For Muslims giving charity is not only encouraged but also a religious obligation. Due to the possibility of earning 'extra rewards', Ramadan presents a happy occasion where we can make a 'profit' from our charity.

We spent our two days in Habiganj, eating through the town, walking through the forests that house the last vultures, sitting under the shade of an old banyan tree and catching some old-time village gossip.

Television is probably the biggest entertainment industry in the country, and Eid is its peak season.

A Level Counselling Session, 2017

In countries like Bangladesh, where people with disabilities often face societal barriers, negative perception and discrimination, 28-year-old Humayun Kabir, who was born with physical malformation in his lower limb, believes quite the opposite.

In 2001 Hill Women's Federation published a compilation of Kalpana Chakma's diary entries, letters to her comrades, news articles about her abduction and fact-finding reports by groups about the circumstances around her disappearance.

Corbyn claimed one of the greatest political feats in British history last week. In the recently concluded general elections, he defied the pundits and commentators who had drawn a foregone conclusion and written him off.

The number of cases filed under section 57 of the ICT Act seems to be on the rise. This year has already seen more than 260 cases.

The radio may be largely diminished as a medium for conveying information in modern urban life, but community radios in rural areas of Bangladesh are actually helping save lives during natural disasters.

No amount of planning, preparation, or scientific investigation can avert catastrophe, but preventing social catastrophes most definitely lies within our collective human capacity.

Discrimination. This is the word being tossed around to describe the recent decision to institute a VAT of 15 percent on English-medium schools.

The article “Longadu burning”, published in Star Weekend, demonstrates the institutional failure to ensure the right of our fellow citizens to live in safety.

First comes the wheezing. It happens decades before the skin lesions appear – the tell-tale signs of arsenic poisoning.

To expect Bangladesh to ease past teams like Australia, England and New Zealand in conditions that they aren't used to in would be highly impractical.

I was moved by the pictures showing what sand mining has done to one of our country's greatest rivers, the Brahmaputra.

“You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.”

The future seems to be one where people are busy staring at small screens while recording other things with other devices.

Modi is one of the few Indian leaders to have placed an emphasis on cultural components during state level interactions to complement trade agreements, defence partnerships and economic assistance.

I have admired Meryl Streep all my life. It is not often that I find myself in the role of a fan or an avid admirer. I can neither swoon over a celebrity, nor fall at their feet.

Teachers are struggling with cases of sexual abuse and they do not have an effective social welfare system to turn to for help.