Category: Cover Story

Martial art for self-defence ।  Ifrith Islam

Martial art for self-defence । Ifrith Islam

‘A 16-year-old Garo girl is allegedly raped by her employer in Gulshan area of Dhaka.’ It’s a news that should have shaken whole Bangladesh rather only hurting the victim and her family for long. That’s only because it is not a stray or one-off incident but these sorts of thing...

Drugs drain delta away । Teezad Tabriz

Drugs drain delta away । Teezad Tabriz

The clock kept looking better by every slow minute as the plastic clock hand swept away in its own misery. Even though everyone forestalled for the end of the class, one of them looked out the window and smelt the rain in the breeze; he forged a smile. Clothed in...

Hilful Fuduls Today  ।  Umar Al Mahdi

Hilful Fuduls Today । Umar Al Mahdi

With the unprecedented display of courage, patriotism and bold leadership, the two recent youth uprisings of Bangladesh which took place in a single month caught almost everyone by surprise. Despite the apparent bittersweet results of the movements, these valiant displays of youth power through its’ unprecedented patterns, deep-rooted socio-political impact...

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Menacing Media Muzzling । Abdullah-al-Imran and Ifrith Islam

Space for journalism is shrinking day by day. Media is being muzzled. Communications are being censored. Mass-communications are monitored. Telephone calls are tapped. Sage but anti-corporate people are under surveillance. Dissent voices are being silenced. Prisoners of conscience are being imprisoned. Day by day gagging of journalists or media muzzling...

Law making process – Sohrab Hussain

The functionality of a state basically depends on how much the laws are enforced effectively for the welfare of its citizens not how many laws are enacted. Whenever a new crisis like the absence of safety on roads arises, enactment of law becomes imperative. Bangladesh is one of the worst...

Partial prophetic duties of ICD -Abu Muaj and Ifrith Islam

Human existence is threatened by many diseases, injuries and harmful habits. They are caused due to exposure to many different difficult situations overnight and sometime for over the years or because of psycho-physical deformities. Some diseases are sourced from habits, lifestyles, whim, hobby, seduction, trend, addiction, mania and even jobs....

Honey for health and money -Teezad Tabriz

Tired of your honey not being sweet anymore? Tired to the extent you’d rather refer to her as bitter gourd (or more commonly known as korolla)? In the age of filters and Tinder, we lack authenticity – when filters and Snapchat stories paint for us selves that contradict with our...

World Book Fairs -Ifrith Islam

Muktodhara, a publishing small company, with initiative of Chittarnjan Saha, started a little sale in front of Bangla Academy in the 21st February 1972. It’s been only two months after Victory Day. At that time the Bangladeshi people were still trying their best to cope up with the aftermath of...

Is Social Media Bad for You?

Three billion people, around 40% of the world’s population, use online social media – and we’re spending an average of two hours every daysharing, liking, tweeting and updating on these platforms, according to some reports. That breaks down to around half a million tweets and Snapchat photos shared every minute. With social...

Sittwe to Jerusalem via Dhaka -Wahidul Islam

When a nation weakens it weakens nationally and as a logical consequence it fails internationally to stand out plausibly. In the way around in this global village if a nation grows internationally viz. contributing to UN peacekeeping forces, exporting manpower, goods and services, it can grow nationally. This is especially...

Open-air Prisons Present and Future -Wahidul Islam

That prison or jail is a confinement or place where criminals after trial are landed for correction is nothing new in this world. Open prisons are relatively new where prisoners, who do not pose threat to the public, enjoy some rights like socializing, working outside the prison premises and even...

Powerful Muslims Peaceful Planet -Wahidul Islam

It all began when the Ottoman Empire collapsed with the end of World War I. The balance of power tilted heavily towards European powers which are predominantly Christian. Powers on the other side of Ottoman Empire were Britain, France and Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. They were opponent of each...

Migration of Hope and Despair -Ifrith Islam

Nothing is static in this world. Everything is changing — be it air and water or humans, animals and birds. Some are transforming within themselves while others are changing their locations. The word ‘migration’ usually applies to the later groups who change geographical locations, such as humans, birds and animals....