Wending My Way Toward Ray

My father taught us to wear our Bengaliness with pride. It was impressed upon us that we, by being born Bengali, had inherited a rich intellectual and artistic tradition.
27 April 2017

Thinking outside the (white) box

Pristine, paper white walls. Monorail lightings fixed on the ceiling. And reverent silence.
27 April 2017

The moving islands of the Jamuna

As far as the eye can see acres upon acres of lush green corn plantations sway in the breeze. A cluster of houses and kitchens are shaded by banana and eucalyptus trees.
27 April 2017

No hurry as India's inspirational centenarian wins gold

With a jaunty victory dance, 101-year-old Man Kaur celebrates winning the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland, the 17th gold medal in the Indian athlete's remarkable late-blooming career.
27 April 2017

Organising Labour under the Neoliberal Gaze

What are the prospects and limits of conventional modes of organising labour in the garment industry, given the current labour rights regime in
20 April 2017

MAILBOX

When I read the article titled “Is this Our City?” I was really shocked because even I never thought about how a person with disability...
20 April 2017

Interpreter of maladies

Rise of mental health disorders among transitional aged youths (16-24 years) is quite alarming for families and societies across the globe.
17 April 2017

There will come soft rains

It begins with a listless thought, brushed aside. What does a heartbeat sound like, you wonder. Brush, aside.
13 April 2017

SUFFERING FROM AN IDENTITY CRISIS?

It is the first day of the Bengali New Year and our national identity seems to be in a state of predicament.
13 April 2017

MAILBOX

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is not only a cricket player but also a hero, a fighter and an ideal leader.
13 April 2017

SNAPSHOT

SNAPSHOT
13 April 2017

Sweden truck attack: Man held for 'terrorist crime'

A truck ploughs into a crowd on a shopping street and crashed into a department store in central Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist attack.
8 April 2017

Sweden truck attack: Man held for 'terrorist crime'

A truck ploughs into a crowd on a shopping street and crashed into a department store in central Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist attack.
8 April 2017

PRIORITY SEATS FOR WOMEN - FONDLE-FREE ZONE

Being a single working women and a regular commuter in this city, I often have to deal with sarcastic debates on why there should be reserved seats for us.
6 April 2017

About Town

Turkey Bangla Cultural Fest 2016
6 April 2017

White Memories

The spell is over, the hour is up. And I can no longer remember.
6 April 2017

Let there be light

The stigma surrounding depression
6 April 2017

Anandabazar's alt-journalism

Here in Dhaka last year, at a conference on the future of print media business, DD Purkayastha, CEO of ABP Group, the parent company of Anandabazar Patrika, said of the paper's digital strategy: “We are giving what our readers want.”
6 April 2017

MAILBOX

The stories of prolific journey of women leaders are really inspirational for the rest of the women who live around them.
6 April 2017

SNAPSHOT

“And the air was full of Thoughts and Things to Say. But at times like these, only the Small Things are ever said. Big Things lurk unsaid inside.” ― Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
6 April 2017