Two recent studies under government auspices have confirmed the warnings given by Education Watch.

How should a nation memorialise its history?

Bangladeshi poetry has always been sensitive to socio-political issues and public themes. In discussing the poetic response to the Liberation War, therefore, it is useful to start with the broad historical background, move on to the literary tradition, and then consider the poetry itself.

The banking crisis that hit Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) recently has spread.

Using a Fulbright fellowship, Tarfia decided to come to Bangladesh to research the war and interview the women whom the Bangladesh government, in 1972, titled Birangona (war heroines). These interviews resulted in 'Seam' (Southern Illinois University Press, 2014).

On the fateful night of March 25, 1971, Prof Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta was dragged out of his university flat and shot repeatedly on the back by the Pakistan Army.

The debate that has erupted now involves the desire to de-sire colonial legacies.

Pakistan is the metaphor of everything Bangladesh doesn't want to be.

Watch this print space for the Talespeople's weekly reflections on creative writing.

How can you talk about peace without taking into account war? Both are subjects not only of Tolstoy’s great novel but also of the two founding epic poems of Greek as well as Indian literature.

Now is the time for the policymakers to think and reflect on Bangladesh's geopolitical value.

Be it uncleanliness, chaotic immigration lines, or unnecessary drama at baggage claim - our Dhaka airport has a lot to offer.

A death is an accident only when it occurs in spite of all logical, scientific and experience-based steps taken to prevent it.

Seeing what happened during the SCBA election, one cannot help but wonder about what might happen in the upcoming general election.

What made 'Nasek Nasek' so popular, whereas 'Nahubo' received sceptical responses?

After the war, the library authorities placed advertisements requesting people to return any books from the library that they might have in their possession, but the response was poor. The library's hundred-year-old collection was lost forever.

A set of parallel initiatives need to be undertaken targeting the structural weaknesses of the gas sector and power sector development to ensure energy transition.

The country is in such a state because its forex expenditure is higher than its earnings.

With the converging crises of climate change, costs of living, conflicts, and the Covid pandemic, we are witnessing a reversal in gender equality gains.

Our rivers are being attacked one after another. India's dams, river connectivity plans, and various projects undertaken within the country, encroachment and pollution are all taking our rivers closer to extinction.