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Education is not business

Higher Education and Structural Unemployment: Discovering Possible Alternatives By Niamat Ullah Sarker* With globalization developed through capitalism, a new horizon has been seen in the world of trade and commerce. Under capitalism, people are free to work at jobs of…

May Day in Bangladesh – workplace security at issue

The day is observed across the world every year since 1886, commemorating the supreme sacrifices of workers in the United States to establish the rights of eight-hour working day and with renewed pledge to uphold the rights of working class.…

Multilingualism in Bangladesh

We belong to an age where global distances are decreasing rapidly. To be an active part of the global village, co-operation through exchanging our various diversities is a continuous necessity. Diversities exist at all levels of life, and in every…

Bangladesh’s ICC T20 opening event absolutely ‘not cricket’

Opening inaugural ceremony of the  International Cricket Council’s 2014 ICC T20 World Cup spawned a rumbling reaction among the Bangladeshi masses that showed up on 13th March, 2014 at Bangabandhu National Stadium. Promoting the event as a BCB (Bangladesh Cricket…

Bangladesh: Monopolizing the Economy

Bangladesh’s economy is characterized by a market economy where decisions regarding investment, production, distribution and consumption are based on supply and demand – apparently! In this system, prices of goods and services are mostly determined in a free price system;…

Festivals and Flowering Femininity – Dhaka University

February means festivals at Dhaka University which is the largest and leading university in Bangladesh. Across the entire country Bangladeshi youthfullness is annually rejuvenated by the round of festivals and celebratory occasions in the month of February. At Dhaka University…

Electricity: burden or saviour in developing Bangladesh

Bangladesh is now moving towards becoming a medium-income-level economy with almost six percent growth per year. Although having difficulties in the political sector which affects significantly the economy of Bangladesh, the workforce of the country is maintaining the growth by…

Bangladesh: Technology and social relationships

Technology and social relationships: self-destructive weapon under guise of an approach to an affluent life?  We are living in an era where technology is booming and at possibly its highest level. In Bangladesh, particularly in the capital Dhaka, we can…

Bangladesh: too early marriage a violence against children

The shock of child marriage on the lives of girls and boys can be ruinous. It may start a series of children’s health complications, with child mortality, domestic violence, severe poverty cycles and much more. The Bangladesh practice of child…

Bangladesh’s Jahangirnagar University: sacred place for migratory birds

Far from the man-made political machinations of the city, and with the advent of the winter season, millions of migratory birds of different species seek the warm marshes, forests, and rivers of Bangladesh. The effect of hosting these millions of…

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