Human relations have become a casualty courtesy of modern gadgets

Relations between and among people are increasingly getting unstable and even strained. Social scientists may explain this trend of human relations in general terms under different categories. But each individual is a complete unit of complex dispositions, mind and mentality different from the next one. Yet some common traits people...

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Reform: Can Bangladesh's judiciary finally break free of executive control?

The Judiciary Reform Commission (JRC), born out of the student- and people-led July Uprising of 2024, has come to symbolise more than mere institutional repair - it represents a renewed national demand for justice free from political manipulation. At the heart of its sweeping 28-point reform package lies a single,...

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Retracing Jamuna's defunct rail ferry route

“Where you are sitting now was my home long ago, until the river devoured it,” said the old man with a long, white beard, pointing at my brown plastic chair.We were in a floating eatery in the northern Gaibandha district’s Phulchari Ghat, and underneath the floorboards gently flowed the Jamuna...

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