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An afternoon with CRP founder Valerie Ann Taylor
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is being observed across the globe today (December 3). And, this is the best occasion to share my personal thought about my inspiration, Sister Valerie Ann Taylor. The story of Valerie Ann Taylor inspires all those who care for the distressed and the differently able.
Tarique Rahman's homecoming or no return home
The situation that has arisen regarding BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman's homecoming or lack of it reminds me of the famous novel 'Putulnacher Itikatha' by Manik Bandyopadhyay. The name of the novel is symbolic. The novelist has arranged the characters in such a way that they all move like puppets pulled by an invisible thread.
The great Indian earthquake: Barahi to Padma, Brahmaputra to Jamuna
The largest sewer in the metropolis, which runs through the middle of Rajshahi city to the Padma River, was once called 'Barahi'. This Barahi is now the largest sewer in the town. As per British geographer James Rennell's map, a river came from the north and merged with the Padma at the east of Barakuthi in Rampur-Boalia. In the 19th century, this river came to be known as Barahi. Until independence, this river was known as Maranodi from Rajshahi city to Baya and as Narahi in Nowhata. According to Bock's design, this Barahi once passed through the Mandar Beel (wetland) of Atray and passed through the Ter-Khadiya Beel to the north of Rampur-Boalia, first into the Mahananda and then into the Padma. At that time, it was quite fast-flowing and wide. And today's vast Padma was not so wide in this area at that time. So, how did the Padma take on a huge shape and how did the Barahi become a drain? The answer is: an earthquake.
COP11: Bangladesh unites with world to protect future from tobacco
The Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has officially begun in Geneva. This landmark global treaty has been pivotal in shaping the trajectory of public health. At this conference, nearly every country in the world has come together to confront one of the gravest public health threats—tobacco use, which claims millions of lives each year.
Edible Packaging: A Sustainable Future for Bangladesh
What if we grabbed our biscuit packet to eat with our morning tea instead of the biscuit itself? Or what if we ate the water bottle after drinking from it? Sounds strange, right? But this could actually be the future!
Turning off music for kids in the time of struggle
"Na, na, na, pakhitar buke jeno teer mero na/ Oke gaite dou/ or kontho theke gaan kero na/ or gaani je ful fotar prerona.... (Don't shoot an arrow at a bird, don’t stop her from singing as her song is the inspiration for the flowers to bloom)'
Media Reform Commission heading towards failure
There is a strange connection between Bangladesh’s media reform process and governments lacking democracy. Before the establishment of government through universal suffrage in undivided Pakistan
How much responsibility does AI bear for divorce
The world is now facing an unprecedented transformation. Technology, urbanisation, climate change, economic inequality and socio-cultural shifts are altering human lifestyles faster than at any other time in history. This is having a direct impact on our closest social institutions—family and marriage. In Europe and North America, birth rates are falling and the number of marriages is declining. In contrast, in societies such as South Asia, family bonds still exist, but they too are rapidly weakening.
Holy Cross College stands beside women footballers from Janagaon
The story of young girls from Janagaon, a remote village in Pirganj, Thakurgaon, reaching football fields at home and abroad is one of resilience and struggle. Despite all odds, they have played with courage and determination—some of them now making it to the national level and bringing pride and honour to the country.
Our Mahfuza Apa – In Memory and Remembrance
As I write this, the truth is that our respected Mahfuza Khanam Apa has set out on her eternal journey. If one is born, one must die – that is the truth; but some people do not just remain idle after being born. They leave their mark through their work. And because of those marks, we are bound to remember them.