Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed I am not a student of journalism or an expert in journalism. But I have my interest to it. It is a matter of common sense, all things that happen can’t be subject or topic of journalism. It is the combination of journal and ism. Journal denotes to publish…
BRAC More than 40% of girls in Bangladesh drop out from secondary school, and almost 60% are married by the time they turn 18. Mitu is one of 100,000 young women in nearly 5,000 adolescent clubs across Bangladesh. These clubs provide safe spaces where young women can learn sports, life skills, social confidence and entrepreneurship….
Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT December 1971 memories are blurred but I realize all too well that they are part of many of us, whether in or out. On the day of liberation, many families feasted but by January some were facing difficulties fetching a full table. Perhaps it was also a bit more resentful…
Todd May, Professor of philosophy at Clemson University and the author/Gulf News Our species possesses inherent value, but we are causing unimaginable animal suffering There are stirrings of discussion these days in philosophical circles about the prospect of human extinction. This should not be surprising, given the increasingly threatening predations of climate change. In reflecting…
M Humayun Kabir: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said that the election-time government will be formed in mid-October. Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, made the disclosure at a press conference at the Secretariat, reports The Daily Star. The size of the government will be similar to that of the last…
Al Jazeera: Nearly three million Syrians living in the northwestern province of Idlib are bracing for a possible government assault, which neighbouring Turkey has warned would result in a large-scale humanitarian disaster. Idlib is the last remaining opposition stronghold in the country. It is home to about three million people, half of whom are internally…
Marilyn Thipthorpe To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday and to promote normalisation of nudity, an all-women group are performing his final play naked in Central Park his is an all-woman, fully nude, abridged adaptation of William Shakespeare’s final play The Tempest, performed in part to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death. Produced by the Outdoor…
Desk Report: Global Youth Film Festival Rangpur (GYFFR) will take place in Rangpur city with the slogan, “Let’s Cinema.” From September 27-29, Cinema Bangladesh will organize this assembly of young directors from around the world at the Town Hall of Rangpur, reports Asian Age. In the international section, 1270 movies were submitted, directed by 101…
M Humayun Kabir: The Dhaka University administration has finally met with the Dhaka University Central Student Union (DUCSU), hall student councils and leaders from ‘active’ student groups over the issue of DUCSU polls. The initiative was taken to hold the meeting after a case was filed last Thursday over ignoring the DUCSU elections, reports bdnews24.com….
By Nusrat Jahan Progga Do you want to know what is absolutely frustrating about a country where the number of brown bigots is on the rise? It is the fact that they take the terms “stay chill” a bit too seriously. A girl dies, some seemingly “intellectual” comments are posted, a few dozen essay statuses…