Md Shahnawaz Khan Chandan

Md Shahnawaz Khan Chandan is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Education and Research, Jagannath University.

Protect senior citizens from the clutches of corruption

The government has failed miserably to prevent corruption in the existing pension and social protection programmes.

2d ago

Khadija’s ordeal and the questions we need to ask

Jailed without any trial, Khadija did not get any opportunity to prove her innocence.

3w ago

All that ails our primary education

More than 70,000 primary school teachers only possess a higher secondary level of education or less.

Getting paid to do nothing?

Crescent Jute Mills, located at Khalishpur in Khulna district was the second largest jute mills in terms of area and production capacity. Three years ago, the massive 113 acres premises of the mill used to remain vibrant with thousands of workers and officials.

The silent demise of National Book Centre

In a shabby, derelict building located at Gulistan’s Bangabandhu Avenue, lies Bangladesh’s only state-run organisation that looks after non-government libraries and takes initiatives to popularise reading books.

Final nail in jute mills’ coffin?

Three years after the closure of state-run jute mills, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) is still failing to attract investors to re-open its jute mills.

A cause worth fighting for

Kiran Verma, a youth from Delhi, has walked 12,000 kilometres and reached Bangladesh to raise awareness about blood donation.

How music galvanised the struggle for freedom

Music plays an integral role during every mass movement in Bangladesh. Whenever Bangalees wanted to be united to achieve freedom, self-determination and justice, music was one of the key factors that brought the nation together.

October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023

Protect senior citizens from the clutches of corruption

The government has failed miserably to prevent corruption in the existing pension and social protection programmes.

September 9, 2023
September 9, 2023

Khadija’s ordeal and the questions we need to ask

Jailed without any trial, Khadija did not get any opportunity to prove her innocence.

September 3, 2023
September 3, 2023

All that ails our primary education

More than 70,000 primary school teachers only possess a higher secondary level of education or less.

July 3, 2023
July 3, 2023

Getting paid to do nothing?

Crescent Jute Mills, located at Khalishpur in Khulna district was the second largest jute mills in terms of area and production capacity. Three years ago, the massive 113 acres premises of the mill used to remain vibrant with thousands of workers and officials.

June 10, 2023
June 10, 2023

Final nail in jute mills’ coffin?

Three years after the closure of state-run jute mills, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) is still failing to attract investors to re-open its jute mills.

June 10, 2023
June 10, 2023

The silent demise of National Book Centre

In a shabby, derelict building located at Gulistan’s Bangabandhu Avenue, lies Bangladesh’s only state-run organisation that looks after non-government libraries and takes initiatives to popularise reading books.

April 19, 2023
April 19, 2023

A cause worth fighting for

Kiran Verma, a youth from Delhi, has walked 12,000 kilometres and reached Bangladesh to raise awareness about blood donation.

April 2, 2023
April 2, 2023

How music galvanised the struggle for freedom

Music plays an integral role during every mass movement in Bangladesh. Whenever Bangalees wanted to be united to achieve freedom, self-determination and justice, music was one of the key factors that brought the nation together.

March 25, 2023
March 25, 2023

Shankhari Bazar carnage ‘71: Death knocked on their doors at sundown

Shankhari Bazar is a neighbourhood in the old part of Dhaka, largely inhabited by the Hindus.

March 6, 2023
March 6, 2023

Sexual violence in madrasas: sufferings remain unheard

By interviewing current and former students of Qawmi madrasas, we wanted to know why sexual violence happens in the institutions where they go to study the Quran and where they are supposed to maintain strict Islamic practices.