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Los Alamos during and after the Manhattan Project

Today, Los Alamos is a quaint tight-knit community with the best education system in the state.
4 September 2023, 04:00 AM

Navigating biases, power dynamics and media integrity

A closer examination reveals the existence of substantial limitations to freedom of expression in Bangladesh.
3 September 2023, 14:30 PM

Who will drive Asia’s animal spirits?

The world today is caught in a confidence trap.
3 September 2023, 09:18 AM

How farmers' markets lead to thriving communities

Many people are afraid to eat local fresh fruits and vegetables for fear of chemical contamination.
3 September 2023, 04:00 AM

All that ails our primary education

More than 70,000 primary school teachers only possess a higher secondary level of education or less.
3 September 2023, 02:00 AM

How well will the Tigers deal with change?

If the hum of anxiety in and around the team can be muted out, the Tigers' strength can come to the forefront of the performances.
3 September 2023, 00:00 AM

The dread of dengue has taken over

The situation wouldn’t have been so dire had the authorities learnt any lessons from past experiences.
2 September 2023, 14:00 PM

The trials sportswomen have to face to get justice

Despite unwavering support from her counterparts and from political offices as high up as the Spanish prime minister’s, Hermoso’s words have resulted in the same inaction from authorities.
2 September 2023, 09:17 AM

What message does the Bandarban flood give us?

The cruel practice of neoliberal profit-driven development is what has caused the flood in Bandarban.
2 September 2023, 03:00 AM

What history tells us about election-time government

It makes no sense to expect neutrality on election day from a government that conducts anti-democratic activities throughout the year using its institutions.
2 September 2023, 02:00 AM

Climate change and women's deteriorating mental health

Women are more adversely impacted by natural disasters than men due to gender-based roles and responsibilities.
1 September 2023, 14:15 PM

Are you looking for a pet or an accessory?

While there is no specific data, according to the National Board of Revenue, Bangladesh imported Tk 285.21 crore worth of live animals and birds in the 2020-21 fiscal year, the highest since FY 2016-17.
1 September 2023, 04:00 AM

The culture war in education

The debate about control of education has become more intense across the globe, manifesting in varying ways in different historical and socio-political contexts.
31 August 2023, 14:00 PM

Educating education: An academic's two cents on education reform

Today, students are still subjected to, more or less, the same so-called education that we or our seniors experienced.
31 August 2023, 04:00 AM

Why scams thrive in Bangladesh

Despite such glaring examples, how are so many people still defrauded?
31 August 2023, 01:00 AM

Between ifs and buts dwindles the future of the Rohingya

Is it a battle of numbers that give political actors the right to dehumanise them? We wish to believe that crises create the push for alternatives and that, in this case, collective actions will be towards this direction.
30 August 2023, 13:30 PM

What Asia can do to fight climate change 

As far as climate change is concerned, the Asia Pacific is highly significant.
30 August 2023, 06:00 AM

Find the unadulterated truth about all alleged disappearances

No credible and independent investigation has so far been carried out into any of the alleged incidents of enforced disappearance in Bangladesh.
30 August 2023, 04:05 AM

Bangladesh, a constant victim of MLMs and ponzi schemes

Despite such crimes getting bigger in scale and more vicious with time, we have miserably failed to curb them.
29 August 2023, 14:00 PM

The mugshot and the meltdown: Trump and US politics

The Republican problem is now a US problem.
29 August 2023, 08:50 AM