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‘The Air We Share’ should be cleaner

‘The Air We Share’ should be cleaner

Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder 2022-09-06 20:10:25

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly's Second Committee passed a resolution declaring September 7 as the "International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies" during its 74th session. The theme for the...

'How I Met Your Father' - a stereotypical sitcom ruining the nostalgia of a great series

'How I Met Your Father' - a stereotypical sitcom ruining the nostalgia of a great series

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-09-05 17:28:00

'How I Met Your Mother' is a nostalgia trip for many millennials worldwide. The sitcom, which was first aired in 2005 and continued till 2014, is undoubtedly one of the most popular American sitcoms o...

'Devil in Ohio' lacks the devil in it!

'Devil in Ohio' lacks the devil in it!

Iftekharul Islam 2022-09-04 18:29:04

Cults are one of the recurring stereotypes in the horror genre. Cults bring unsettling feelings to the audience through their dogmatic beliefs and sometimes violent and inhumane rituals. Netflix's lim...

Remembering a brave heart

Remembering a brave heart

Akhtar Husain Khan 2022-09-01 21:40:32

Rochoita's recent book in memory of martyr Shaheed Badiul Alam Bir Bikram, titled Dipro Bodi, is an adroit bi-lingual publication of 384 pages. It is an addition to the burgeoning literature on libera...

Looking to a safe and secure place for women

Looking to a safe and secure place for women

Shihab Sarkar 2022-09-01 21:38:58

Women's outrageous persecution in all parts of the country has increased to such an extent that they have almost lost the strength to protest against the dastardly acts even feebly. Traditional retort...

An absurd science fiction with a deeper meaning of life

An absurd science fiction with a deeper meaning of life

Iftekharul Islam 2022-09-01 17:23:24

"Living an experience, a particular fate, is accepting it fully." A human can live one life and can lead one destiny. He may or may not fulfil his dreams and his life goals.  But what if he wit...

A portal to travel back to the nation's glorious past

A portal to travel back to the nation's glorious past

Morium Kulsum 2022-08-31 18:51:22

There has been hype around the Bangabandhu Military Museum since its inauguration, and it has been attracting thousands of visitors beyond military enthusiasts. The museum is located at Bijoy Sarani,...

'Beast' is a reminder of the '70s animal attack films

'Beast' is a reminder of the '70s animal attack films

Iftekharul Islam 2022-08-30 16:23:48

Animal attack films have been cult classics since the late '70s. This type of film started with Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds in 1963 and became a successful genre with Steven Spielberg's Osc...

Afghanistan's Taliban's first year of being back in power

Afghanistan's Taliban's first year of being back in power

Muhammad Zamir 2022-08-28 21:02:31

The world, helped by the electronic and print media, has watched how Taliban fighters have celebrated on August 15, 2022 in front of the US Embassy in Kabul-- one year since they seized the Afghan cap...

Supplies made within Bangladesh

Supplies made within Bangladesh

Mohammad Abu Yusuf 2022-08-26 20:44:02

The concept of supply by Residents and Non-Residents as enshrined in Section 17 of the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act, 2012 (henceforth called VAT and SD Act) is new to Bangladesh VAT syst...

Apparel workers still worst sufferers from Covid impacts

Apparel workers still worst sufferers from Covid impacts

JEHANGIR HUSSAIN 2022-08-24 21:49:25

Regrettably though, women working in the Bangladesh garment industry are still seen suffering  under   the devastating impacts of the Covid health crisis, according to new findings. A s...

Chanchal Chowdhury's 'Karagar' promises a stellar series ahead

Chanchal Chowdhury's 'Karagar' promises a stellar series ahead

Shadique Mahbub Islam 2022-08-23 20:19:06

Akash Nagar Prison has had cell number 145 locked for the last fifty years. No prisoner could survive the night in that cell; they would be found dead hanging the next morning.  And one night, s...

5G tech upgrade: Focus on value extraction

5G tech upgrade: Focus on value extraction

M Rokonuzzaman 2022-08-22 20:20:02

State-owned Teletalk would like to be the lead deployer of 5G gears to stimulate competition for upgrading the country's mobile technology infrastructure, according to the media report. But depleting...

Disruptive thinking

Disruptive thinking

Mahmudur Rahman 2022-08-21 21:39:50

Bright eyed executives are nowadays told to be disruptive. The new term replaces 'out-of-the-box thinking' that has, as with most buzzwords fast become a cliché. The newness comes in the form o...

The ultimate 'Petuk Couple'

The ultimate 'Petuk Couple'

Nowshaba Achal 2022-08-21 18:44:08

'Petuk Couple' is the first renowned couple food vlogging YouTube channel in Bangladesh. Rasif Shafique and Ridima Khan Ipsha created this channel back in 2018 out of their love for food. Food vloggi...

'Never Have I Ever' becomes sharper in the 3rd season of Indian-American representation

'Never Have I Ever' becomes sharper in the 3rd season of Indian-American representation

Iftekharul Islam 2022-08-21 15:56:00

Never Have I Ever started as an original teen comedy-drama by Netflix in August 2020. Since then, it has gained popularity as the best on-screen representation of an Indian-American lead characte...

Adios Saul Goodman!

Adios Saul Goodman!

Iftekharul Islam 2022-08-18 15:04:12

Breaking Bad is considered one of the best TV shows of all time. The journey of Walter White as a high school chemistry teacher to the Meth kingpin Heisenberg and the dire consequences of his wro...

Challenges a young artist faces in Bangladesh

Challenges a young artist faces in Bangladesh

Tasmim Sultana 2022-08-18 12:42:57

When we are children, we don't dream after careful analysis of all career options along with their financial feasibility. But as we grow up, these concerns and opinions shape how we see the world arou...

Peele returns with 'Nope,' blending comedy with horror

Peele returns with 'Nope,' blending comedy with horror

Iftekharul Islam 2022-08-16 20:31:53

Jordan Peele is known for directing iconoclastic horror films that contain social messages for the audience. His unique approach to the horror genre even earned him an Oscar for his debut film, Get Ou...

Where the Crawdads Sing: A tale of a social outcast embroiled in a murder mystery

Where the Crawdads Sing: A tale of a social outcast embroiled in a murder mystery

Iftekharul Islam 2022-08-13 19:25:52

A girl abandoned by her family and society, left to live in a dangerous place all by herself, exploited by the people of the society and then the same society comes after her for an act she did not co...

James Wilson and budgeting wisdom

James Wilson and budgeting wisdom

Jasim Uddin Haroon 2022-08-12 20:13:51

James Wilson, known as father of the modern budget system in the subcontinent, is no more but his budgeting wisdom is. He died on August 11, 1860 in Kolkata. He placed the budget for the Indian subcon...

A dry Sravan, wet summer & a weird climate

A dry Sravan, wet summer & a weird climate

Shihab Sarkar 2022-08-11 21:22:18

In whatever name we call the second of the 2-month Bangla monsoon ---Sravan or Shaon, the rainy month stands for pure rains. Even two to three decades ago, the capital city of Dhaka, would wake up to...

'Bullet Train' is a colourfully violent action comedy with absurd humour

'Bullet Train' is a colourfully violent action comedy with absurd humour

Iftekharul Islam 2022-08-10 17:05:22

2022 is not a good year for Hollywood in the action thriller genre. As The Gray Man flopped at the box office, it could be said the seriousness of this genre isn't quite working out for the audience.&...

Nikli Haor: A journey to relief at your doorstep

Nikli Haor: A journey to relief at your doorstep

ZakiaZaman 2022-08-08 15:57:40

Far from the madding crowd, would be the perfect phrase to describe our, city dwellers’, innermost desire when we plan for any trip. Imagine a day away from all the hustle and bustle of Dhaka li...

'The Sandman' is a worthy adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic masterpiece

'The Sandman' is a worthy adaptation of Neil Gaiman's comic masterpiece

Iftekharul Islam 2022-08-07 20:13:01

Neil Gaiman has an unusual way of admixing mythology, philosophy, and many other literary elements into his masterful storytelling.  The Sandman is considered to be his magnum opus for this spec...

Abdullah Abu Sayeed: Spreading the light of learning

Abdullah Abu Sayeed: Spreading the light of learning

Helal Uddin Ahmed 2022-08-05 20:42:42

Eminent litterateur Anisul Haque had written in an article back in 1997, "He is a peddler of light, a magical man in the city of memories. As the dusk dawned and the earth got submerged in darkness, t...

The saga of the port city of Chattogram

The saga of the port city of Chattogram

Shihab Sarkar 2022-08-04 21:58:42

As days wear on, the residents of Chattogram continue to see the city's deterioration in almost all sectors. Ranging from traffic gridlocks, water logging, rise in unplanned construction of multi-stor...

The food vlogging scene in Bangladesh

The food vlogging scene in Bangladesh

Shadique Mahbub Islam 2022-08-03 18:48:18

Food Vlogging. The very mention of the phrase takes the readers to YouTube or Facebook videos where a person is travelling to various places and enjoying different foods while entertaining the audienc...

Hawa: The game changer

Hawa: The game changer

Shadique Mahbub Islam 2022-08-03 18:45:38

No Bangladeshi film in recent memory has created such hype in the hearts of the audience as Hawa, a film directed by Mejbaur Rahman Sumon. The film has been released in twenty-four halls across the co...

Laughter, humour and friendship in Friends: Why we love it, why we don’t

Laughter, humour and friendship in Friends: Why we love it, why we don’t

Megh Rahman 2022-07-30 14:07:02

Friends began airing in 1994 and ended in 2004. Its magnificent humour or reasonably relatable characters were always absolutely adored and seen by numerous fans worldwide.  The journeys of the...