Sadiqur Rahman reflects why there has been an alarming increase in crimes against children in the country Bangladesh has been acclaimed by many international organisations as the role model for reducing infant mortality rate which is one of the key Millennium Development Goals (MDG). But this fact does not confirm that this country can ensure safe childhood for its children […]
Ahmed Shatil Alam finds out why the pottery industry is facing near-extinction Bauphal Upazilla, one of the southern-most districts of the country, is renowned for being a hub of the pottery industry. Barun Pal, a 50-year-old potter is one of the nearly 3,000 people who have continued their ancestral traditions as potters in the area. He shares that with the […]
Mahfuzul Haque looks at how the popularity of Indian serials is influencing Eid market sales, this year Around afternoon on July 6, a shopkeeper at Chandichawk market in the capital was luring customers by saying, ‘Kironmala, Pakhi, Anarkali; what else do you want? We offer all these here…’ The names struck me. I approached the shop to understand to whom […]
After visiting Barisal, Sadiqur Rahman writes about a number of initiatives through which child rights is being promoted in the division One hour – 10:00am t0 11:00am on the second Tuesday of every month- is fixed for a special hearing arrangement named ‘Konistho Kathan’ during which the top district administrators in Patuakhali engage in discussions with school children at […]
Namira Hossain writes how young women are fighting back against the toxic messages in our society Every year since 2010, V-Day Dhaka has put up performances of the acclaimed ‘The Vagina Monologues’ which are a collection of stories depicting the reality of being a woman living in a man’s world. The performances range from the outright hilarious to heartbreakingly poignant. […]
Ahmed Shatil Alam discusses the various incidents where members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League have been involved in since the beginning of the Bangla new year Like every other year, Pahela Baishakh on April 14 was supposed to bring together the entire country in its’ largest celebration as a community with hopes for a brighter future. But reality is bleaker […]
Mahfuzul Haque writes about the most recent cases of border violence across the India-Bangladesh border Like every other day, on February 2 of this year, Nazrul Islam, a farmer of Chapra village of Birampur upazila in Dinajpur, was working at his paddy field with others near the barbed-wire fence between Bangladesh and India. At around 10:00am, his wife Palashi Begum […]
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