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Tanveer Ahmed

The writer is an Australian based psychiatrist, author of The Exotic Rissole, and founder of website www.bddiaspora.com.

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Women's network in Sydney working to battle stigma against mental illness in Bangladeshi communities

Mental illness and the disabilities associated with it has long had a strong stigma in countries like Bangladesh. The pandemic only served to further highlight such problems.
4 April 2023, 14:53 PM
Satyajit Ray film 'Devi'

Watching Satyajit Ray’s ‘Devi’ against the backdrop of religious tension in India

As yet another stage of religious tension arises in the subcontinent, it was heartening to see Australians warm up to the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray.
18 June 2022, 08:56 AM
Arnima Hayat

How to raise Bangladeshi children in Western societies?

The murder last month of a young Bangladeshi woman in Sydney has sparked a debate about how best to raise children among the local community.
27 February 2022, 12:23 PM
Obesity is increasing in Bangladesh's younger generation

Childhood obesity: Dark side of rising income

The pandemic has had a terrible impact on children, especially their education, among those living in the developing world. But just as it has accelerated trends that already existed such as digitisation, it has exposed the worrying problem of childhood obesity.
26 January 2022, 11:10 AM
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World must combat climate change, but not at the expense of poverty reduction

In the wake of the completed climate summit in Glasgow, it is worth considering the risks to poor countries of climate alarmism.
21 November 2021, 11:26 AM
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The changing face of Bangladeshi diaspora

The aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic may bring out a new generation of leaders among the expatriate Bangladeshi communities.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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Pandemic may give rise to new leadership among Bangladeshi diasporas

Pandemic may give rise to new leadership among Bangladeshi diasporas
28 September 2021, 09:00 AM
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Vaccines for Bangladesh: A test of non-resident Bangladeshis’ influence

There are growing efforts among Bangladeshis living abroad to lobby their prospective governments to help send vaccines and other medical supplies to Bangladesh.
16 August 2021, 11:38 AM
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Women's network in Sydney working to battle stigma against mental illness in Bangladeshi communities

Mental illness and the disabilities associated with it has long had a strong stigma in countries like Bangladesh. The pandemic only served to further highlight such problems.
4 April 2023, 14:53 PM
Satyajit Ray film 'Devi'

Watching Satyajit Ray’s ‘Devi’ against the backdrop of religious tension in India

As yet another stage of religious tension arises in the subcontinent, it was heartening to see Australians warm up to the great Bengali film director Satyajit Ray.
18 June 2022, 08:56 AM
Arnima Hayat

How to raise Bangladeshi children in Western societies?

The murder last month of a young Bangladeshi woman in Sydney has sparked a debate about how best to raise children among the local community.
27 February 2022, 12:23 PM
Obesity is increasing in Bangladesh's younger generation

Childhood obesity: Dark side of rising income

The pandemic has had a terrible impact on children, especially their education, among those living in the developing world. But just as it has accelerated trends that already existed such as digitisation, it has exposed the worrying problem of childhood obesity.
26 January 2022, 11:10 AM
the-carbon-tax.jpg

World must combat climate change, but not at the expense of poverty reduction

In the wake of the completed climate summit in Glasgow, it is worth considering the risks to poor countries of climate alarmism.
21 November 2021, 11:26 AM
changing-face-bangladeshi-diaspora.jpg

The changing face of Bangladeshi diaspora

The aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic may bring out a new generation of leaders among the expatriate Bangladeshi communities.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
portrait-01.jpg

Pandemic may give rise to new leadership among Bangladeshi diasporas

Pandemic may give rise to new leadership among Bangladeshi diasporas
28 September 2021, 09:00 AM
vaccine.jpg

Vaccines for Bangladesh: A test of non-resident Bangladeshis’ influence

There are growing efforts among Bangladeshis living abroad to lobby their prospective governments to help send vaccines and other medical supplies to Bangladesh.
16 August 2021, 11:38 AM
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Interfaith marriage: Bangladeshi community remains ill at ease

As a psychiatrist based in Australia, I write legal reports for those Bangladeshis seeking refugee status.
10 July 2021, 11:02 AM
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UV hope for PPE

With coronavirus seemingly unstoppable, global powers are in a rush to stock quality PPE (personal protective equipment).
18 April 2020, 18:00 PM
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Psychiatrist Suggests: 5 ways to enjoy the time

We are not hardwired to be stuck at home for extended periods. We are social, mobile creatures. One of the worst forms of punishment for prisoners is extended periods in solitary confinement.
2 April 2020, 18:00 PM
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What Bangladesh can offer tourists

If Robert Frost, the man who wrote “Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less travelled by”, was looking for a modern holiday destination, he may have considered a trip to Bangladesh.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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The yearning for ancestral roots

The distress felt in identity formation is only rarely directed towards religious extremism, but is present nevertheless. The 'unbelonging' is in part because people of Bangladeshi origin living overseas do not see their lives reflected in story telling industries.
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM
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