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Activism against gender-based violence

It is called activism, not campaign, against gender-based violence. The activism spanning 16 days from November 25 - the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10 - the Human Rights Day, evidently connotes an extra sense of positivism. This is not for nothing. It is...

The spectre of neo-nationalism – déjà vu the Great War

The spectacular, yet somewhat fraught, 100th anniversary of the end of the World War-1 was commemorated globally on November 11. The venues included Paris, London, Canberra, Wellington, and New Delhi. The grandest pageant was, however, witnessed by Paris. It was hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, in presence of the heads...

Opportunity lost

It has to be said that amid the chortling rumbustiousness of glee the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has just missed a one-off opportunity to add to their tax-payer list. For all the political statements Members of Parliament (MPs) with a few notable exceptions, the Prime Minister and Finance Minister...

Evolution of online stores

In the morning, anyone living in a developed country can find a coffee delivered at his or her doorstep by an online shop. Usually the user would have to order the beverage beforehand. From beverages to food, groceries and even electronic items, everything can be found in the online stores...

Federation Cup final marred by ugly incident

November 23, 2018 was a Friday. I had kept all my work and meetings aside so that I can watch the final football match of the 2018 Bangladesh Federation Cup. The two top teams, Abahani and Bashundhara Kings, were about to lock horns with each other. Half of the 25,000-capacity...

Lack of open spaces in Dhaka

Unplanned urbanisation has left only a few parks in a number of residential areas as open spaces in Dhaka city. Around the '80s and '90s, children could get out of the four walls of their homes to go to the nearby field and play with other children of their neighbourhood....