Responsible is something to be
The book explores how people can regain their political fate from professional politicians and be the heroes we need today.
24 June 2024, 07:30 AM
Walk to be free
What is it about our own thoughts that are so awful that we cannot spend a minute alone with them? There is only one way to find out. Unplug, go outside, and walk.
18 January 2023, 14:00 PM
What the story of Kaavan tells us
Amid the sad, the sordid and the sensational, let us look at some other news. On November 30, Kaavan, dubbed the “loneliest elephant” arrived from Islamabad to Cambodia to start a new life.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Efficacy of the home-made mask
The recent back-and-forth debate over the use of face masks to prevent the spread of covid-19 has settled. In the beginning, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that there was no need for people who are well to wear face masks.
29 April 2020, 18:00 PM
The moral rot that threatens Bangladesh
No two countries that share borders are more different from each other than Mexico and the United States. The contrast between the quality of life in these two countries could not be starker.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM
The value of writing letters in a digital society
Social media, texting and emailing have revolutionised the way we communicate. These technologies have enabled us to be more efficient and stay in touch more easily. But they have also altered the dynamics of some of our most important relationships.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM
The changing nature of work
Most of us have serious reasons to worry about the future of work. The development of automation powered by robotics and Artificial Intelligence has enabled higher productivity, increased efficiency, safety, and convenience. At the same time, these technologies pose difficult questions about the larger impact of automation on jobs and wages. But perhaps we need to pay attention to another aspect of work: how we look at work is changing as well.
26 May 2019, 18:00 PM
How volunteering can help the youth
Each year, more than one billion people are engaged in volunteering worldwide. Their actions have economic, private and social values. You may wonder how helping others has economic value when no monetary transaction is involved.
3 May 2019, 18:00 PM
When the dead speaks to you
THE suicide of Gajendra Singh last Wednesday at a political rally in New Delhi organised by Aam Aadmi Party casts a shadow over India's democracy and development.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM
“If people understand each other more, peace might come about as a result of that”
Fran Unsworth is the Director of BBC World Service Group and Deputy Director of News and Current Affairs at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In an exclusive interview with Amitava Kar, Fran Unsworth talks about the future strategies of the BBC and how it maintains the quality of news.
22 April 2015, 18:00 PM
A CANDID DIPLOMAT
In conversation with H.E. Mr. Shiro Sadoshima, the outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
17 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Girls Don't Cry
Could anybody imagine Dwight Eisenhower, a five-star general in the United States Army and the 34th president of the United States
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM
It's a good day to do nothing
I am amused and shocked to see kids, 10 or 11 years old, using all these trendy gadgets.
8 April 2015, 18:00 PM
In conversation with Professor Rehman Sobhan
WHEN we request an interview with Professor Rehman Sobhan, he says he would get back to us after the final of the World Cup Cricket is over.
3 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Grief, Over Easy
We see a continuous display of grief and sorrow in the media—bodies lined up after car crashes, young boys and girls with their faces charred by Molotov cocktails.
1 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Walk unafraid
THE postindustrial economy is indifferent to men's strength. The attributes that are most valuable for business -- innovation, leadership, passion, open communication, the ability to focus -- are not predominantly male.
13 March 2015, 18:00 PM
What a Piece of Work is Man
Women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid. If you don't agree that men are stupid just check the newspapers.
5 March 2015, 18:00 PM
THE GROWTH OF THE SOIL
For a TV show about farmers—thin, bony, illiterate peasants, and agriculture—the mundane business of producing rice and jute, Mati O Manush might not have been a bright idea.
27 February 2015, 09:39 AM
Open the Door
The reigning assumption these days about courtesy, civility, and manners is that they are merely frosting on a cake. The clear connection between courtesy and kindness is generally not understood.
20 February 2015, 06:00 AM
BEING ALONE TOGETHER
Friendships are built over time, and increasingly we don't have enough. The world has speeded up, and so have we. Families are busier. Kids are overscheduled. It's the great paradox of the Internet age: The more connected we are, the less we get to know each other.
At home, each of us is in our own bubble, furiously connected to keyboards and tiny touch screens, texting and reading emails. The house is quiet, a quiet that does not ask to be broken. Hanging out with pals in the neighbourhood after school is passé. Who has time left for live people? We have sacrificed conversation for connection.
6 February 2015, 12:15 PM