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.
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Universities must prepare for the transition of students
While talking to our students, it was obvious that many of them are experiencing severe stress.
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The power of education in ‘Bangla Bashanta'
Identity and ideology politics also played an essential role in brewing the Bangla Bashanta.
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November 27, 2021
Protecting our Students from the Wrath of the Titans
Every time I pass by the Banani flyover area, I look at the worms that have come out of the deep to rear their heads to announce the underpass underneath, and ask myself why the much-hyped pedestrian tunnel has not been opened to the public yet.
November 20, 2021
The digitalisation of our birth
“Do you know that you cannot die without being born first?”
November 13, 2021
Our development and the middle-class dilemma
The planning minister recently used an onomatope—a word that imitates the things signified. He referred to the economic growth of the country with the sound image of “shonoi, shonoi,” which can be literally translated to “by and by.”
November 6, 2021
A lemonade for the illusion of confidence
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
October 30, 2021
The Untranslatable Porosrikatorota
Is the Bangla word “porosrikatorota” really untranslatable? Does “envy” or “jealousy” fall short of denoting the condition of feeling down after seeing the success of others?
October 23, 2021
Our Shrunken Mentality
The sudden onrush of floodwater flowing into the country through the Teesta at a measured dangerous level—soon after the equally sudden disruption of peace and vandalism of temples and altars in different parts of the country—reminded me of the 1974 movie
October 16, 2021
Death is inevitable, but we must not get used to it
I wrote this short poem a long time ago, inspired by a cemetery headstone. I was ruminating over the plight of a man who had transformed into a corpse, then reduced to a sign marked by dates. In the eternal existence of mankind,
October 9, 2021
A momentary lapse of reason
Recently, while I was driving to my office, an SUV full of security men whooshed past me on the wrong side. I slowed down and let the car come to my lane near Ganabhaban.
October 2, 2021
The Rape of the Lock: A Mock Epic Revisited
“How do I cultivate freedom alongside discipline?” German philosopher Immanuel Kant asked in 1899. The question still remains valid in many sectors of life, especially in teaching.
September 25, 2021
Let’s not be the fox without a tail
You must have heard of the story of a fox who accidentally lost his tail to a trap, and later decreed that all foxes must lose their tails too.
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