Parents often bemoan the fact that their children spend a major portion of their days in front of the idiot box. Many complain that their children are hooked on to Hindi and Bangla TV drama serials and cannot be pried…
Monica stood at the edge of her own dining area behind the wooden door and stretched out her plate for food; just like an outcast. Her mother-in-law who was serving food to the other family members shovelled a few morsels…
Fatema is suffering from kidney stone complications but she has been refused surgery because she is HIV positive. “With all our referral cases we face this problem whenever they see our note where we mentioned specifically to practice universal precautions,…
An Ardent Folklorist The last line of the feature moves me so much so that I remember my own childhood. I wanted to become a farmer who works in his land and eats under the shade of a tree, sings…
Being in a state of denial is a universal human folly that has lead to unimaginable destruction. Yet nothing seems to deter people from making this mistake over and over again for the simple reason that we just don’t want…
Helping the Motherless Children The other day I was watching a special programme aired on a private TV channel on the occasion of Mother’s Day. The programme focused on the present state of those children who lost their mothers in…
Dear Mita, I am a forty-something year old man and recently divorced. Although I am single again I am not immediately ready to have another serious relationship although I would like to meet people and get to know them. The…
Friendly coexistence and closer economic ties are a necessity for China and India. Not just because of geopolitical factors, but, more importantly, because it is also in their fundamental interests and their shared historical mission to boost economic and social…
According to Hironmoy Chandan the artist is at first influenced by his academic training. An artist then tries to bring a lot of his emotions and feelings in his work. No one can limit his imagination. His experience and his…
Unakoti means one less than one crore. Bangladesh was somewhere, very near, downstream around the corner or along the pathway that red earthen crept into the jungle, parting the trees and disappearing in the curve of the hillside. Direction wasn’t…
In recent times, Bangladesh has been given wide coverage in the international media as a turbulent country where a carnival of image-tarnishing events is going on. It has been endlessly debated whether the international media has been a little too…
The mystery of depression is not that it exists — the mind, like the body, may, at times, malfunction. Instead, the paradox of depression is its prevalence. While most mental illnesses are rare, depression is everywhere, as common as the…
As we reached the Chittagong Railway Station at about 2:30am Wednesday night there was clear symptom of an impending disaster. Incessant rain accompanied by gusty wind was suggesting of a fast approaching cyclone, Mahasen. Panic gripped the port city as…
If it wasn’t for the media playing its role with passion, vigour and commitment, the flow of information about catastrophic human tragedies would have been under-whelming rather than overwhelming. The naturally hyped coverage has served as a scanner on evacuation,…
Freedom of assembly is one the fundamental rights citizens are guaranteed by the article 37 of the country’s constitution. This fundamental right can be restricted only by a law imposed in the interest of public order or public health. The…
It would be easy to dismiss this book as a whimsical attempt to tell people how to be positive and happy with themselves. The child-like illustrations, playful fonts and coloured pages may give the aura of it being frivolous and…
The waitress waited patiently while I tried to make my mind up. I looked up at her apologetically and she smiled at me and told me to take my time. I stared at the menu and perused the page completely…
You would be surprised to know how “lucky” your email ID and mobile number and car license plate and dental record serial number can be. They are all potentially big prize winners, if you were to believe the notifications that…
