farewell or a quiet exit?
Shakib has been at the heart of our national pride. He also has been someone who has hurt our feelings.
1d ago
We must protect doctors from violence
Violence against doctors is an issue that is neither unique to our country nor recent.
1w ago
Mass wedding in academia: A new kind of ‘taboo-breaking’
An institutionalised mass wedding will replace one form of social regulation with another.
2w ago
Our migrant workers in UAE: Bound by borders, freed by conscience
The Washington Post recently speculated that Dr Yunus’s soft power may have indirectly influenced the UAE's decision to grant clemency.
3w ago
When teachers become targets: Lessons from Emperor Alamgir
How do you process the nationwide humiliation of teachers?
4w ago
The triumphs and challenges of a generation in flux
The students are once again at the forefront by reaching out to the victims of the flood that has inundated the country’s eastern region.
1m ago
Universities must prepare for the transition of students
While talking to our students, it was obvious that many of them are experiencing severe stress.
1m ago
The power of education in ‘Bangla Bashanta'
Identity and ideology politics also played an essential role in brewing the Bangla Bashanta.
1m ago
February 5, 2022
Want to save our nation’s future? Reopen schools.
Let’s admit it: the time for debate on school reopening is over. It’s time to stop treating education as an afterthought, as if it’s not a priority.
January 29, 2022
This week in black and white
The mystery of nine dead zebras over a period of three weeks at the Bangabandhu Safari Park in Gazipur has been solved. Experts identified bacterial infections and infighting during the mating season as the causes of death of those striped animals.
January 22, 2022
The chaos in SUST demands change in the system
Can the flapping of a butterfly’s wings here cause a storm elsewhere?
January 15, 2022
A case for our mental privacy
The thoughtfulness of my son-in-law in printing a personalised letter on a blanket as a paper-themed anniversary gift to my daughter enthralled me.
January 8, 2022
When the protector becomes the predator
“Money can open every DoE door”—I read out the news heading in this daily only to trip over the last two words. The stuttering tongue-twister made me chuckle.
January 1, 2022
When the masks come off
Will the Covid-19 masks finally come off in 2022? The ever-evolving nature of our little big enemy makes it difficult to say if the mask mandates will remain effective in this new year.
December 25, 2021
Lifting the trophy of Bangladesh’s rise
In October 2019, The Guardian featured an article titled “The rise and rise of Bangladesh” with a string attached in its title, asking, “But is life getting any better?”
December 18, 2021
The trophies and atrophies of the Covid-19 pandemic
Covid-19 deserves a trophy for virtually connecting many of us during these atrophy-ridden times.
December 11, 2021
From Disgrace to Grace
The recent announce-ment and endorsement of the resignation of two high-profile figures have rocked the political boat. A mayor and a state minister have given up their offices—or should I say, they have fallen out of grace to fall on their own swords.
December 4, 2021
Prof Rafiqul Islam: A great chronicler
There was a 10mm glass wall at ULAB that separated Prof Rafiqul Islam’s office room from mine for more than three years.
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