Hemanta, the fourth of the six seasons on Bangla calendar, has no equal in the northern hemisphere where only four seasons make their presence felt. Although it is identified for convenience's sake as the late Autumn or Fall as the Americans love to call the season in between Summer and Winter beca
I was in a queue at Delhi airport for transit to London. The queue was moderate but the processing slow. As my turn came, I faced the friendly officer. Casually I remarked, "The queue at London will be enormous in comparison and yet move fast". He smiled and said they were different. Yes, they were
With so many changes happening around us the term change is almost a fad in life today. I have an amusing incident from my school days about my first experience with changes. Not being different from other scruffy members of my age group, cleanliness was not a part of my daily habit. Very often I w
The beating of two men to death at two highest seats of learning cannot be passed as mob violence or mob justice which itself goes counter to any civilised norm and legal standard. That it can happen on campuses at the hands of students many of whom may have joined the quota reform and anti-discrim
Demand for vegetarian food is on the rise everywhere in the world as people opt for healthy food. Yet, towards beginning of the century, being a vegetarian was a problem anywhere in the world, except in India. One would have to scramble the menu in a restaurant, to find vegetarian dishes. Today one
International trade takes place in a fast-changing world, where legal, political, economic, and technological factors are constantly evolving. Transactions happen in a dynamic market where prices can fluctuate rapidly, creating risks for both buyers and sellers. Evidence exists to bolster the hypot
If Dhaka is the third most populous city in the world after Mogadishu of Somalia and Tanta of Egypt, the concentration of beggars is likely to be the highest in the Bangladesh capital. But if the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) area is separately taken into consideration, the density of populat
Sharate aaj kon othithi elo praner dware Ananda gan ga re hridoy ananda gan ga re This is how Rabindranath celebrates the arrival of the Sharat or Autumn. In the United States, known as the Fall, it is the most favorite season to many because of colourful foliage, crisp air and the first frost.
Being digital is the norm of life today. It is efficient and fast. There are many steps on the digital ladder of using the services. The step is related to the ability of a user in terms of digital savviness. The younger, the better with their eagerness to jump on anything new. This is how a divi
All great revolutions in human history have sought to redefine the nature of political power and transform society in favour of the governed, so has this latest student movement in Bangladesh. The uniqueness of this movement is that the original contentious issue was a modest non-political peaceful
It is a traumatised Bangladesh where life has become insufferable. Notwithstanding the daily doses of trials and travails they were subjected to following the Covid-19 epidemic and Ukraine war, even the underprivileged and the marginal people hoped for better days to come. After the tumultuous five
I was born in a joint family of three generations. Though we did not live in the same house, we lived in adjacent houses that were almost without walls. It was a happy childhood. The houses are now gone and everyone within have moved out to different places, even countries. I for myself live with
Living in Dhaka in normal time is quite challenging. Its environmental pollution is infamous and ranks mostly at the top among the worst polluted cities. Unsurprisingly, the capital city of Bangladesh has the dubious record of ranking among the world cities known for the worst liveability also. A
