The state of Bengalis in learning English
Since when have Bengalis started learning English? Surely, it was when English education began to be seen as beneficial to their material interests.
Jatin Sarker
Essayist and Educationist
Author: Essayist and Educationist
Pohela Boishakh festival: A unison in straight line of Bengali identity
At the beginning of the New Year, everyone offers good wishes. I, too, extend greetings—yet not only that. Alongside my well-wishes, I speak of hatred. Hatred—fierce, intense, overwhelming, and sacred! Yes, like everyone else, I extend New Year’s greetings. But I’m not one to greet everyone indiscriminately. For friends, I offer my warmest wishes, but for enemies—never. They deserve only hatred. I direct that hatred at those who exploit Pohela Boishakh, a secular and apolitical festival, by smearing it with political colors to serve their vested interests. If we forgive such people even on this celebratory day, they will take our forgiveness as a sign of weakness and grow even more aggressive in their hostility.
All state affairs must be conducted in mother tongue
I think that sometimes the enemy acts as a friend while committing enmity. The attitude towards the enemy softens when the enemy refrains from committing enmity or shows some generosity. Such a position of the enemy is not only confusing, but also harmful. Only an intelligent enemy has the capacity to create such confusion in the mind.
Let the power of youth be the mantra of independence
Let the power of youth be the mantra of independence
Ending Discrimination Vital for Embracing Freedom's Ideals
What progress have we made towards the goals that Bangladesh aimed for in achieving independence, 53 years later? Have we moved further away from those goals? Is the development of our political culture heading in a positive direction? Where are the weaknesses, and what does the future hold?