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Mother, daughter found dead in Cumilla

A 42-year-old woman and her daughter were found dead at a house in the village of Jalalapur under Burichang in Cumilla on Wednesday...

Role of mothers and daughters

THE July uprising, a watershed moment in the nation’s history, will be remembered not only for its political ramifications but also for the powerful and defining role played by women, specifically mothers and daughters. Their collective action, a potent blend of seasoned wisdom and youthful idealism, became the uprising’s driving force, shaping its character...

Govt has issues to address to prevent unnecessary C-sections

AN EXPONENTIAL increase in Caesarean sections, or C-sections, which should be reserved for high-risk pregnancies or medical emergencies, is highly worrying. The increase in C-sections is also evident in rural areas, where earlier natural birth mostly happened. A study, published in the international medical journal BMJ Open, based on a survey of new mothers...

LankaBangla Finance launches Mother’s Day campaign

To mark International Mother’s Day, LankaBangla Finance PLC has launched a special and heartfelt campaign titled ‘Motherhood is the Noblest Profession in the World,’ says a press release.

foodpanda rolls out offers for Mother’s Day

foodpanda has rolled out exclusive discounts on desserts, flowers, personal care items, chocolates, cards and gifts on the occasion of Mother’s Day, said a press release...

Dhaka Regency brings ‘Win a Mother’s Day Special Cake’ event

Dhaka Regency is set to observe Mother’s Day, says a press release.

Technical education not for producing carpenters: adviser

Education adviser to the interim government Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has urged for a change in the pervasive belittling mindset about technical education, stressing that technical education should be integrated with mainstream education...

Motherhood shouldn’t hold back women professionals

A BREAK in career results from motherhood for an estimated 26 per cent of the women professionals that BRAC has surveyed for a study that it presented in Dhaka on March 13. BRAC analysed profiles of 1,100 women under its programme...

Motherhood causes 26pc career break: study

Twenty-six per cent of women who take a career break do so for motherhood, according to BRAC, which analysed the profiles of 1,100 women under its Bridge Returnship Programme for women professionals...

Pro-culture mothers can gift better society: PRSTU VC

Vice-chancellor of Pirojpur Science and Technology University Professor Md Shahidul Islam said that an art and culture-loving mother could gift them a better society...

EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Crowd, festivity, sale delight publishers

The Ekushey Book Fair became festive with the presence of a large crowd on Bhasha Shaheed Dibas and International Mother Language Day on Friday....

Amar Ekushey observed

The nation on Friday observed Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day paying homage to the memory of the Language Movement martyrs, who made the supreme sacrifices in the 1952 Language Movement.

Shaheed Minar broken in Cumilla

A Shaheed Minar was broken at Gunabati Degree College at Chauddagram in Cumilla early Friday after tributes had been paid to the Language Movement martyrs placing wreaths at the altar of the Shaheed Minar marking Bhasha Shaheed Dibas and International Mother Language Day...

Foreign ministry observes International Mother Language Day

Foreign affairs ministry on Friday organised a programme to commemorate Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day 2025 paying deepest respect to all language martyrs and the language movement veterans.

We respect other languages besides Bangla: Bidhan Roy

Bangladesh interim government primary and mass education adviser Professor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder on Friday said, apart from the majority percent of Bangla-speaking people, we have to inquire about other people speaking in remaining 40 languages.

Nation pays homage to language heroes

Thousands of people in bare feet began pouring into Shaheed Minars across the country as the clock ticked midnight past Thursday to pay tributes to the heroes who sacrificed their lives in 1952 for their mother tongue...

Govt should protect, promote minority languages

LITTLE progress in the preservation of 40 national minority languages, which the International Mother Language Institute is mandated to do, and the advancement in multilingual education for national minority children, which the Directorate of Primary Education supervises, largely brings up a glaring government failure. The International Mother Language Institute...

Mother tongue and beyond

FEBRUARY 21, 2025 marks the first observance of the historic language movement since the July 2024 mass uprising in Bangladesh. The groundbreaking political change brought about by last year’s student-led movement is likely to provide new or more nuanced ways of reflecting on the language struggle of the Pakistan period that, among other things, fundamentally...

Nation set to pay homage to language martyrs tomorrow

The nation is set to pay tributes to the language martyrs on Friday on the occasion of ‘Shaheed Dibash’ (Martyrs Day) and the International Mother Language Day.

MINORITY LANGUAGES: Hardly any progress in preservation, education

The International Mother Language Institute has made little progress in preserving 40 national minority languages in 14 years since its inception in 2010...

Babysitting: socio-economic necessity

IMAGINE a young working mother in Dhaka, rushing to an important meeting while struggling to find someone to look after her sick child. Or a father juggling between work and errands, with no immediate family available to watch over his toddler. In many parts of the world, this gap is easily filled by babysitting services. But in Bangladesh, where...

Role of Popular Life in economy discussed

A discussion titled ‘Role of Popular Life in employment, poverty alleviation and economic development of the country’ was held at the International Mother Language Institute Auditorium at Segunbagicha in Dhaka...

Chhatra Kalyan Trust holds national seminar

Bangladesh Chhatra Kalyan Trust organised national seminar on ‘Role of Student–People’s protest in building future Bangladesh’ and released Student–People’s uprising-2024 calendar at International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka on Monday.

Smart Technologies launches 2 GIGABYTE motherboards

Smart Technologies (BD) Limited, distributor of GIGABYTE in Bangladesh, launched two new AI powered motherboards aimed at heavy gaming and multitasking in the capital Dhaka on Monday, said a press release...

Princess of Wales makes tentative return to work

Britain’s Princess of Wales has taken a first step towards returning to her work on the early-years development of children, a week after announcing she had completed chemotherapy...

The last smile at mother

He stopped short for a while only to glance back at his mother with a smile before stepping out of the house near Dhupkhola field in Old Town of Dhaka at about...

Israel’s onslaught of revenge

‘Aparajitar Rang’ celebrates Mother’s Day

Women artists have displayed their artworks in a group exhibition titled ‘Aparajitar Rang’ under way at the Safiuddin Shilpalay in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.

Nagad declares half-day leave for all employees to honour mother’s love

Nagad has granted a half-day leave to all its employees to allow them to spend more time with their mothers on Mother’s Day....

Mother’s role in family and society

MOTHER is the sweetest word in the world. There is no sweeter and purer word than the word ‘mother’ in any constitution of the world. The word ‘mother’ is very short. But its greatness and scope are infinite...