P for Private, P for PhD
The UGC's decision to allow private universities to offer PhD programmes is a timely move.
6d ago
Our love-hate relationship with university rankings
A prestigious ranking system naming Dhaka University as the top university in Bangladesh makes us revisit that love-hate stance.
1w ago
Spare us the hypocrisy
Moral policing by the West, when its own hypocrisy comes out through its actions controvening international law, one cannot help feeling bemused.
2w ago
The aurora enigma: Science and myths
The interplay between myths and scientific explanations of auroras illustrates human being’s capacity to find meaning in the natural world.
1m ago
A slice of the university pie
The utilitarian value of a university must reflect the institution's inherent value.
1m ago
One, two, three of social deceptions
What people like Milton Samaddar and Tipu Kibria show us about society.
1m ago
The pitfalls of neutrality
The heavy-handedness led students in Atlanta to shout, "Stop Cop City."
1m ago
September 9, 2023
Fly me to the Moon
Lack of clear vision hampers Bangladesh's space mission.
September 2, 2023
Witnessing the price hike parody
Will we hear yet another "eggcellent" proposal to import dub in order to force the local market to lower their price?
August 26, 2023
Why do students want to leave Bangladesh?
How do we deal with this growing trend where not only our young ones, but also our hard-earned money is going abroad?
August 19, 2023
Thoughts upon spotting a red dot
As I stood before the bathroom mirror, I noticed a red laser spot. I instinctively turned around to look for a sniper. No one there. I chuckled and inspected the mirror.
August 15, 2023
A Death-defying Day
Never for once, in the 55 years that he lived, did he doubt that his people, for whom he suffered so much, which included 4682 days or nearly 13 years in prison, could have betrayed him.
July 29, 2023
The snowball effect of academic crimes
As an academic, what worries me is the exponential unfolding of a simple instance of academic dishonesty.
July 22, 2023
Hero Alom's realpolitik
The allergic reaction to Hero Alom is symptomatic of a culture that deems him a foreign particle in their sociopolitical body.
July 14, 2023
The paradox of our time
For Milan Kundera, who passed away this week, the "misunderstood" usage of the word "world" in World War I has unwittingly trapped every local event in a common global situation.
July 8, 2023
Beef cheaper than chillies
Meat being less expensive than green chillies somehow symbolises the national failure of setting our priorities right.
June 24, 2023
The sun also rises
Those of us who thought the sickness trail of the pandemic was over have a rude awakening. The world is getting sicker by the day.
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