Capacity enhancement is the need of the hour
There is no denying that community clinics have all the promises to save lives if run by qualified people.
10m ago
The lucrative enterprise of grabbing
One must recognise the fact that grabbers in Bangladesh have taken the enterprise to the highest level of creativity and perfection.
1y ago
The Bridge on the River Padma
Our senior citizens with a taste for Hollywood and British classic films will perhaps remember where I have taken the title from.
1y ago
Wasa water everywhere, not a drop to drink
Dhaka residents are scorched by a hot sun above their heads, their throats feeling like dry wood, and there is plenty of murky, smelly water all around, but alas!
2y ago
Ramadan: Not a month to earn, but to give
When the half crescent appears in the western sky to announce the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, some of our brothers in trade see it as a gold pendant hanging up there, while some others perceive it as a dollar bill.
2y ago
March 25: A glimpse into the darkest of all nights
Dateline: March 25, 1971. 11am. Some of us were having tea at the canteen of Mohsin Hall, Dhaka University when a batchmate of ours came inside and warned us of a possible police/military action later in the evening.
2y ago
Celebrating DU centenary in my own way
Winter always lingers delightfully on the Dhaka University campus. The fallen leaves of myriad colours underneath the tall trees create a surreal montage against the green grass.
2y ago
Revive the past glory of the railway
When it comes to long distance travelling, nothing can replace the railway. Beginning around 1880, the Bengal railway expanded soon to bring Assam and East Bengal under its folds.
2y ago
October 2, 2016
No grave for Gulshan attackers
It was the last act in the bleak drama. And it was written by none other than Providence. The young men who had unleashed mayhem in a restaurant in Gulshan in July this year in the name of Islam and subsequently were killed in the hands of the law enforcers now lie in their eternal sleep in some unidentified graves in the city.
August 16, 2016
Reviving the Age of Wisdom
The obsession with a section of youths of the country about “dying” for Islam gives rise to the paradoxical question: How can one
June 25, 2016
Beginning of the end of ISIS?
It appears that ISIS is in big trouble in some of the major towns of Syria, where Iraqi and Syrian regular forces and Peshmerga
April 14, 2016
Cultural construct of Pahela Baishakh
The cultural construct has evolved slowly over the decades, to display loudly the rich cultural heritage of Bengal before the world. Interestingly, the Pahela Baishakh festival is the only of its kind that has no religious flavour to it. It is hundred percent secular where Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Buddhists join spontaneously.
February 2, 2016
Reduce cost of doing business for faster growth
Bangladesh is proving to be unstoppable in achieving success in almost all the sectors of development at the moment. Even the harshest of its critics are taking a back seat now to watch in awe the multi-faceted works going on round the clock that are resulting in increased production in the industries,
December 16, 2015
On a foggy Narsingdi road
NARSINGDI had its share of battles during the long nine months of the Liberation War. Many fighters of the Mukti Bahini were lodged in the deep forests and villages on the two sides of the 30 km road starting at Tarabo, Rupganj.
November 25, 2015
PARIS ATTACKS: Massive intelligence and security failure?
What if about a hundred of them came with a similar mission? If we analyse the nature of the attacks and their near-perfect execution, we are inclined to believe that the level of preparedness of the French intelligence and police on the ground has been dismal.
September 6, 2015
CHINA: A worthy trade partner
The recent visit of Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng to Dhaka no doubt reinvigorated the existing bilateral relations, laying
August 21, 2015
AKIHITO EXPRESSES REMORSE: WHY DOESN'T PAKISTAN?
Pakistan had to pay the price for its misdemeanour and misadventure in Bangladesh. It learnt the hard way that guns cannot always solve all problems in this world.
August 4, 2015
Japan picks up sword again after 70 years!
Politics in the Far East region is getting interesting by the day with ample hints that it would get complicated soon with some new developments in the region.
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