What prompted those devoted pilgrims in Panchagarh to ride an overcrowded boat and join a death march on the Korotoa River?

Five hundred deaths a month. Is that natural?

There is nothing wrong with such a strategy of recruiting media operatives. However, the open nature of the search robs the ploy of its X-factor and thereby self-sabotages its purpose.

The private universities are doing just fine without the presence of partisan politics.

Our universities were mostly designed as teaching universities. Even many of our iconic professors are not good researchers.

Suicide is a complex issue that requires institutionalised, therapeutic interventions to save lives, and stand by those who need support for their mental health condition.

Tea is a sector that requires time and patience. The problem with our new entrepreneurs is that they all want instant yields.

The recent results in Zimbabwe have shown that Bangladesh did not do any homework on their young opponents.

One of the first 'culprits' of energy leakage identified during the first week of the government’s austerity drive was air conditioners.

Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Roni has been staging a remarkable protest ever since he fell victim to the irregularities of Bangladesh Railway.

The recent spate of attacks on teachers by individual students or certain groups make many of us revisit the very notion of respect for teachers.

One of my favourite films, Love Actually (2003), begins with the narrative voice of “the British prime minister” (Hugh Grant) saying, “Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport.

The allocation for education in the proposed budget for FY2022-23 leaves a lot to be desired.

The creator of the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling, is probably the richest author in the world, with an estimated net worth of USD 1 billion. In one estimate, Rowling made USD 181 per minute or USD 4.37 per word in 2016-17.

While the better private universities have realigned their focuses on creating a "whole" education with a 360-degree perspective, the public system has reached the nadir from which students have a tunnel vision of becoming government cadres.

When 12 members of Charlie Hebdo were shot dead for their alleged blasphemous depiction of Prophet Muhammad, the freedom-loving

One marker for the oft-chanted prophecy of Bangladesh as the Asian Tiger can be explained through the rise and rise of motorcycles.

There’s a good chance your screen time increased significantly during this weeklong Eid break unless you are one of those reported one million outbound tourists who shored up in various travel destinations or one of those million others who journeyed within the country to visit your near and dear ones.

A small “puti” fish leaps out of the water and plops back in. Yes, even fish can contort muscles and use their fins in ingenious ways to glide, squiggle or somersault.

Is a call for justice a glorified cry for revenge? Is justice noble, while revenge unworthy?