Blowin’ in the Wind

Blowin’ in the Wind

P for Private, P for PhD

The UGC's decision to allow private universities to offer PhD programmes is a timely move.

1d 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

Dhaka’s transport turmoil

Dhaka is the world's rickshaw capital

3w 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.

4w 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

Kafkaesque realities of traffic rule enforcement

The problem lies in the lack of clarity regarding the type of speed cameras installed and their operational status.

1m ago

A star for the night sky

This is a piece both on and not on Samaresh Majumdar.

1y ago

Tiptoeing through the minefield

Writing is becoming increasingly difficult as one has to tiptoe through a minefield, not knowing which topic may set off a trigger or become a bummer. It’s not nice to hear that we have the worst record of press freedom among South Asian countries, lower than Afghanistan.

1y ago

10 Things I Hate About Dhaka

I hate the way I don't hate you, not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.

1y ago

Before Trashing the Trash Culture…

The rejection of Hero Alom as a cultural entity hint at deep-seated social anxiety.

1y ago

For whom the titles toll

The debate that has erupted now involves the desire to de-sire colonial legacies.

1y ago

Do we need branches of foreign universities?

Let’s not turn our education into a commercial farce.

1y ago

Lives cheapened by negligence

The smart thing to do in a planned smart city is to routinely intervene and monitor.

1y ago

Shrinkflation: Downsizing in the time of inflation

How do we address the silent famine that is looming large?

1y ago

Does a degree in Bangla have no value?

What are the factors that contribute to the marginalisation of the academic degree of a language in its own country?

1y ago

The appearance and disappearance of Tagore

Censorship at a public university curtails our right to be exposed to and enriched by art.

1y ago
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