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Of pistols - toy or otherwise

This past fortnight or so was full of pistol -- mind it was not revolver -- news. In a country where encounters between law enforcement agencies on the one side and anti-social elements and rapists or the likes on the other continuously claim lives, pistol as a weapon is hardly...

Misconceptions about feminism

Bangladesh predominantly contains a masculine social characteristics which means the society believes that based on the gender, males and females should have separate attributes, roles and responsibilities. However, with the change in economic status of Bangladesh, there have been modifications of social characteristics. Though there exists patriarchic masculinity in Bangladesh,...

Masud Karim: A genius lyricist

Masud Karim alias Barney (nick name adopted by his father Mr. Abu Daud Rezaul Karim from renowned footballer in London) could have been Shakespeare in Bangladesh because he used to write excellent sonnets which appeared in the Shamokal edited by Poet Sikandar Abu Zafar but turned out to be a...

Missing links in history of DU

The University of Dhaka was established in 1921 under the Dacca University Act 1920 of the Indian Legislative Council. It opened its doors to academic activities on 1 July 1921 with three faculties, 12 teaching departments, 60 teachers, 847 students and three residential halls. In distinction today, as arriving at...

Standing beside hapless children

A school in Tangail drew attention of local people as underprivileged children receive the education free of cost due to philanthropic contribution of the school patrons.The 'Friendship School' began its journey in 2012 in Tangail with a vision to educate the underprivileged children of the society.A total of 29 underprivileged...