Asrar Chowdhury

The young absorb the technology of their generation. Technology, however, cannot eliminate the human mind's curiosity. In a memoir, Asrar Chowdhury writes about the need for educators to adapt in the age of AI.

Kurosawa’s Rashomon brilliantly illustrates the inherent subjectivity of human memory, prefiguring modern insights into cognitive behavioural economics.

With the series level at 1-1, it is now effectively a three-match series as the BGT lives up to its reputation for bringing excitement to Test cricket. 

Folk Melody of Bangladesh: An Anthology of Bangladesh Folk Music in Standard Notation is a music anthology that compiles 204 carefully chosen folk songs of Bangladesh that date from the 16th century.

Pierre Alain-Baud, (Pyaro), the author of Le Messager du Qawwali (Voix du Monde) (Demi Lune 2008), and Kazi Abdullah Al Muktadir, the book’s Bangla translator in Shahen Shah E Qawwali: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Pathak Shamabesh 2022) talked with Nazia Manzoor, Editor of the Daily Star Books. The authors shared anecdotes. What started out as a fun experiment, ended as a lasting experience in the hearts of all of us who were present that day.

When we realise we have entered a situation due to a bad decision, the sooner we can make an effort to get out, the better.

Economics has a unique way of looking at the world through unique tools and mechanisms. The problem, however, starts here. If you ask the question: What is economics, you could be misled.

I returned to Chattogram from the Liberation War on December 20, 1971 with my nephew,