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Islamophobia in Indian films

Islamophobia in Indian films

Shadique Mahbub Islam 2022-04-13 17:54:20

India vs Pakistan cricket match is underway, the crowd is enthralled by the sheer excitement that always comes with such matches. The viewers in front of a television set in Kolkata downtown burst in...

What are chemical weapons and are they illegal?

What are chemical weapons and are they illegal?

-- 2022-04-12 19:29:27

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has expressed concern that Russia could deploy chemical weapons in the war and there has been an unconfirmed report of their use in the besieged southern port o...

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

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

Tasnim Tabassum 2022-04-10 16:37:28

In Greek mythology, Achilles is known for being the greatest warrior to ever exist. The duel between him and Hector during the Trojan war made Achilles a legendary hero who was born to 'fight for hono...

Rural areas need their own survival strategies

Rural areas need their own survival strategies

Shihab Sarkar 2022-04-07 20:12:39

The metamorphoses of idyllically sylvan places into ugly patches bereft of their earlier healthy character are common views in Bangladesh. The character of the change is more or less similar. No matte...

The Ukraine war: is it civilisational?

The Ukraine war: is it civilisational?

Hasnat Abdul Hye 2022-04-04 20:31:34

In most of the narratives of the ongoing war in Ukraine, a common refrain that appears in print and electronic media of Europe and America is about its  'civilisational' character. While TV comme...

Myth and reality of halcyon days of Bengal

Myth and reality of halcyon days of Bengal

Shihab Sarkar 2022-03-31 20:57:25

As Bangladesh celebrated its 51st anniversary of independence as a sovereign state, politico-economists and social thinkers have continued to make appraisal of the nation's half century journey. It st...

How effective are lullabies?

How effective are lullabies?

Md. Zahidur Rabbi 2022-03-31 16:21:17

The practice of singing to a baby to sleep is not a new phenomenon. Some of us have the sweet experience of listening to them during our childhood, while many know this from films and literature. Say...

Brand rituals: How far do we perceive them?

Brand rituals: How far do we perceive them?

Nushakha Israt 2022-03-30 20:15:42

We all are aware of the advertisement pattern of distinctive brands. They examine a vital, ordinary habit they notice in their consumers and turn it into a ritual that everyone knew about.  Brand...

Shei Shomoy: A tale of Bengali renaissance

Shei Shomoy: A tale of Bengali renaissance

Tasnim Jahin 2022-03-30 16:14:19

'Shei Shomoy’ is a historical fiction novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay where he portrays the contemporary picture of Bengal, particularly the city of Kolkata between 1840-1870. The book takes us to...

Near & medium term outlook for Bangladesh economy   

Near & medium term outlook for Bangladesh economy  

Bangladesh Bank 2022-03-29 21:06:22

The overall macroeconomic performances and prospects of the world economy immensely depend on the improvement of the existing pandemic and its successful prevention through implementation of public he...

Globality of inflation in post-Covid world and Bangladesh

Globality of inflation in post-Covid world and Bangladesh

Doreen Chowdhury 2022-03-27 21:05:55

In the past few weeks, "Price Hike" has become a national issue. Soaring commodity prices are taking a toll on Bangladesh's mass people. The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck selling point...

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

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

Shuvodip Biswas Turja 2022-03-24 16:48:05

Suppose it is the annual function day in the school. What can be the most possible lunch? Of course, biryani. Or, suppose, you are wandering in the alleys of Puran Dhaka. What would be the possible l...

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

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

MAHFUZAR RAHMAN 2022-03-22 13:57:00

To achieve universal access to safely managed drinking water by 2030, the current rate of progress in the low-middle income countries (LMIC) would need quaternary progress. One-fourth of the global po...

Video resume: A new way to stand out at jobs

Video resume: A new way to stand out at jobs

Md Zahidur Rabbi 2022-03-19 14:38:10

A video resume is a current trend. Even a few years ago, we used to think about traditional CVs or resumes where a candidate needed to write down pages about themselves. From there, many formats were...

A memorable memoir

A memorable memoir

ABDUL BAYES 2022-03-17 21:05:23

This review is on the autobiography of Rehman Sobhan titled Untranquil Recollections: The Years of Fulfilment (SAGE, 2016). The reviewer feels delighted to dedicate it to the 87th birthday of Rehman S...

Jasim Uddin, folk poet with awareness of his time

Jasim Uddin, folk poet with awareness of his time

SHIHAB SARKAR 2022-03-17 20:57:14

The 4-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost, the American poet, had been known throughout his career as a major poet of the 20th century. The subject of his poetry used to move round the pastoral, p...

5 days workweek is not a luxury but a necessity

5 days workweek is not a luxury but a necessity

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-03-16 17:10:57

A perspiring salaryman entering an apartment at 11:00pm with a pale and tired face is possibly one of the most common sights of Dhaka. With the ever-increasing influence of the corporate culture, it...

Dining etiquettes you need to know

Dining etiquettes you need to know

Shuvodip Biswas Turja 2022-03-13 14:36:33

In our country, it is a common scenario in a marriage ceremony that someone has taken a plateful of food items, eating each of them in an unpleasant way, contemporarily talking with food in his mouth,...

Reliving the aesthetically pleasant Grand Budapest Hotel journey

Reliving the aesthetically pleasant Grand Budapest Hotel journey

Iftekharul Islam 2022-03-10 15:16:12

Wes Anderson is known for his comedy-drama films with aesthetic visuals and a penchant for capturing his characters on camera symmetrically. In his eighth film ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,&rsqu...

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

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

Iftekharul Islam 2022-03-09 12:42:58

Since its formation, American heavy metal band Metallica created masterpiece songs that stood as precedents for every metal band in the future. ‘Master of Puppets’ is one such album that b...

‘Soft Skills’ by Md Masud released

‘Soft Skills’ by Md Masud released

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-08 13:44:31

The first book on soft skills named "Soft Skills" has been published in Bangladesh. The book will help you to win your career and personal life. The Shamogra Prokashan has published the book which is...

The curious case of Russian oligarchs

The curious case of Russian oligarchs

Shadique Mahbub Islam 2022-03-07 14:38:49

In Russia, in contrast to America, the government machine has always been much stronger than any individual or any company or any set of companies — Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Sanctions on the Russi...

Is Watchmen the greatest superhero comic adaptation ever made?

Is Watchmen the greatest superhero comic adaptation ever made?

Iftekharul Islam 2022-03-06 13:03:03

When we think of superheroes, we imagine costumed characters of high morals fighting against evil to defeat them. Is the conflict between good and evil as white and black as it's seen in superhero mov...

Ukrainian flare-up: Devastations, Diaspora

Ukrainian flare-up: Devastations, Diaspora

-- 2022-03-03 22:55:11

With the physical wars increasingly proving futile and no large-scale wars taking place now, the spectre of war-spawned Diaspora do not fit in with the 21st century world. Both the Western camp, and t...

Health benefits of ‘always available’ guava

Health benefits of ‘always available’ guava

Dr Imtiaz Ahmed 2022-03-03 12:38:17

Guava is a popular fruit in Bangladesh. This fruit is now available in the local market all year round. Originating in Central America, guava is produced in plenty in tropics and sub-tropics. In many...

Uncomfortable sides of racism 'Get Out' through bone-chilling horror

Uncomfortable sides of racism 'Get Out' through bone-chilling horror

Iftekharul Islam 2022-02-28 16:12:35

Horror films tend to offer various forms of unearthly creatures and serial killers preying on humans in many ways. Get Out comes as a stand alone film among this popular genera which shows an aspect...

Jhon Cena's hilarious peacemaking through deep character analysis

Jhon Cena's hilarious peacemaking through deep character analysis

Shadya Naher Sheyam 2022-02-27 16:07:02

Peacemaker brings the curtain down on its illustrious first season with a political statement and a slew of cameos. The series is a James Gunn written and directed eight episodes of a raunchy, humoro...

The Tinder Swindler: Netflix's latest documentary exposes the dark sides of 'swiping right'

The Tinder Swindler: Netflix's latest documentary exposes the dark sides of 'swiping right'

Shadya Naher Sheyam 2022-02-26 12:29:50

The Tinder Swindler, Netflix's latest true crime documentary, exposes the hazards of online dating by unveiling a con man's scheme that defrauded a group of women out of huge amounts of money. ...

Case for preserving Bangla language purity

Case for preserving Bangla language purity

Shihab Sarkar 2022-02-24 20:56:25

With the advent of February every year, the Month of Mother-tongues gets off the ground accompanying great fervour interspersed with scores of festivities: those related to books, reading and writing....

Pinocchio - the timeless children’s classic turns 82

Pinocchio - the timeless children’s classic turns 82

Iftekharul Islam 2022-02-24 15:23:38

The works of Disney have been an integral part of children’s lives since the 1930s to this day. Targeting children audiences, Walt Disney Productions left many long-lasting impressions from crea...