“I might not come back. I'm afraid. You had to flee from one place to another out of fear of being slaughtered by the extremists. If something like that happens again, I don't have the strength or ability to do things like you.”

“What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning.” — Barbara De Angelis, American author

Hatirjheel project has been a very popular recreational place for Dhakaites. There are very few places in Dhaka city where people can

There's a popular saying among different species that hold very opposite meanings: 'When it rains, it pours and when it pours it floods.'

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.

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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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.

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.

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

The stigma surrounding depression

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.”

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

“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

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.