Broadening And Deepening Relations In The 21st Century

Switzerland and Bangladesh have been fostering good relations for decades. For many years, contacts primarily revolved around development cooperation efforts. As important as that field is, our goal must be to move ahead and broaden bilateral relations between our two countries. Attention is increasingly shifting to trade, cultural exchanges and cooperation at international level.

Wait Nearly Over For Golden Rice Release In Bangladesh

Many people in developing countries cannot afford or access a diverse and healthy diet. Rice makes up to 70 percent of daily calorie intake of average Bangladeshis. But this staple mainly contains carbohydrate with some protein but deficient in essential micronutrients. Malnutrition caused by micronutrient-deficiency, also known as ‘hidden hunger’ is a serious public health concern in all over rice-eating Asia and beyond. Globally over two billion people are affected by micronutrient (iron, zinc, vitamin-A) deficiencies.

Promoting The Professionalisation Of Youth Work

(Youth Work in the Commonwealth: A Growth Profession, Published by the Commonwealth Secretariat, 2017, Pages: 275, ISBN (e-book): 978-1-84859-965-9)

Syed Badruddin Hossain Memorial Drama Festival Held In City

The 9th edition of the five-day long drama festival titled ‘Syed Badruddin Hossain memorial drama festival’ recently held at the Bangladesh Shilapakala Academy in the city.

Misir Ali Coming To The Big Screen

Speculations about a renewed version of legendary playwright Humayun Ahmed’s Misir Ali was raised quite a long ago online. Now all that can take final rest as the first official poster of the aforementioned version has been published.

Kids With Autism Have Fun-Filled Baishakhi Celebration

They draw paintings at competition arranged by Cosmos Foundation at SWAC

Our Freedom-Fighter Diplomats

April is that time of year when we recall the brave men who carried the torch for the future in 1971. Among those men who reassured us, despite all the uncertainty associated with a war we never sought but were burdened with by Pakistan, were K.M. Shehabuddin and Amjadul Haq.

How The Online Media Cookie Crumbled

Within a year, online media has moved from a position of huge potential and strength to one of stretched finances. That is not preventing many new outlets from making a debut every week but that is not preventing new outlets from facing huge problems either.

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.