Trails Of Misery And Destruction

Trails Of Misery And Destruction

The Darkness Of August 1975 Lingers

Grief-stricken sisters Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana pay tribute to their father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at his tomb at Tungipara in Gopalganj on 15 August.

Working Woman's Blues

Safe accommodation for single working women still a far cry.

Spotlight

Could We Pay A Little More Attention To The Economy And Not Just Amendments?

Forecasting The Internet

Bangladeshi businesses will be revolutionised; Future leaders must get ready.

Fall From Grace

Suu Kyi’s government has banned a U.N. investigation team from entering the afflicted region, and earlier this month rejected the world body’s assertion that the regime’s actions “very likely” amounted to crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing.

The Brickbats Around The Chief Justice

It is a sad situation. It does not become a democracy. And it certainly does wrong to our heritage as a nation. Things ought not to have come to this pass.

'The Middle Class Is Transforming'

Stratification has been more prominent than ever.

Tiling Dreams

Ceramic products step into global market.

Digitalization

Incorporating fibre optic cables to existing power distribution infrastructure.

A Long But Disease-Stricken Life

Making money to pay for lifestyle diseases?

Annisul Huq...The Dreamer Who Was One Of Us

There was that ubiquity of a smile which hinted at the friendliness in him.

Symposium On Plight Of The Rohingyas Organised By RMMRU

They also said those Rohingyas taken shelter in Bangladesh are not only refugees, but also the worst survivors of genocide, rape and brutal persecution.

Perplexing Papal Priority

The dusts of Suhrawardy Udyan have settled down by now.

Dr. Ghulam Murshid's Lecture On Characteristic Of Bengali Culture

Indira Gandhi Culture Centre organised a lecture by Dr. Ghulam Murshid, eminent writer of Bangladesh, on “Banglar Sangskritir Boishishtho” at Kabi Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum, Shahbagh in the city. The event was held on November 26.

16th December- Recounting The Glory Of Great Victory Day

“What is our aim?Victory, Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror; Victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival” - Sir Winston Churchill.

1971 Population Movements And Rise Of The New State

1971 history related studies are mostly engrossed with patriotism rather than socio-political analysis. As a result, the narrative is largely about the suffering of the people as victims - cause- and the valorous acts – effects of the freedom fighters as liberators. Attempts to identify the various elements which actually determined the nature and formation of the state are less.

Sophia's Visit And Bangladesh's Robotic Implications

The recent visit to Bangladesh by the world’s first artificially intelligent robot from Hanson Robotics, Sophia, left everyone in awe, and often in splits, thanks to her artificial intelligence (AI), which was responsible for her quirky computational humour.

Their Final Act

A nation sans intellectuals is a nation without its voice to express hopes and aspirations of the people. It becomes a lot easier for a foreign power to subdue and tighten its grip on it when people with fertile thoughts are made non-existent The Pakistani military bosses thought it could exterminate the intelligentsia and then rule our beloved country under threats and intimidation. But they made a blunder in interpreting the sentiment of the people here.

Use Of Mancha-Gathas In Bengali Films Revisted

Academy Theater staged Mancha-Gathay ChhayaChhabi at the “Academy of Fine Arts Bengali theatre” on December 8.

All Talk?

As the newly appointed Election Commission, under Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda, wrapped up a series of dialogues with different stakeholders - touted as an early confidence-building measure ahead of the all-important 11th parliamentary elections that it will be organizing in a little over a year from now - one question predominated above all others in the minds of Bangladeshis: did it work?

Tragedy In November 1975...

Independent Bangladesh took a major blow in the early hours of 3 November 1975 when the soldiers who had gunned down Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family nearly three months earlier swooped on the four national leaders in the putatively secure confines of prison. These four men --- Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, M. Mansoor Ali, A.H.M. Kamruzzaman --- had played pivotal roles in the formation of the Mujibnagar government-in-exile in 1971 and had decisively steered the nation to victory over Pakistan at the end of the year. In a free Bangladesh, they would form the core of the government under the leadership of the Father of the Nation.

Kenyans Vote, Or Mostly Don't In Controversial Re-election

Very few Kenyans showed up to vote on October 26 at a controversial reelection boycotted by the main opposition, causing a deep divide and ethnic cleavages throughout the East African nation.

Bonding Over Bangla In China

Peking University promoting Bangla, Rabindranath as means of stronger ties

On The Threshold Of Freedom

25 March 1971 dawned in unease, both among the Bengali political leadership and the population as a whole.

Hawking In A Black Hole!

The day great cosmologist and theoretical physicist Stephan Hawking died at the age of 76 was the day the math fans around the world observe – Pi Day. March 14 – 3/14 – the date of Hawking’s death is significant because 3.14 are the first three digits of pi, a bedrock of geometry.

33rd Death Anniversary Of Dr Aleem Al-Razee Observed

The 33rd death anniversary of Dr. Aleem Al-Razee, the celebrated jurist, parliamentarian, educationist and philanthropist, has been observed with due solemnity in the country.

Tarshito's Search For The Inner Spirit

The diverse and to be frank blandly provocative expressions of arts in the postmodern era has certainly perplexed many if not drawn stark criticisms.

Gallery Cosmos Kicks Off Exhibition Of 33 Women Artists

A month-long group art exhibition of 33 women artists titled ‘Life 2018’ began at Gallery Cosmos on March 16, marking the International Women’s Day that was observed on March 8.

Myanmar's Rohingya Genocide ICC referral: Need Of The Hour

As hopes for an early, voluntary, safe and dignified repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to a protected homeland in Arakan fade, as Myanmar authorities persist in a “systematic,” lower-intensity persecution and violence in northern Arakan, and as new batches of expelled Rohingyas continue to cross the border into Bangladesh, the demand for bringing the perpetrators of the heinous crime to justice, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and her military cohorts, gains traction.