Uring the initial years of a newly emerged independent nation, Bangladesh badly needed a pool of professionally trained and qualified managerial workforce to run the new government and the private sector entities. It was almost impossible for the

We have woken up in a different country. The Britain that existed until 23 June 2016 will not exist any more.

Today - June 23 - marks the 80th birthday of Serajul Islam Choudhury. He was my teacher in the English Department of Dhaka University.

I do not believe that foreigners contribute usefully by issuing strong opinions about how a country's citizens, or those of a larger unit

While people in developed nations pay little attention to their annual budgets, it turns out to be the most influential document for

In the first two days of the week, two key suspects of machete killings, Faijullah and Sharif, were killed in 'shootouts'. Though the

Thanks to Edward Snowden dumping sensitive data on to the net, there now exists more accurate estimates on foreign fighters recruited by the Islamic State (IS). Indeed, going by The Combating Terrorism Centre at West Point (United States

Ten days after my mother passed away, I had a dream about her. She was sitting up in her hospital bed, and we were trying to feed her. She was being difficult, and I was rolling my eyes, and my sister was scolding her. I kept saying, “Ammu, you have no idea how ill you were, what you put us through. We almost lost you.”

Recently violence against children has been highlighted by print and electronic media of Bangladesh. Media usually report extreme cases of violence (abductions, killings, rapes). According to Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF), 1,085 children

While almost every woman in the country will cite her as their 'ideal', without necessarily knowing or having much idea about her immense contributions and sacrifices for the emancipation of women and marginalised groups, Sufia Kamal's life – one of constant struggles and obstacles – has, to use a glib phrase, been truly inspiring.

Two recent deaths in so-called ‘crossfires’ have raised a lot of questions in the public sphere. These deaths have also put the role of the police and the whole criminal system on the dock.

I find this month to be the best time of the year to do some serious contemplation. In the absence of one of the biggest distractions of

Confusion, denial and finally, elation – these were the three stages of emotions that I experienced when my son enthusiastically informed that he wanted to go outside and play football with me.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposed a Tk. 340,605 crore budget for FY2016-17 in the National Parliament on June 2, 2016.

The terrible massacre that took place in the Orlando gay club Pulse, which killed 50 and injured another 50 or so, must be condemned in no uncertain terms. The killer, Omar Mateen, who happens to be a Muslim and was shot dead by the police, was apparently a psychopath and a homophobe.

It is extremely difficult talking about someone who should have been around to raise his grandchildren, in the past tense. I feel that any minute he will knock on my door and ask “So what's the plan for dinner?”

Bangladesh is moving ahead with a project to formulate the Delta Plan 2100. Apparently, this is a good idea. After all,

When random violence is visited on innocent people, we try to find the right words to respond.

The FY2017 budget has been announced in the backdrop of the manifold challenges carried over from the past years, but also

Kalpana ekhon Kothai? (Where is Kalpana now?) was an investigative article on the abduction of Kalpana Chakma by Shaheen