In the fourth century, Japan's emperor looked out from a small mountain near his palace and noticed that something was missing:

As we stand on the cusp of another new year, many of us are preparing for the revelry of a boisterous night. Private clubs and posh

President Obama's heroics at the fading hours of his presidency may have come too late too little, but it was just enough to ruffle both

In a recently held international conference sponsored by Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Mr. Anders

Susan Sontag, novelist, essayist and critic, and one of the most intriguing figures of the 20th century, writes in On Photography, her seminal piece of work:

The Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election is undoubtedly a stellar example of free and fair polls. The way people are

In no civilised society can criminals get away with what we saw occur on Pahela Baishakh in 2015. Given that law enforcers so miserably failed to prevent the sexual assault of women on that unfortunate day, they must leave no stone unturned in arresting and punishing the seven others who have been identified so far. That’s the least they can do.

Hillary Clinton has issued a call to action against the “epidemic” of fake news in a rare public appearance since her unexpected loss to

Bangladesh was liberated from Pakistan occupation forces forty-five years ago on December 16, 1971. The country was declared

I get apprehensive every time I discover a questionnaire on my table. Each questionnaire seems to be arriving with a specific agenda.

Industry standards dictate that a flaw in the mirror is acceptable if you can't see it from a distance of ten feet. What's that significant distance for our history? How far back should we stand so that we don't see those flaws, which have divided this nation? At what distance could we tell if the distortions we see in the mirror are nothing but deformities of our own? How many more years should it take before we know which to blame between history and our very own histrionics?

Watch the heart rendering moving images of a group of policemen in armed gear apparently setting fire to rows of Santal huts and compare the actions with the motto of Bangladesh police “Discipline, Security, Progress”. How are we to interpret the contrast between their stated motto and their activities?

December 6 is observed as 'Democracy Day' in Bangladesh, a day that marks the overthrow of military rule of General H M Ershad through a popular urban uprising in 1990.

Information Technology (IT) gives fast, easy access to information which is essential for the development of a nation. Large IT

Imagine you are a on a wheelchair. Or you cannot see. What can you do with your life if you live in Dhaka or any Bangladeshi city for

Let's stop blaming Trump for our misogynistic world. Even without him, there are plenty of men in leadership positions who think women are just fair game.

The people caught most unprepared by the PM's strike on currency are the bureaucrats. The problem: They've been there, done that.

In 1999, when my housemaid married off her 13-year-old daughter in the village, I was shocked and outraged. I tried to

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority's (BRTA) hostility towards Uber is hardly surprising. The same battle has been raging in

Yusuf Ali Choudhury, popularly known as Mohan Mia, who passed away on November 26, 1971, was a very influential