How retirees can beat isolation and reclaim their joy

For decades, the morning alarm clock dictated your entire existence. You rushed through breakfast, steered the chaotic traffic of Dhaka or your living city, managed daily professional crises, and worked tirelessly to secure a future for your children, day after day, years after years. Then, retirement finally arrives. At first,...

Dyslexia's growing prevalence in Bangladesh

Many of us remember Ishaan from Taare Zameen Par, the boy labelled stupid, punished for failure, sent away for not being able to read, until one teacher looked closely enough to see what was actually happening.In Bangladesh, that teacher rarely arrives. For most dyslexic children here, the story does not...