Connecting generations through stories

Some of my most fervent memories from my chaotically loving childhood is of my Nanuji gathering all of us cousins, big bowl of rice and curry in hand ready to be prepped into balls and stuffed into our ravenous mouths, while reading Sukumar Ray’s 'Hajabarala' and 'Abol Tabol'.
23 September 2022, 09:00 AM

How Bangladesh can achieve universal health coverage

Investment in healthcare is necessary for sustainable development
22 September 2022, 19:41 PM

What does AL gain from unleashing violence on BNP?

In the current environment, it is the ruling party that has been seen in the offensive.
22 September 2022, 18:30 PM

Bollywood, sex education, and teaching consent

I found out last Sunday that Ajay Devgn taught my husband about consent.
22 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Living on hope, devoid of reality

Many of us believe and widely practise the cliché of, “Hopefully, this shall not happen to me”.
22 September 2022, 11:14 AM

Brands must learn the 'language' of content

Do they speak the market's language? Or just talk to them for the sake of talking?
22 September 2022, 11:12 AM

Burn less fuel, build better cities

Imagine for a moment our city without cars, but with high-quality public transport, people zipping by on bicycles, others on foot.
21 September 2022, 18:30 PM

‘Books must make you see things differently': Sunandini Banerjee of Seagull Books on the art of book cover design

The process of designing a book is a combination of the practical and the creative.
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Race and unease in Mohsin Hamid’s ‘The Last White Man’

In The Last White Man, Hamid uses an anodyne, clinical voice to set an atmosphere of unease of a white society panicking within, as a wave of darkness intrudes their skin, turning them impure, perhaps wild.
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Of diverse princesses and demigods: Is racebending in fantasy adaptations enough?

Progress is underway, but some studios are still hiding behind the curtain of racebending as if it will solve all of the problems of race innate to cinema itself. Nonetheless, all of it matters—Ariel and Annabeth being portrayed by young Black women—because what we read and watch feeds our imagination.
21 September 2022, 18:00 PM

We must make all diplomatic efforts to avoid direct conflict

Current tensions along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border must be resolved peacefully and diplomatically
21 September 2022, 14:00 PM

How can we prevent suicides among the youth?

There needs to be a concerted effort to decrease the burden on our youth and listen to their problems intently
21 September 2022, 11:34 AM

Why should Bangladesh pay for Myanmar's internal conflict?

Maj Gen ANM Muniruzzaman, ndc, psc (retd) spoke to us regarding the current tensions at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
21 September 2022, 10:50 AM

How can graduates in Bangladesh become more employable?

Lack of graduate employability has become a critical issue among higher education providers and employers in many places around the world.
21 September 2022, 02:00 AM

What's so wrong with hundi?

The central bank’s deviation from the policy commitment is the main reason why hundi-makers mushroomed at home and abroad.
20 September 2022, 15:00 PM

Make polluters pay for loss and damage from climate change

It is clear that polluters are the reason why the world is going through the era of loss and damage from human-induced climate change.
20 September 2022, 14:00 PM

It’s time now for sports to stop seeing gender

Why do female sportspeople have to prove themselves “worthy” of the support their male counterparts can take for granted?
20 September 2022, 10:35 AM

If opinions can be changed, who says the poll results won’t be?

ECs in Bangladesh have historically faced controversies
19 September 2022, 18:00 PM

India’s long infatuation with Russia must end

Against the backdrop of China-Russia ties growing stronger, India must urgently review its geopolitical options.
19 September 2022, 14:00 PM

Bangladesh should revisit its Myanmar policy

What does the repeated violation of Bangladesh’s land and airspace by the troublesome neighbour signify?
19 September 2022, 13:00 PM