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Media: Between a rock and a hard place
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How new autocrats curb press freedom
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(Uncertain) Future of Journalism in Bangladesh
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A Story of Melody

Experimentation resides at the heart of the art culture as the singular driving force behind the evolution of art.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM

The Power of Love

It is a truth that the intellect is limited in its abilities to fix the world's problems. From history we have witnessed the power of emotion in creating massive positive changes in the world.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Prototypes of the Future

On July 29, 2015; Kolpokoushal, a knowledge initiative by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students and alumni, arranged their first event at the University of Liberal Arts.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Preserving Synergy

The word 'reptile' may evoke a reaction of disgust in most people, but in Shahriar Caeser Rahman it evokes happy, loving emotions. “Not just reptiles.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM

A SOCIAL BUSINESS BOND

What won her heart then was the pure kindness of the people. She felt an unexplainable bond and affinity for this country and its inhabitants.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM

NUMBERS 68

After 68 years of prolonged struggle, nearly 52,000 inhabitants of 162 enclaves inside Bangladesh and India marked their last day of statelessness, officially becoming citizens either of the two countries.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Georgia O'Keeffe

American artist Georgia O'Keeffe is one of the most significant and intriguing artists of the twentieth century, known internationally for
30 July 2015, 18:00 PM

The Real Afghan Girl

ne hero can make many more heroes”, says Mitra Hussaini. Born in Afghanistan, ten year old Mitra and her family migrated to Pakistan
30 July 2015, 18:00 PM

The Master of Now

All we really have is the “Now”. Do the past and the future really exist? Yes. But they do so only in the present. We experience the past as visions, memories and emotions, but we experience it in the present. We think about the future as an imagined reality, perceiving it as what could happen. And when the actual future arrives, whatever it may bring, it is again experienced as the present moment or the
30 July 2015, 18:00 PM

The Majestic Bonsai

"As an art form, bonsai requires a personal artistic expression. Sometimes it is really difficult for me to follow someone else's rules,” says Borhan Hossain, office secretary of Bangladesh Bonsai Society, expressing the essence of making a bonsai. He loves to do bonsai for his own satisfaction and he exhibits his bonsai to show people that a beautiful work of art can be created through imagination.
16 July 2015, 18:10 PM

A Historic Light of Hope

On July 7, 2015, a historic act took place that can change the way people in Bangladesh treat animals forever. On the Tuesday before last, the police arrested three youths for abusing a street dog brutally last month, in the capital's Rampura area.
16 July 2015, 18:07 PM

#JusticeforRajon

The darkness of a grievous tragedy fell over the nation as a young boy of only thirteen years was beaten to death by a gang of men on July 8, 2015.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

The Lieutenant of Faith

The Sufi is born out of impatience. Indeed, impatience is the Sufi's greatest virtue and the inner fire that fuels his quest for God.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Spotted on the foot-over bridge!

As soon as the last rings of the bells are heard in the schools located in Tejgaon, Dhaka, 35-year-old Mosammat Aalo prepares for her peak hours of business with her basket full of fancy ornaments such as beaded earrings, necklaces, bangles etc.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM

The Naked Sadhu

The term Sannyasi means “renunciant of the world”, a man who, out of a maddening desire for divine experience, renounces all wealth, fame, pleasure and attachment.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Stories from the Streets

This city is filled with people and their stories. While an old tale vanishes, a new one adds to the list. In the case of Dhaka, however, new stories are adding up faster than ever, especially when it comes to the month of Ramadan.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

THE MUCH NEEDED ALERT

We cannot predict earthquakes beforehand but the idea of a technology to detect earthquakes fast enough for an alert to reach susceptible areas is no doubt good news for us; and more so when it is being designed by our own countrymen.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Human Above All Else

“Everyone wonders, “What is Lalon's Caste?” Lalon says, “I've never 'seen' the face of Caste with these eyes of mine!”
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

The Platform for Intellectual Bangladesh

I believe discussion is essential to change anything in democracy. Without discussion, nothing can change
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

A PUBLIC AFFAIR

With the start of the holy month of Ramadan, traffic congestions have intensified three times as usual, making it difficult for many people to reach home on time for iftar.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM