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Padma bridge and the World Bank

Padma bridge and the World Bank

Md Matiul Islam 2022-06-14 20:04:53

In 2012, when the World Bank came out with the allegation of corruption relating to Padma Bridge, all hell broke loose in Bangladesh. It was a serious allegation of 'conspiracy' plotted to stage a hig...

The bridge over the mighty river Padma

The bridge over the mighty river Padma

Shihab Sarkar 2022-06-09 21:56:33

Those who were in their early teen in 1970-`71might not clearly remember the patriotic slogan of the masses witnessing the birth of the Bengalee nation. The slogan comprised the words, 'Tomar Aamar Th...

We need a win-win water sharing method

We need a win-win water sharing method

A K Abdul Momen 2022-06-04 21:32:11

Let me tell you a story from my childhood. I come from Sylhet and it has a big 'Mazar Sharif' known as Hazrat Shahjalal's Darga Sharif. It has big pots to cook food for thousands. These pots are huge....

Man vs. Bee: The return of the legend of Rowan Atkinson

Man vs. Bee: The return of the legend of Rowan Atkinson

Shuvodip Biswas 2022-06-02 14:20:12

It is 10 pm at night. The TV opens, it’s Cartoon Network. A night alley can be seen. Suddenly, a circle of light hits the ground and a man falls, feeling like an alien spaceship has abandoned th...

Elizabeth II . . . and tales of royalty

Elizabeth II . . . and tales of royalty

Syed Badrul Ahsan 2022-06-01 20:50:17

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is in the seventieth year of her reign as monarch. The sense of excitement in the platinum jubilee celebrations of her years as sovereign is therefore one that is percepti...

In remembrance of Tofazzul Hossain Manik Mia

In remembrance of Tofazzul Hossain Manik Mia

Abdur Rahman Chowdhury from Falls Church, Virginia, USA 2022-05-31 20:32:38

Tofazzul Hossain popularly known as Manik Mia, in his youth, came in contact with Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy, a charismatic politician of united Bengal. They developed close relationship. Suhrawardy b...

Jared Leto once disappoints with yet another superhero movie

Jared Leto once disappoints with yet another superhero movie

Iftekharul Islam 2022-05-31 14:29:17

For the past few years, Jared Leto has been quite a familiar name in superhero movies. Although not for good reasons, he is always seen caught in the limelight negatively for poor portrayals of his ch...

Emotional, yet superb account of 1857 mutiny 

Emotional, yet superb account of 1857 mutiny 

ASJADUL KIBRIA   2022-05-26 20:59:43

It happened 165 years ago, in May. Some Bengali soldiers of the British-Indian army in Meerut refused to use the new breech-loading Enfield rifle. The cartridge of the rifle was greased with pork an...

Abolition of trimesters by UGC: Good or bad decision?

Abolition of trimesters by UGC: Good or bad decision?

NAMEHA JARIN KHAN 2022-05-26 14:36:04

As per UGC, the trimesters in private universities are to be replaced with a six-month semester, creating havoc among the students. UGC thought of bringing this change in order to elongate the semes...

'Senior Year' shows the vagueness of perishable high-school and social media fame

'Senior Year' shows the vagueness of perishable high-school and social media fame

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-05-25 15:01:00

What if you wake up from a 20-year coma and see everything around you has changed for good? You would feel lost, frightened and unable to keep up with the current cultural trends. Senior Year, the 202...

5 years of money-laundering ends at Ozark

5 years of money-laundering ends at Ozark

Iftekharul Islam 2022-05-21 17:39:32

Ozark comes to an end after the part two premiere of season four, concluding the series running since 2017.  When the show first premiered back then, nobody thought a drama about money launderin...

Amazon Go: cashierless experience

Amazon Go: cashierless experience

Hamida Mosharraf Moniea and Mohammad Khasro Miah 2022-05-20 21:01:40

Amazon's cashierless stores are revolutionising the way people shop. Customers can get in and out quickly instead of waiting in a queue and running to the cash register to bag the groceries. While ret...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: How mad the cinema actually is?

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: How mad the cinema actually is?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-05-19 16:22:51

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, after its release on the 6th of May in the United States, has taken the whole world by storm. Directed by Sam Raimi, the director whose name is synonymous...

Buddha Purnima celebration around the globe: Origin and differences

Buddha Purnima celebration around the globe: Origin and differences

Lubaba Mehzabeen 2022-05-17 02:05:46

Buddha Purnima is the main religious festival of the Buddhist community, observed on Baishakhi Purnima, the day of the full moon in Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May).  Three important events in th...

The death of Shireen: shooting the messenger

The death of Shireen: shooting the messenger

Hasnat Abdul Hye 2022-05-15 21:08:10

Shireen Abu Akleh, the late Al Jazeera reporter, being mortal, was destined to die one day. But she did not deserve to die the way she did -- by the lethal bullet of an Israeli sniper that fell her un...

Demystifying Sri Lankan crisis: Rumours and realties

Demystifying Sri Lankan crisis: Rumours and realties

Saume Saptaparna 2022-05-15 14:54:49

The ongoing 2021-2022 Sri-Lankan economic crisis is characterised by economic mismanagement, a rise in external debt, depleting foreign exchange reserves, a turmoil political system as well as events...

Choose or Die: Netflix's failed experiment of '80s retro game concept

Choose or Die: Netflix's failed experiment of '80s retro game concept

Iftekharul Islam 2022-05-14 15:07:28

Techno-horror is a relatively new sub-genre introduced in the horror movie industry, garnering moderate success in the recent decade. Many film producers became interested in this sub-genre with horro...

Illustrating the commendable transformation of Bangladesh economy

Illustrating the commendable transformation of Bangladesh economy

ASJADUL KIBRIA 2022-05-12 21:36:04

Bangladesh celebrated its 50 years of independence last year, the Golden Jubilee of the emergence of the country as an independent and sovereign nation. From the so-called basket case to a fastest gro...

Ukrainian imbroglio: A blot on modern times

Ukrainian imbroglio: A blot on modern times

Shihab Sarkar 2022-05-12 21:18:47

The quandary in which Ukraine, once called the breadbasket of the Soviet Union, now finds itself is unexpected, if not unique. A number of nations in the two World War-hardened global theatre found th...

Russian Doll: Netflix’s comedy-drama with a touch of science fiction

Russian Doll: Netflix’s comedy-drama with a touch of science fiction

Iftekharul Islam 2022-05-09 11:56:59

Time loop is an intriguing concept. As shown in the movie Edge of Tomorrow, the protagonist gets to start over everything from a certain point when he dies.  But what happens when the time loop...

Pett Kata Shaw: First of its kind in Bangla, blended with folklore and horror

Pett Kata Shaw: First of its kind in Bangla, blended with folklore and horror

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-05-01 16:28:48

With the last episode 'নিশির ডাক' being released, the much-acclaimed horror miniseries 'ষ' has come to an end. The series is the first of its kind in Bangla and has encompassed a lot of themes within...

Story of a cancer survivor  Jehangir Hussain   

Story of a cancer survivor Jehangir Hussain  

Brigadier-General Shahid Mohammad 2022-04-28 21:02:00

'Die Young' is a novel by a cancer survivor with the determination to live on. He longs to live longer because he has already known 'the value of moments in life'. 'My mission on earth right now is to...

Are taxpayers aware of advance payment of tax?

Are taxpayers aware of advance payment of tax?

Riad Arefin and Soeb Aktar 2022-04-26 20:56:29

In modern economies, taxes are the most important sources of government revenue. Mostly, the objective of taxation is to raise resources for the government to deliver essential public services. In Ban...

Loving Vincent: A film made of oil paintings

Loving Vincent: A film made of oil paintings

Iftekharul Islam 2022-04-26 17:57:31

Vincent Van Gogh was the most famous post-impressionist artist of the 19th century. His expressive artworks and use of bold colours, which were quite unorthodox at that time, vastly contributed to the...

Kotaro lives alone with a heartwarming basket of story

Kotaro lives alone with a heartwarming basket of story

Shadya Naher Sheyam 2022-04-26 13:59:03

‘Kotaro Lives Alone’ aired on Netflix on March 10, 2022. This anime has already won many hearts because of its lovely and bittersweet plot.  Based on Mami Tsumura's manga, the tale i...

Ambulance is Michael Bay's trademark action-packed thriller

Ambulance is Michael Bay's trademark action-packed thriller

Iftekharul Islam 2022-04-24 14:15:00

The fast-paced plot, fiery explosions, car crashes, slow-motion chases, gun battles and dangerous stunts - all these are the innate characteristics of Michael Bay films.  Although his films are...

The In Between: A movie with a different taste

The In Between: A movie with a different taste

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-04-24 13:12:34

American romance movies designed for young adults and teenagers have a cliché narrative where the boy and the girl move through many obstacles but their relationship ultimately culminates in a...

Three decades of Totoro's charm

Three decades of Totoro's charm

Iftekharul Islam 2022-04-21 15:58:19

Environmentalism, pacifism, love and family are the critical themes in Hayao Miyazaki’s films. None of his movies is in a rush; they have a serene way of storytelling and a feel-good vibe. ...

A man with a dream and dynamism 

A man with a dream and dynamism 

Abdul Bayes 2022-04-17 20:22:20

Today is the 80th birthday of a great soul of this soil. He is none else than Mohammed Farashuddin, a former Governor of Bangladesh Bank, a famous economist and the founder-Vice-chancellor of East Wes...

Rehman Sobhan's 'Dawn to Darkness'

Rehman Sobhan's 'Dawn to Darkness'

Abdul Bayes 2022-04-13 20:54:50

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 speak...