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Rehman Sobhan's 'Dawn to Darkness'

Rehman Sobhan's memoir centring on the short-lived second phase of his life is now in the market (UPL, March 2022). It is the second volume in the Untranquil Recollections series. The very title speaks of some events signalling the dawn...

Islamophobia in Indian films

India vs Pakistan cricket match is underway, the crowd is...

What are chemical weapons and are they illegal?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has expressed concern that Russia could...

The Song of Achilles: Witnessing God through a lover's lens

In Greek mythology, Achilles is known for being the greatest...

Rural areas need their own survival strategies

The metamorphoses of idyllically sylvan places into ugly patches bereft...

The Ukraine war: is it civilisational?

In most of the narratives of the ongoing war in...

Myth and reality of halcyon days of Bengal

As Bangladesh celebrated its 51st anniversary of independence as a...

How effective are lullabies?

The practice of singing to a baby to sleep is...

Brand rituals: How far do we perceive them?

We all are aware of the advertisement pattern of distinctive...

Shei Shomoy: A tale of Bengali renaissance

'Shei Shomoy’ is a historical fiction novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay...

Near & medium term outlook for Bangladesh economy  

The overall macroeconomic performances and prospects of the world economy...

Globality of inflation in post-Covid world and Bangladesh

In the past few weeks, "Price Hike" has become a...

Biryani: A ‘Musafir’ from Persia caught by the Mughals

Suppose it is the annual function day in the school....

We‘ve got access to safe water: Can we drink it?

To achieve universal access to safely managed drinking water by...

Video resume: A new way to stand out at jobs

A video resume is a current trend. Even a few...

A memorable memoir

This review is on the autobiography of Rehman Sobhan titled...

Jasim Uddin, folk poet with awareness of his time

The 4-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost, the American poet,...

5 days workweek is not a luxury but a necessity

A perspiring salaryman entering an apartment at 11:00pm with a...

Dining etiquettes you need to know

In our country, it is a common scenario in a...

Reliving the aesthetically pleasant Grand Budapest Hotel journey

Wes Anderson is known for his comedy-drama films with aesthetic...

Anti-war sentiment, anti-drug warnings and a musical album that transcends time

Since its formation, American heavy metal band Metallica created masterpiece...

‘Soft Skills’ by Md Masud released

The first book on soft skills named "Soft Skills" has...

The curious case of Russian oligarchs

In Russia, in contrast to America, the government machine has...

Ukrainian flare-up: Devastations, Diaspora

With the physical wars increasingly proving futile and no large-scale...

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