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Remembering AKN Ahmed, an iconic central banker

Remembering AKN Ahmed, an iconic central banker

Syed Ashraf Ali 2023-02-25 23:05:42

A K Nazir Uddin Ahmad was popularly known as A.K.N. Ahmed, or simply by the initials AKN.  He served as the second governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of the country, from November 19,...

Funding gap in climate financing: Why 'adaptation' is neglected

Funding gap in climate financing: Why 'adaptation' is neglected

Sabit Ibtisam Anan 2023-02-25 16:22:10

There was this interesting analogy about Actions against Climate Change: you are on a boat which has experienced a sudden leakage, and water is rushing in. Now your priority is plugging the hole, but...

A brief history of Islamic banking in BD

A brief history of Islamic banking in BD

Foyasal Khan   2023-02-23 21:43:56

M Azizul Huq (1935-2020) was undoubtedly a pioneering figure who made unique contribution in the early stages of the establishment of Islamic banks in Bangladesh. He started his banking career with Ha...

Securing financial future and unlocking investment potential

Securing financial future and unlocking investment potential

Mohammad Mushfiqul Haque Mukit 2023-02-20 20:50:32

While investing in Bangladesh may offer attractive returns for investors, it's crucial to keep in mind the possible financial hazards that come with factors such as inflation, unemployment, reserve de...

Jamdani weaving in Bangladesh: Weavers neglected, production falling

Jamdani weaving in Bangladesh: Weavers neglected, production falling

Afra Nawmi 2023-02-20 16:36:58

Jamdani saree epitomises elegance and sophistication, thanks to its aesthetic designs and contrasting weaves. Its fine muslin fabric, adorned with eye-catching craftsmanship in monochromatic, two-colo...

Life and times of Mirza Nurul Huda   

Life and times of Mirza Nurul Huda  

Helal Uddin Ahmed 2023-02-16 21:29:46

Mirza Nurul Huda - or Dr M N Huda, as he is widely known at home and abroad - was undoubtedly a prominent and illustrious Bangali of the 20th century. With a career rooted in Dhaka University as an ou...

Books old and new --- and the Ekushey Book Fair   

Books old and new --- and the Ekushey Book Fair  

Shihab Sarkar   2023-02-16 21:26:30

There is no dearth of festivities surrounding this year's month-long Bangla Academy Ekushey Book Fair. It's nothing unusual, as it defines the normal ambience of the annual festival. But this year mar...

The tradition of wearing churi - beyond age, colour and race

The tradition of wearing churi - beyond age, colour and race

Nafisa Sultana 2023-02-16 19:50:24

Every Bengali festival, from Pohela Boishakh to Eid, Puja and even weddings in Bangladesh, is incomplete for women without Churi (Bengals). Even though Churi has become a modern-day ornament for the w...

Diploma in banking for promotion: One size never fits all

Diploma in banking for promotion: One size never fits all

Md. Main Uddin 2023-02-15 20:33:51

The B.Sc. engineers will not take a Diploma in engineering for further professional excellence because what they learnt in their bachelor degree is much more elaborate and in-depth than the diploma on...

Chronicle of a Bangladeshi expatriate in the USA

Chronicle of a Bangladeshi expatriate in the USA

Helal Uddin Ahmed   2023-02-09 22:24:15

It was over fifty years ago in March 1968 when Rahima Karim had boarded a PIA flight from Dhaka that was bound for London. A few days later, a Pan American Airlines (PANAM) flight from the UK landed h...

Love in the time of Spring

Love in the time of Spring

Tahseen Nower   2023-02-08 16:35:24

Does anyone remember taking out that all-time favourite book from the corner of the bookcase and some dried rose petals murmuring on their way down as they kissed the floor? The rose was indeed pricel...

How youths complement the elderly people

How youths complement the elderly people

Shihab Sarkar 2023-02-02 20:14:07

Youth has its own beauty, so does the old age. They are the two facets of human life. Although the younger generation in general continues to celebrate youth, the wise old men and women do not remain...

Enigma of the latest lunar new year

Enigma of the latest lunar new year

Muhammad Zamir 2023-01-29 21:04:48

After three Lunar New Year holidays - from 2020 to 2022 - when travel restrictions kept so many families apart, many appear to have grappled with taking difficult decisions this year-- not only in Chi...

Unabated sound pollution repulses migratory birds in JU

Unabated sound pollution repulses migratory birds in JU

Hasan Sojib, JU 2023-01-29 16:25:39

At the beginning of winter, migratory birds usually flock to Jahangirnagar University (JU) after travelling thousands of miles from Russia, Siberia, Northern Mongolia, a part of Tibet and various pa...

Strengthening digital platform for labour migration management

Strengthening digital platform for labour migration management

Aminul Hoque Tushar 2023-01-23 20:28:02

In the wake of rising inflation and the recent decline in foreign currency reserve, Bangladesh immensely seeks solutions to control inflation and balance of payment through fostering the flow of wage...

Visit of Donald Lu: A pivotal moment in Bangladesh- US strategic relations

Visit of Donald Lu: A pivotal moment in Bangladesh- US strategic relations

Saume Saptaparna Nath 2023-01-18 16:33:05

Donald Lu, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, paid a visit to India and Bangladesh from January 12 to 15 for consultations on various issues, including...

'The Monster of Wall Street' is a detailed look at the biggest money-laundering scheme ever

'The Monster of Wall Street' is a detailed look at the biggest money-laundering scheme ever

Shadya Naher Sheyam 2023-01-17 19:27:48

The Monster of Wall Street is a Netflix docuseries that delves into the criminal mind behind Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme.  Joe Berlinger's four-part miniseries dives deep into the hist...

'The Last of Us' finally gets its long-awaited live-action adaptation

'The Last of Us' finally gets its long-awaited live-action adaptation

Iftekharul Islam 2023-01-16 17:46:24

The Last of Us game franchise has captivated audiences with its emotional storytelling and intense gameplay. The game's emotional narrative, coupled with its visually stunning graphics, earned wi...

Winter dim light: a meteorological emergency in South Asia?

Winter dim light: a meteorological emergency in South Asia?

Md Firoz Khan   2023-01-09 21:15:49

Dim light reflects poor visibility, significantly deteriorating air quality in dense winter fog. Poor visibility and unhealthy air cause a meteorological emergency in winter over Dhaka and many other...

'White Noise' mocks modern world problems and existential dread

'White Noise' mocks modern world problems and existential dread

Iftekharul Islam 2023-01-04 16:35:06

Misinformation is prevalent in today's internet age. There may be information from an unreliable source on Facebook, but people might believe so strongly that they spread that information and disprove...

Christian Bale ends 2022 with another disappointment in 'The Pale Blue Eyes'

Christian Bale ends 2022 with another disappointment in 'The Pale Blue Eyes'

Iftekharul Islam 2023-01-01 15:42:17

Christian Bale is undoubtedly one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood. He is famous for his dedication to rapidly changing his weight as his roles demand, and most of his films have been huge su...

In between learning and unlearning: 2022 year in review

In between learning and unlearning: 2022 year in review

Ariyana A. Khan 2023-01-01 15:31:51

Each year in passing brings a lifetime of lessons that we latch onto to help us get through another year and its highs and lows.  2022 was a watershed year for the world in light of the coronavi...

Pele: The first football God

Pele: The first football God

Simon Mohsin 2022-12-31 20:53:37

Pele, the first God of Football, The King, the legend, the black pearl is no more. The King has walked his last walk to the eternal dressing room of the afterlife. A great player, a legendary sports p...

AI generated art: Impending doom to human creativity?

AI generated art: Impending doom to human creativity?

Rahmin Bari 2022-12-31 18:11:19

The world is moving faster than ever in the age of social media. New trends and fads are coming up every day, and it's difficult to keep up. One that has recently sparked a heated debate online is t...

'Babylon' is a stark reminder of Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

'Babylon' is a stark reminder of Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

Iftekharul Islam 2022-12-31 17:04:55

Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood depicted 1960s Hollywood when once famous actors were falling from grace, the rise of Western spaghetti action movies, and the growing hippy culture...

Our performing arts: the dramatic rise and fall

Our performing arts: the dramatic rise and fall

Shihab Sarkar 2022-12-29 22:59:31

The number of the new releases in 2022 in the area of the so-called mainstream Bangladesh cinema is nowhere near the exhibitions of the resurgent movies. The latter have already made an impressive in,...

'Karagar 2' does not live up to the hype

'Karagar 2' does not live up to the hype

MD. Miraz Hossain 2022-12-29 15:28:08

Panic broke out when an unregistered prisoner was discovered in long-abandoned cell 145 of Akashnagar central jail. And then the veil of suspense thickens in every episode in the Hoichoi original Kara...

'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' is an Agatha Christie tribute

'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' is an Agatha Christie tribute

Iftekharul Islam 2022-12-28 16:33:14

Agatha Christie's mystery novels have a certain pattern. At first, it always seems like a lavish tour for wealthy people. Then a murder happens, and everyone is suspected. A detective protagonist anal...

Sufferings of birds during new year celebration: Our festival, their plights

Sufferings of birds during new year celebration: Our festival, their plights

Mehnaz Lameesha 2022-12-28 14:31:09

As the clock ticks down to 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2022, people worldwide will begin counting the seconds until the start of the new year and bid farewell to 2022. People will enter the new year wi...

Bardo: Into the mind of 'The Revenant' filmmaker

Bardo: Into the mind of 'The Revenant' filmmaker

Iftekharul Islam 2022-12-27 19:55:19

Films with autobiographical elements have been a growing trend in 2022. Many prominent directors made films based on their lives, such as Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans, James Gray's Armag...