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Boishommo - When freedom of action goes awry

Social media is, without a doubt, deeply entrenched in every aspect of my life. I have a Facebook account to appease prying family members, while I take to Instagram to share the more risqué highlights of the day.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Why aren't more men involved in child-rearing?

For centuries now, the bulk of childcare has been resting on the somewhat “weak” shoulders of women. And while statistics differ contextually, worldwide, an estimated 66 percent of caregivers are female
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Existence of an artist lies in creation

"Lost in Transition”, showcasing 52 paintings under six categories, boldly depicts the transitions of Mahi's emotive personal journal where she is eternally trapped.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

A tribute by her mother - On This January

Mahi where are you? Should I come to lay flowers where you are? The way you appeared to everyone as a string of lights, you left your body just as publicly. Where did you get lost?
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Poorer kids get this much sicker

That children from the slums of Dhaka have an unequal start in life is not a revelation. Sanitation systems are poor or non-existent, poverty affects nutrition levels, and access to advanced health care is limited.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

One less park for Old Dhaka

Did you know that less than 0.30 percent of land in all of Dhaka city is used for recreational purposes?
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

What's so contentious about the CPD report anyway?

"No, no, no, all rubbish. They are determined to bring Bangladesh down. They only find wrong in government policies. They don't see development in the country,” said Finance Minister AMA Muhith in a burst of anger when
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Reflections of Dhaka's broken society inside a broken shelter

In a quiet corner of Mirpur, barely a kilometer away from the hustle and bustle of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, lies urban Dhaka's only government shelter. It's a place that provides refuge to a wide array of individuals.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

Finally, the hunger strike of non-MPO teachers has come to an end following the assurances of the Prime Minister.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

MAILBOX

Finally, the hunger strike of non-MPO teachers has come to an end following the assurances of the Prime Minister.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Surviving annoying cats and/or friends

There is a cat in my house. She is called Coco. She doesn't speak much or even know how to type other than sending meaningless emojis. She tries to murder my harmless, scaredy-cat dog for absolutely no reason.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

About Town

Emotional Intelligence for Success
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

The Kite flyers of Old Dhaka

As the rickshaw, painted bright with a distorted Bengal tiger and even more distorted images of Dhallywood stars, breaks through the sea of other rickshaws, the kites appear almost suddenly through the narrow old Dhaka skyline.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Brunei Darussalam - Paradise on earth

On November 26 last year, my wife and I decided to visit Brunei on a long-pending invitation from our son, Shahriar Shams Rony, who works as a teacher at the Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB).
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

COEXISTENCE

Animals mean more to the big city slicker. They fulfill the completely ordinary, wholly elusive need for attachment the nine-to-fiver so often experiences in the lonely metropolis. Living in close proximity to these creatures enables the human to learn humility, honesty, sensitivity. To respect and be respected. Because you can fool a man, but you can never fool an animal.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

WHAT LENIN DID AND WHY

2017 marked 100 years of the Russian Revolution and a considerable number of books were rushed out to coincide with the centenary; some in revisionist mode, others celebratory.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Call Me by Your Name is one of the most memorable films of 2017

Watching Call Me by Your Name felt like flipping through the pages of a personal diary, sheets littered with memories of a bittersweet summer romance.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

An underwhelming experience

A museum is meant to be a gateway—a magical door into another world at a different time and place. For those (like this writer) who are not avid readers and are more visual learners, there are not many places better than museums to learn, experience and marvel at the wonders of the world.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

The Post

So said Katharine Graham, The Washington Post publisher, on the phone to her editors, making a decision that turned out to have historic consequences for the United States and that elevated her paper to national standing.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM

The Living You

Razib Datta's work encompasses drawing, text and digital art. He often deconstructs the traditional language of art and cinema through his works.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM