SINCE the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, workers have had to contend with the inimical effects of technology on their jobs. From the power loom to the personal computer, each wave of automation has not only increased productivity, but also empowered the owners and managers who dictate how these technologies reshape the workplace. Today, workers worldwide are haunted by the specter of artificial intelligence...
THE future of Venezuela鈥檚 25-year-old socialist movement will be decided in the upcoming July 28 election. Venezuelans will go to the polls knowing that a vote for incumbent president Nicol谩s Maduro means no relief from US unilateral coercive measures...
CHANGES always occur in society after big phenomena like a revolution and a war. Such changes took place in Bangladesh after 1947 and 1971 when an evolution of social patterns became inevitable to keep pace with the ideology of the newly created administration. But one cannot wink at the social changes recently happening in Bangladesh...
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Friday said that they, together with other opposition parties, would soon launch another round of simultaneous movement to oust the current 鈥榰surper鈥� Awami League government....
The Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh, a partner of Ganatantra Mancha, observed 20th founding anniversary with the vow to restore democracy on Friday...
IN WILLIAM Blake鈥檚 touching poems 鈥楾he Chimney Sweeper鈥� from his collections Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, he paints a sad picture of child labour during the Industrial Revolution. Blake describes little children, covered in soot, crying out 鈥榳eep, weep.鈥�...
IN THIS rapidly transforming landscape of the 21st century, the traditional means and modes of education are failing to make our students ready for the challenges of the new world. The current era demands that students equip themselves with all-inclusive expertise, superior knowledge and abilities boosted through market-driven education...
The Revolutionary Students Unity on Friday announced its 17-member new central committee in its 16th council session.
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation held a training workshop on the 4th Industrial Revolution on Wednesday, said a press release...
The leaders of the Revolutionary Workers鈥� Party of Bangladesh at a press conference on Sunday demanded to hold a general election in a free, fair and participatory manner for the...
ON THE night of April 13, Iran attacked Israel for the first time in history with drones and missiles. Israel claimed that Iran had launched 170 drones, more than 309 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles. Iran did not specify the...
Portugal on April 25 marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, a military coup that put an end to Europe's longest-lived dictatorship and 13 years of colonial wars in Africa.