‘It was a journey of self-discovery’: Asif Islam on his award-winning debut film
From passion project to international acclaim, filmmaker Asif Islam’s debut film “Nirvana” won the Special Jury award at the 46th Moscow International Film Festival. “Nirvana’s” journey doesn’t end with Moscow as the director has received offers to screen the film at festivals in Morocco, Spain, London, and India.
2d ago
Time to strengthen the fight against dengue
Bangladesh has succeeded in eradicating several diseases in the past. Why not dengue?
4d ago
The hospital can't deny responsibility
Accountability remains an illusion when it comes to patients’ death from hospital mismanagement and medical negligence.
5d ago
Learning Bangla made easy: Bangladeshi-Canadian's app gaining popularity among NRBs
An amusing incident unfolded on March 30 at Farhana Rajib’s home in Minneapolis, US. Her mother-in-law Shawkat Ara Begum received a note from her 12-year-old granddaughter Ella Rajib. Handwritten in Bangla, the note read: “Dida darun boka” (Grandma is very silly).
2y ago
Why does Canada hide its shameful history and its consequences for Indigenous peoples?
Travelling was my hobby before I emigrated to Canada. During my trips both within and outside Bangladesh, I always tried to taste local and regional food to appreciate the culture of the place I visited.
2y ago
From the archives: Sayeeda Khanam, living through the lens
Mid-twentieth century Pabna: Upon her aunt's insistence, a frightened little girl hesitantly stands in front of the one-eyed box covered in black cloth. The object looks like a square-headed monster on a tripod. Who would have imagined then that the little girl would one day capture the world with this very object? “I never thought that this camera will one day become my life partner,” chuckles Sayeeda Khanam, Bangladesh's first woman photojournalist.
3y ago
A simple act of kindness
On March 25, The New York Times ran a story about Americans stepping up to face the coronavirus pandemic by sewing masks for their healthcare providers as well as the general public.
4y ago
Agonising wait for organ transplant act amendment
Still bearing the trauma of her last dialysis, Marjia Rabbani Shoshi was speaking with a smile until the subject of the Organ Transplantation Act 1999 (amended in 2018) came up.
4y ago
February 26, 2016
Govt to bring back 20 from India
The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi has recently taken steps to bring back 20 Bangladeshis, who have been languishing in different prisons and shelter homes of Indian southern state of Kerala.
February 24, 2016
Workplaces not friendly at all
It was not her inefficiency why Sumi (not her real name) had to quit her job. Rather, it was the operation hours of an elevator that made it impossible for her to reach her workplace every morning on the 4th floor of a building.
February 10, 2016
Coming back to life
Chhaya (shadow), the Bangladeshi woman whose poetry collections titled Ahoto Ami (Injured Me) was published in Malayalam language
December 18, 2015
Indian war veterans relive glory days of Bangladesh’s liberation struggle
Col MM Kapoor had to wait 44 years to come to the country that he had fought to liberate in December 1971.
November 8, 2015
Reeling from terror blow
The recent attacks on two young publishers have further shrunk the space for the country's creative book publishing industry, which is already struggling to survive against the advent of digital technology. Publishers and writers say that despite the vacuum created by the death of popular writer Humayun Ahmed, who had attracted a huge pool of young readers since the late 1980s, the publishing scene has been vibrant with young publishers setting a new trend to bring out books on science, philosophy and humanism.
November 7, 2015
Where babies safe without mothers
Entering HR Textile Mills Limited in Savar, one would be surprised to see babies playing and mumbling in a 3,500-square-feet area designated for childcare.
October 11, 2015
The indomitables
A garment employee, Aklima Akhter shoulders the responsibility for her family from whom she was taken away by
October 10, 2015
They need love, care
The picture of a smiling child in a green sleeveless shirt caught attention of many after it was published in a national Bangla daily last month.
August 29, 2015
Nepalese overseas jobseekers face similar ordeal
Sunil Koirala of Nepal's Dhading district was lured to a job in Malaysia with a monthly income of Nepalese rupees (NPR) 20,000 per
August 9, 2015
“We must never have people standing while children are beaten and killed.”
Ruthless violence against children seems to have become a recurrent concern in today's Bangladesh. While the extent of the cruelty
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