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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.
Mahfuza Khanam: Sudden demise of a noble soul
Educationist, women leader, social worker, freedom fighter and the first and so far only female VP of Dhaka University Central Students' Union, Professor Mahfuza Khanam, passed away on Tuesday morning. The death of Professor Mahfuza Khanam, wife of Supreme Court senior lawyer and former Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed, has cast a shadow of grief over every field that was graced by her vibrant presence.
Drowning prevention: Innovating reality and effective measures
Every morning in Bangladesh begins with laughter, play, and promise of a better tomorrow. But for 40 families every day, that promise ends in grief. Their children, often between the ages of 1 to 10, slip silently into water bodies and never come back. These aren’t just accidents. They are tragedies that leave behind stunned parents, empty cradles, and a silence that screams.
Charred building endures memories of victim kids
The charred building of Milestone School and College was standing in choked desolation.