Samiul Bashar Samin Citizens of the United States are quite taken with the vocabulary of liberal democracy, with words such as ‘freedom’ and ‘democracy’, which conjure key democratic values and distance the nation from the Old World taint of oligarchy and aristocracy. It is much less clear, however, that people are guided by democratic ideals….
Syed Nasir Ershad Recently I was reading a novel, the Kite runner, while on a trip. Khaled Hosseini, the writer of the novel earned instant fame by writing his first book. It tells the story of Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy, and Hassan, their servant’s son. They spent their days fighting kite in the then…
Mendi Safadi the alleged Mossad agent and Israeli citizen has become the most talked about person in the last few days. BNP’s leader Aslam Chowdhury met Safadi while he was in India. Aslam Chowdhury is being accused of plotting against the Government with the help of Mossad. In this context, we managed to get an…
Ashik Kabir It was 1800 to1949, when the global economy was recognized by European led industrialization. This period is also known as intensive colonization activities era. Many European countries started competing each other in industrial production and also in colonization. Colonization era was focused on much of Asia, the Middle East and Africa. As a…
Syed Nasir Ershad Last week I had an opportunity to visit Panchagarh, the northernmost district of Bangladesh. It was an official trip. However, people encouraged me to take time to go see Bhitorgarh which is a historical site and a matter of pride for us. Its location is about 16 km northeast of Panchagarh town…
Ashik kabir The newly established Chinese communist regime in 1949, planned and executed economic development policies that led to an unprecedented annual average economic growth of 4 percent from 1953 to 1978. The growth was among the highest in the developing countries of the world at that time. When China began its post-Mao economic reform…
Myisha Nawar Hacks make our lives simpler and make it easier to get through the day. Here are some that you may add up your sleeve. 1.If you get a short response when you ask someone a question, just wait. Keep quiet; maintain eye contact and they will usually pick up from where they left…
Farhin Ahmed Mim Summer might be the best time for kids to go out and let loose! With all the technological advances booming up, even kids as young as 3 or 4 are addicted to watching cartoons or playing games on phones or computers. This leads to the requirement of parents having to put extra…
Nusrat Jahan According to many medical surveys, 75 percent of Americans go through chronic dehydration. There are many serious factors that can contribute to chronic dehydration. If left untreated, dehydration can cause some severe health issues, such as extreme exhaustion, damaged metabolism, mood swings, and organ malfunctions. First off, what is dehydration? 60% of our…
Farhin Ahmed Mim Starting from the rigorous application process and running to and from IELTS registration (if your university requires your IELTS score) and A’ Level exams, your acceptance comes in the mail and it feels like you are one huge step closer to your dreams. You go through the tiresome process of getting a…