Carrying out post-flood relief, rehab work
The unprecedented severity of the recent torrential monsoon rains and runoff from the hills did indeed catch both the government and the victims of the natural calamity quite off guard. The main factors that contributed to the surprise and delayed response include record-breaking rainfall. For instance, in Chattogram city which...
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The hills this nation keeps losing
Treating Nature as an obstacle rather than something to live with has become a peculiar habit in Bangladesh. Rivers are stripped of sand, stones are extracted indiscriminately, forests disappear and hills continue to be cut despite decades of warnings about where this leads. Each of them leaves lasting damage. Hill...
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Let footpaths serve pedestrians
The eviction drive to clear encroachments beneath several metro rail stations in Dhaka is a welcome step. Makeshift vendors occupied the footpaths and even access points of the stations, making it difficult for the commuters and pedestrians to move and walk smoothly. By evicting the illegal vendors, passengers' movement is...
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Why should university students write?
Writing at the university level should not be limited to academic notes or research papers. It should include thoughtful, evidence-based writing on philosophy, academic disciplines and contemporary national and global issues such as society, culture, economics, education and politics. Through this kind of intellectual writing, students do more than express...
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The tree-planting imperative
On a scorching summer afternoon, the shade of a single tree offers relief beyond measure. Yet every day, we continue to destroy the very trees that provide us with oxygen, food, shelter, and ecological balance. This contradiction reflects one of humanity's greatest failures. The solution, however, is simple: plant more...
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