Parting thoughts for 2022
Can you define 2022 in one word? A word that captures the mood and the mode of a year that’s passed?
30 December 2022, 15:16 PM
Supporting a team so far away
The curious case of Bangladeshi supporters taking up sides in the football feud between Brazil and Argentina has caught the attention of international media.
23 December 2022, 16:00 PM
Coping with the mystery of Fardin's death
We can do justice to Fardin’s memory by creating a system that makes sense.
17 December 2022, 02:00 AM
From Grading to De-grading
We need to change the mindset of grade glorification.
11 December 2022, 14:00 PM
Hatirjheel: A City Respite
One of the pleasures of my daily commute to work is experiencing the lakefront at Hatirjheel.
2 December 2022, 14:00 PM
'Hypocrite reader – my twin – my brother!'
Qatar's hosting of the FIFA World Cup has created a storm of controversy in Western media
25 November 2022, 19:00 PM
Spending All for Nothing
Education abroad does not always come with golden opportunities
19 November 2022, 04:00 AM
Questioning the questions
We live in an intolerant time where everything is suspected.
11 November 2022, 11:39 AM
How reality could imitate representation
The simple fact is that not all teachers and students have the empathy to accommodate people with different abilities.
4 November 2022, 14:00 PM
Something is rotten in the state of things
The irony is, the top bureaucrats, who fail to secure our national interests, have no qualms in claiming the larger share of the development pie for themselves.
28 October 2022, 15:00 PM
Walking in the city
The stories come alive when you walk in the city and meet the faces that form the mass.
21 October 2022, 14:00 PM
University ranking announcement and the morning after
The oldest private university in Bangladesh is giving its oldest public university a run for its money.
14 October 2022, 12:15 PM
Is it too easy to become a professor in Bangladesh?
The academic rank diagram needs to look like a pyramid where few professors are located at the apex.
7 October 2022, 15:00 PM
To kill a mocking monster
What prompted those devoted pilgrims in Panchagarh to ride an overcrowded boat and join a death march on the Korotoa River?
30 September 2022, 13:30 PM
Is it Destination Death for our migrant workers?
Five hundred deaths a month. Is that natural?
23 September 2022, 18:00 PM
The government’s search for a columnist
There is nothing wrong with such a strategy of recruiting media operatives. However, the open nature of the search robs the ploy of its X-factor and thereby self-sabotages its purpose.
16 September 2022, 16:00 PM
Leave private universities out of BCL politics
The private universities are doing just fine without the presence of partisan politics.
9 September 2022, 14:00 PM
Plagiarism: A menace in the academic world
Our universities were mostly designed as teaching universities. Even many of our iconic professors are not good researchers.
2 September 2022, 16:00 PM
Suicide prevention must embrace nuances and complexities
Suicide is a complex issue that requires institutionalised, therapeutic interventions to save lives, and stand by those who need support for their mental health condition.
26 August 2022, 16:00 PM
The real worth of a cup of tea
Tea is a sector that requires time and patience. The problem with our new entrepreneurs is that they all want instant yields.
19 August 2022, 15:00 PM