TRAFFIC management remains one of the most pressing urban governance issues in Bangladesh, particularly in rapidly expanding metropolitan areas such as Dhaka, Chattogram and Khulna. The responsibility of ensuring road safety, maintaining order and enforcing traffic laws primarily lies with the traffic police. Despite their crucial role, traffic policing in Bangladesh...
SOME things we throw away too quickly 鈥� food scraps, used plastic bottles, election promises. Others, like the waste problem in our cities, we鈥檝e simply stopped seeing. Garbage piles have become part of the backdrop of urban life in Bangladesh. But here鈥檚 the truth we鈥檝e overlooked for too long: most of that trash isn鈥檛 useless. We just treat it that way...
OVER the past year, an unsettling pattern has emerged in the landscape of justice. Serious criminal charges, particularly murder, assault, extortion and sedition, are filed not solely in pursuit of justice but, increasingly, as instruments of coercion, retaliation and harassment. The right to legal recourse, a fundamental pillar of any democratic society, is now at the risk of...
THE Chinese embassy in Moscow recently published a list of 30 countries the United States has bombed since World War II 鈥� framing it as evidence of American aggression cloaked in the rhetoric of democracy and human rights. A full rebuttal to this sweeping indictment is beyond the scope and space of this article. Instead, this piece aims to offer an objective analysis...
HINDU women in Bangladesh still live in a kind of invisible prison, the walls of which are made of centuries-old religious family law. Their limited rights in matters related to marriage, divorce and inheritance are not only in conflict with the constitution but also with human rights...
THE Middle East has once again come dangerously close to disaster. For twelve tense days, the world watched anxiously as Iran and Israel exchanged deadly attacks. Their actions have dragged both nations and their allies into a cycle of fear, destruction and high-risk brinkmanship. The damage went beyond lives lost and buildings destroyed. It shook the stability of the...
THE historic July mass uprising of 2024 was not merely a political reckoning, it was a moral awakening. Sparked by growing inequality, youth frustration and lack of access to basic services, the protests united citizens across classes and districts. The people demanded justice, not just in law but in livelihood. They did not ask for luxury, they asked for education...
SUICIDE is the reflection of social Darwinism in society. Our excessive emphasis on economic surplus creates a vacuum among family members. Biological natural selection, deployed to construe social dynamics, gives rise to unhealthy competition in society. Outstanding performance is considered the only reason for our existence. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to...
DONALD Trump has all the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; trouble paying attention, impulsive behavior, acting without thinking about the result, and being overly active. Specifically, since DJT announced that he was giving himself...
TO BECOME a woman, in many parts of the world, is to learn the language of endurance. To become a bride, thus a wife, especially in societies like ours, is to inherit silence, to carry centuries of submission stitched into the seams of a red sari. Because...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 digital space has expanded rapidly over the past decade, bringing with it fresh opportunities for learning, self-expression and civic participation. Yet for many children and adolescents, particularly those already marginalised, the internet...
ARTIFICIAL intelligence sparks both excitement and apprehension. Will it empower humanity or replace us? In education, the pressing question is: does artificial intelligence threaten educators鈥� jobs or does it enhance their ability to teach? History is the...
BANGLADESH, long defined by its rivers and monsoons, is entering an era where water 鈥� once its greatest asset 鈥� is becoming its greatest vulnerability. This shift is not a far-off scenario; it is already unfolding in real time. Salinity, aquifer...
THE Middle East is teetering on the edge of a full-scale regional war after the US military, in coordination with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Natanz and Fordo on June 21. Iran鈥檚 swift retaliation, declaring US positions and citizens in the region as legitimate targets, culminated in an attack on a US...
FOOD or cash for education programme, launched in 1993 by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party under the leadership of its chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, stands out as a landmark initiative that transformed the country鈥檚 educational landscape and social fabric. This pioneering programme, designed to combat poverty-induced school...
