Category: Cover Story

This is the cover story of every month

Shihab’s New School -Md Mahmudur Rahman

Shihab’s heart thudded in his chest as he stood before the towering gates of Dream Learning Academy (DLA), his new school. It was nothing like his small, familiar neighborhood school back in Al-Qadim. This was a sprawling campus with futuristic buildings, tall trees, and even a pond shimmering in the...

Hungry Palestine: Terribly Traumatised Territory in the World -Md Tareq Hasan

In recent months, the world has witnessed an unrelenting siege on Gaza that has reshaped not only the region’s physical landscape but the psychological well-being of countless Palestinians, especially its youth. The deprivation of food, water, and essential resources has morphed into a weapon of psychological warfare, affecting both those...

Walls that Talk: Graffiti’s Revolutionary Voice in the ‘24 Movement -Rifat Hasnat

Following the imposition of a curfew during the student protests, graffiti reading “Killer Hasina” appeared on walls, accompanied by harsh words directed at the police. The severe breakdown in police-community relations led to significant attacks on law enforcement, a consequence of the police being perceived as a partisan force. Despite...

Youth waves change and rebuild country -Shahin Reza

The student movement that recently overthrew the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina stands as a testament to the indomitable power of young minds in shaping the future of a nation. It was not the seasoned politicians or the established leaders who ignited this flame, but the vibrant, impassioned youth of...

Sheikh Hasina, Intelligence Agencies and Her Last Hours -Abu Tahir Mustakim

The controversial chapter of Sheikh Hasina’s rule in Bangladesh has concluded. After 15 years of contentious governance, the female leader faced a student-led uprising and mass public discontent, ultimately leading her to flee the country. Despite her intentions to cling to power until the very end, standing on the bloodshed...

The Ghost in machine: AI’s subtle annihilation of self -Md Din Islam

“In the Western world, rising ‘deaths of despair’ and declining birth rates result from complex factors. One possible cause is what sociologist Richard Sennett calls the ‘spectre of uselessness.’ This feeling arises not only from work-related redundancy but also from a deeper existential sense of being crowded out in an...

Eid-ul-Azha: An Inexhaustible Combination of Sacrifice, Harmony and Amity -Md Sazzadul Islam

The significance of sacrifice in a believer’s life is limitless. The second-largest festival for Muslims is Eid-ul-Azha, which symbolizes the importance of sacrifice in a Muslim’s life. The word ‘Qurban’ is used instead of Qurbani in the Holy Quran. In the hadith, instead of using the word ‘Qurbani’, words like...

Children on the Fronlines of Climate Change -Masud Rana

The plight of children in Bangladesh amidst the escalating climate crisis is a stark reminder of the disproportionate impact environmental changes have on the young. The nation, cradled by the mighty rivers of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna, faces a relentless battle against the rising tides and ferocious weather patterns...

Delving deep into dropout rates -Md Tareq Hasan

An old but ever-important saying is that education is the backbone of a nation. So if a nation has to survive with a straight spine, there is no alternative to education. It is through education that a person becomes disciplined. The population of advanced and modern countries is 100% literate....

Forbidding Foods Beyond Faiths -Abu Tahir Mustakim

In nutrition, diet refers to the total food intake of an individual or organism. The term often suggests a specific nutritional plan for health or weight management. While humans are omnivorous, food preferences or restrictions may vary across cultures and individuals, often influenced by taste, ethics, or religious beliefs. Choices...

Focal Points -MSF Sadib

Focal Points -MSF Sadib

“This writing is for you, my dear.” I became disinterested after writing so much in the notebook. I am sitting under the sun of a sandy evening sky, surrounded by flickering neon signs. My gaze diverts itself from the glittering neon signs and unintentionally pierces through the restaurant’s glass, heading...

Gaza a graveyard for children -Abu Muaj

Incubators of newborn babies bombed, Intensive Care Units targeted, children buried under rubbles, hospitals hacked, war on infirmaries unleashed, ambulances riddled with IDF bullets, cradles caved in, buildings bulldozed, wedding ceremony turns into funeral, mosque domes demolished, helpless mass people face massacre in total mess and darkness – that is...

Gaza-Israel war may change Middle East -Abu Muaj and Abu Tahir Mustakim

When Narendra Modi’s India does bulldozer justice to none but Muslim protesters not even to the Khalistanists, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel does bombing justice to Palestinians who had been punished collectively. Failing to eliminate Gaza Strip’s ruling party Hamas, which launched blitzkrieg early on Saturday, Israel air force launched bombing spree...