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Exploring the local Bazar of Sreemangal.

Ashik Kabir The Second World War and the Cold war politics had shaped many of the newly independent countries fate. Because of different ideologies the territories which were historically together, had to fall apart. The Koreans use the proverb, “When Whales fight, the Shrimp’s back is broken”, to describe the victimization at the hands of…

Mohammad Ali Sattar May be the time has come for all of us to focus deep into the social dangers that stares at us with its ugly teeth bared. Every day when we are treated with scary news of militants’ hideouts and the police operations to nab or kill them, we shudder at the thought…

Ashik Kabir ‘Hasta Siempre” the Spanish song title means ‘ Until always’. The song was composed by Carlos Puebla which is a reply to revolutionary Che Guevara’s farewell letter when he left Cuba. The lyrics of the song describe the significant moments of Cuba and Che’s contribution as a revolutionary leader. Every word of the…

Tara Sattar Starting from the construction plan of Rampal Power Plant to the attack of Holey Artisan Bakery, Bangladesh seems to be in the middle of a big loophole. And so is the world. The grave situation apparently exempts none of the habitants of the planet, humans and animals alike. Every morning as I unfold…

Mohammad Ali Sattar Our cops are doing a commendable job. Few days back they have managed to finish off the alleged mastermind of the Gulshan café attack. Tamim Chowhdury, Rabbi and Tawsif were killed in a day light operation by the armed unit of the police in Narayanganj. The operation in Kalyanpur and other parts…

Mohammad Ali Sattar John Kerry’s short trip to Bangladesh has been interesting. He came in for just little over seven hours and had a hectic schedule to meet up. However brief may be the stay any visit by an American top state official is significant. These visits come either following a certain incident or action…

Ashik Kabir We look up to people as role models by their virtue or extraordinary activities they held for the betterment of the world. Our role models also persuade us to overcome all hurdles and create examples of altruism and relentless in order to accomplish a first-class significance for humanity in particular. Aung Sang Suu…

Syed Nasir Ershad The world appears to becoming more and more unstable now a days. People are not happy staying in a single place for long. They tend to shift their living location in every given opportunity. Migration is happening because of economic, political and many other reasons. While people from the developing world aspire…

Eshan Maitra Just over a decade ago, we could hardly think of any other sport than cricket in the national perspective. Though, football, badminton or volleyball was common sports among the youth. But never as popular as comparing to cricket. Moreover, it was even more uncommon to see girls into sports. It was not always…