At what point, when hitting a child, does it become physical abuse?Some parents and schoolteachers see no relationship whatsoever between the two.‘A good smacking,’ some will even argue, ‘won’t do the child any harm.’ (Wait for it...) ‘It didn’t do me any harm’.I’m of

There are some inevitable questions, taken as proof for democracy, are yet to be answered in the context of Bangladesh. Like what is it happening in the political arena in the name of democracy? Is it all about just the practice of universal suffrage? Where democracy, a rule of the people

Today is Human Rights Day. Theme of this year is, “20 Years Working for Your Rights”. It was in December 1993 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) created the mandate of High Commissioner for the promotion and protection of all human rights. It has been 20 years since the

It is about time that the United States Congress realized that the current political turmoil in Bangladesh may see a return of terrorism to Bangladesh. Eradication of terrorism from the country was one of the top priorities of Sheikh Hasina when she took over prime ministership in 2009.

It was Newton who once said, “We build too many walls and not enough bridges”. Politicians in our county are exactly doing this. Recent reshuffle in the cabinet is unlikely to build bridges between rival political parties.  Only noticeable change is emergence of additional number of

NEW DELHI: As his SSC examination results were not good, Jamaat Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Mollah secured admission in BSc Pass course at Rajendra College, Faridpur in 1969. His father Maulana Abdul All was Faridpur District Jamaat President. Islami Chhatra Sangha unit was

What should preferably be the language of teaching at private universities in Bangladesh has long become a debatable issue. English is the ‘official’ language in most cases--if not in all. But is it ‘okay’ with the students? And what about the teachers?Learning foreign languages

DHAKA: Evolution is the change in the inherited characteristics of biological populations over successive generations and this change happens in the genetic level which primarily manifests as diversity and in the long run this gives birth to a new species. We, Homo sapiens also have come

You want a Bengali speaking Af-Pak or a liberal, secular Bangladesh? You can decide now WHY am I not addressing this appeal to adarniya Advaniji or my old friend Sushma first? Or to dear Rajnathji or Arun (Jaitley), even though I might have known all four of them more closely than you,