On January 16, two cats owned by Zillur Rahman, an inhabitant of Monirampur of Jashore, innocently strolled into the neighbouring house owned by Hira. Hira did not shoo the cats away. Instead, he lured them into a room, closed the doors and windows and proceeded to beat them mercilessly with a stic
The primary source of natural beauty is trees and forests. Yet due to fires, human exploitation of forests, poverty, and deforestation in the name of development-along with many other factors-the sources of natural beauty are under severe strain. In Bangladesh and across the world, the destruction
Presently, his biography is not mentioned in school or college textbooks, neither in Bangladesh nor elsewhere. Yet, was he not a significant presence in our 20th-century history? I can cite a few examples, as other writers have done. In 1943, Murshed stood by famine-stricken people in undivided Ben
For much of the past decade, development debates have been dominated by ideas rather than institutions. Grand visions, national strategies, technology roadmaps, and long-term plans have proliferated across emerging and developing economies. Artificial intelligence, clean energy, digital finance, an
Trains move on, but some journeys remain unfinished in the mind. In candid conversations with The Financial Express, four veteran locomotive masters of Bangladesh Railway recall moments of fear, bravery, and responsibility on the rails that still haunt them One night in 2015, I was driving the Dhu
Who says the Bangalees are the idle lots of all peoples? Street snacks, tea and coffee have long been a fad here. Every winter the mushrooming growth of small temporary street eateries of traditional 'pithas' (indigenous cakes) is witness to their high demand. Usually four-wheel or two-wheel ricksh
Soldiering is one of the oldest professions through the ages which by large shaped the history of mankind all over the world. In the ancient period, the rulers were commonly driven by their extravagant ambitions and often ill intentions to capture new lands and territories to expand their kingship.
At a time when the Generation Z or popularly known as Gen Z is making media splashes all across the globe, there are reasons to be inquisitive about what its preceding or post-generations stood for. Its immediately preceding generation is Generation Y or Millennials born between 1980 and 1994. The
As Bangladesh's national elections draw closer, political pressures increase -- and their wave effects are also felt in industrial areas. Especially in industry-dense zones such as Ashulia, Savar, Gazipur, and Narayanganj, a latent instability often emerges before and after elections. This directly
Political division is a universal reality. No country in the world is free from differences in ideology, beliefs, or political allegiance. Even in the most established democracies, allegations of vote rigging, manipulation, and misinformation surface from time to time. Yet, despite these imperfect
Evolution of civilisation is a long process. From its tentative beginning, a civilisation also ascends its summit at certain point and then the decline of the process also begins. Like human species or any other living being a civilisation sees many ups and downs and ultimately meets its end. Sever
One key reason behind China's rapid economic growth is its success in aligning the needs of industry with the skills produced by universities. China deliberately promoted close cooperation between academia and industry, creating mechanisms that move scientific research quickly into commercial use.
In this dynamic era of industrialisation, the relationship between workers and employers is not merely a legal or administrative matter -- it is one of the key pillars of a nation's economic stability, productivity, and social harmony. The better the working environment, the greater the satisfactio
