Maria Matin

Digital Bangladesh must include rural citizens

“My son did not get the job because they said he lacked the digital skills needed for it,” Asma Begum confided to me as we sat outside her house in Gowainghat, Sylhet.

Sometimes village courts can do the job

Mritul Begum, 30, lives in Kendua, Madaripur. Her husband Ruhul Molla, 42, works as a day-labourer and earns a meagre Tk 5,000 a month. It is difficult to make ends meet so Mritul has invested in some cattle and poultry for some extra earnings.

October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020

Digital Bangladesh must include rural citizens

“My son did not get the job because they said he lacked the digital skills needed for it,” Asma Begum confided to me as we sat outside her house in Gowainghat, Sylhet.

July 25, 2019
July 25, 2019

Sometimes village courts can do the job

Mritul Begum, 30, lives in Kendua, Madaripur. Her husband Ruhul Molla, 42, works as a day-labourer and earns a meagre Tk 5,000 a month. It is difficult to make ends meet so Mritul has invested in some cattle and poultry for some extra earnings.

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