Endeavour

Endeavour

Of hope and resistance in Balata

Between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River Valley, in Palestine, there are some of the oldest cities in the world—Jericho and

An indigenous way to save our soil

Namapara village is like any of the 84,000 villages of Bangladesh. Located in Rowmari upazila of Kurigram, the poorest district in Bangladesh, this village is inhabited by some 200-250 families, most of whom are impoverished farmers. The Jinjirum, a meandering

Endeavour / What do Fidel Castro, Walt Disney and Bertrand Russell have in common?

Mohammad Anwarul Quadir pushed his glasses over his forehead and moments later, began looking for it everywhere. It may appear so, but he was no amnesiac. The 77-year-old flawlessly recollects the many world leaders, scholars, and celebrities who sent him their autographs.

The Motorcycle Diaries

Their first obstacles were their families and their apprehension. When a group of four women—Sakia Hoque, Manoshi Saha, Silvy Rahman and Shamsun Nahar—decided to explore Bangladesh's North on motorbikes, they were told horror stories of kidnap, rape and accidents.

endeavour / A school off the beaten track

Just a few days back, The Daily Star ran a report that students' enrollment in government primary schools is decreasing sharply.

A day on the Shitalakhya

Though it's a sunny Friday morning, the concrete Gulistan flyover renders the landscape gunmetal, where I'm to meet Shohag Mohajon, the manager of Clean River Bangladesh. Almost 20 minutes of miscommunication later, I manage to find him in a sea of speedy civilians. We exchange greetings and get on the waiting bus.

Endeavour / The tree doctors

Even though it was monsoon, I watered my rooftop plants before leaving Dhaka during Eid. While travelling in the night coach, I kept worrying about my plant babies. What would happen to them in the absence of water in this sweltering heat and high humidity? Will they survive my seven-day vacation? My fears were confirmed—when I returned, I found that the smaller plants had almost died, while the leaves of the mature ones had turned yellowish.

More than a place of learning

Abinta Kabir was one of the 22 hostages killed at the terrorist attack at Holey Artisan Bakery, two years ago now. Only 19 years old and an undergraduate student in the US, she wanted to return to Bangladesh to open an NGO for those less fortunate than her, according to her family. While her life was cut short, her family have carried forward her unrealised

Including the Differently-Abled

25-year-old Khalil is seen typing away his data entry assignment, at the Distribution Section of Posmi Sweaters, a factory located in Gazipur.

The moving islands of the Jamuna

As far as the eye can see acres upon acres of lush green corn plantations sway in the breeze. A cluster of houses and kitchens are shaded by banana and eucalyptus trees.

THE MESSENGER

1971, for families torn apart or displaced by the war, was a time of profound uncertainty, of not knowing where or how their loved ones were, of waiting for news – any news – good or bad.

Over the boundaries

Remember the former British wheelchair racer Tanni Grey-Thompson, who received 16 medals in her Paralympics career, along with 13 world championship medals?

A Ride with Jasmine Khala

On a warm spring afternoon, as I was desperately looking for a vacant rickshaw near the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong city, I heard a woman shouting from behind, "Baba! Wait, let me just finish my roti!

Water Taxi hits the city!

It's undoubtedly a fantastic project and I along with my family members have enjoyed the trip greatly!” says 50-year-old banker Mohammad Firoz Alam Khan, after taking a water-taxi trip at the recent Hatirjheel water taxi service.

The First Inclusive Job Centere: Establishing a disability inclusive RMG Labour Market

On In August 2015of last year, an MoU was signed in Mirpur among the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarberit (GIZ).

Places to Discover

The world has become smaller with new discoveries. Human beings no longer live in an insular world. It is a boon for modern civilisation.

Leading a life of purpose

What are you taking on in your lives? Why are you here? What are the big things that you are going to tackle?

Last Call for Vacation!

Adventure and travelling has recently seeped into our society, be it among the upper or middle class. Weekend getaways have

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