Sitting in an Afghani restaurant called Bamiyan Kabob in Toronto, I was chit-chatting with a couple of my teammates at the end of a

Globally, more than seven million people die from diseases caused by tobacco use every year, including hundreds of thousands from secondhand smoke exposure.

A few years back, as I was walking past the National Museum in the cool afternoon breeze, I stopped under the shade of a huge tree.

All of a sudden Dhaka's Airport Road is looking like a Potemkin Road. With an exhibition of “bonsai” trees, odd garden-like set-ups,

Throughout the history of independent Bangladesh, national actors in politically privileged positions have slowly but steadily monopolised the norms pertaining to this country's struggle for emancipation.

Last Wednesday (May 17, 2017), the Foreign Ministry came up with a draconian directive to Bangladesh missions. It urged all

The Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) of Bangladesh reveals that as of 20 May 2017, the total installed electricity generation capacity of Bangladesh is 15,592 MW.

The gala ceremony of the Belt and Road Summit held in Beijing on May 14 and 15, in the presence of 29 heads of states and important delegates from many countries, was the firework of a global initiative by China, which is gradually awakening and making her soft presence felt everywhere.

The subject of inequality is both interesting and important for a multitude of reasons. From a purely positive perspective, income

Jagannath University recently appointed 12 leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League as “special officers” without advertisement - a practice that Vice Chancellor Mijanur Rahman justified as the natural right of the ruling party men (April 27, Prothom Alo).

As a commu-nication for development professional, I have always had an interest in press freedom and freedom of expression.

I suppose I could sit here and fret over a day in the not-too-distant future when a robot powered by artificial intelligence (AI) will spit...

One of the earliest origins of intellectual property (IP) can be traced back to 500 BCE when the Greek city of Sybaris (in what is now southern Italy) granted its citizens exclusive rights for one year for “any new refinement in luxury, the profits arising from which were secured to the inventor by patent”.

Teachers are usually revered by students in Bangladesh, but they are also feared. Inducing fear within students actually hinders learning, so I would recommend that Bangladeshi teachers play more of the role of a facilitator to learning rather than an authoritative figure.

On March 29, 2016, Emory University took the decision that they would not leave Faraaz and Abinta as mere memories.

In mid-1993, Dr Kamal (I am following the popular lingo of addressing him) was experiencing the most critical phase in his political career – he was about to leave Awami League on principled grounds.

Research indicates that children facing abuse at home or exposed to parental alcoholism and dispute are more likely to engage in animal cruelty.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's recently concluded official visit to India during April 7-10, 2017 witnessed the signing of 35 bilateral documents (according to a statement released by the Bangladesh government), agreements and MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) on a diverse range of areas including power, energy, defence, infrastructure and education.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when adults are afraid of the light.”

A South Asian woman is often subjected to innumerable rituals. In Bangladesh, for the majority of the population, if a baby girl is born, the Azaan (call for prayer) is quietly whispered into her ears.