opinions

The rapid development of the digital age has changed our lives in an unimaginable way. Starting from the smartphone in our hands today, to the refrigerator, washing machine, computer, TV in our homes, everything has made our daily work...

At dawn in the city, tea cups still steam, rickshaw bells ring, and newspaper headlines flutter in busy hands—yet young faces seem turned elsewhere. Like a river that should surge at its peak, youth was meant to rise in...

Mother, soil, country, agriculture, and farmer this five words woven into a single thread whose depth touches the sky. Bangladesh’s economy is agriculture-dependent, and the farmer is the person whose sweat sustains the nation’s food security.Yet he remains deprived...

The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, “Man is by nature a social animal; and the one who does not live in society is either a beast or a god.” Not only Aristotle, but many philosophers and religious texts also express...

What is an ideal education system? Is the education system of our country ideal? Does it truly create a skilled young generation, or does it only produce educated unemployed people with certificates? Today, the number of unemployed people in Bangladesh...

Dhaka is a four-hundred-year-old city. Once known as the “Venice of the East,” its name now frequently appears in various international indices as one of the world’s most “unlivable” cities. Surrounded by four rivers—the Buriganga, Turag, Balu, and Shitalakshya—and...

The lives of women in Bangladesh are undergoing an unprecedented change today. Once upon a time, the identity of a woman in rural Bangladesh was centered around home-based cooking, child-rearing, and field work, as if she were solely responsible...

The Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) was held from 17–22 November in Geneva, Switzerland. The central theme of this year’s session was clear: the effective...

About 97 percent of children in Bangladesh are born healthy. Only 1 to 3 percent of children are born with defects for various reasons. But the matter of concern is that even after children are born healthy, their mental...

Islamic View of Earthquakes: In Islam, earthquakes can be viewed on multiple levels. The Quran explicitly mentions that God tests humanity with disasters. For example, Sura al-Baqarah 2:155 warns, “We will surely test you with a touch of fear...