Opinion

Is death penalty enough to tackle rape?

Afsana Rubaiyat: Rape is not a simple word. It is a nightmare in every woman’s life. A kind of unwanted fear works in me as a woman when I leave

Tale of a Successful Leader

Pranab Kumar Panday: The COVID-19 pandemic has indeed been a major challenge for leaders of countries worldwide in the struggle of survival under unforeseen situations. Management is theatrical in many

Let Us Be Free from Corona Captivity

Chinmay Prasun Biswas: Europeans have no new moon or full moon, sankranti or pitha festival. Even their new year does not begin in the month of Baishakh. Not only Europeans,

Working-class Women Are Still Oppressed

Jainab Tabassum Banu Sonali Recently, I had a conversation with a maid servant who is married for 6 years and is beaten by her husband for the same duration. Her

Bangabandhu and Riverine Bangladesh

Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury: Bangladesh is a riverine country. From time immemorial, we are tied to the umbilical cord to rivers. Our livelihood, transportation, agriculture, industry, economy, consciousness, culture – all

A perennial source of inspiration for youth

Dr. Atiur Rahman: Bangabandhu remains a perennial source of inspiration for the youth even today. He himself was very young when he got involved in national politics. When he first spoke

The United Nations General Assembly President is ignorant about Kashmir

Ignorance seems to have no limits. Normally one would think that the President of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) would be well versed with the long standing issues between member

Truth Is Stranger than Fiction

Abdul Mannan: “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t” wrote the great American writer Mark Twain. In recent days