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Gianni Infantino apology fails to sway England, Germany over FIFA future
Gianni Infantino apology fails to sway England, Germany over FIFA future

Sports

by Hira Talukder

Gianni Infantino apology fails to sway England, Germany over FIFA future

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has failed to escape criticism despite apologising amid the controversy. He expressed regret to the FIFA Council over the scrapped “FIFA Forward Enterprise” (FFE) project, but representatives of two of Europe’s most influential football nations, England and Germany, were not satisfied. They said the necessary administrative reforms of world football’s governing body cannot be achieved under the current leadership.

Bangladesh’s prisons at breaking point: 226 inmates for every 100 places
Bangladesh’s prisons at breaking point: 226 inmates for every 100 places

Report

by Hira Talukder

Bangladesh’s prisons at breaking point: 226 inmates for every 100 places

Prison walls are meant to keep inmates behind bars, but overcrowding is stripping away even their last measure of comfort. Facilities intended to hold people awaiting trial have become places where finding room to sleep is a daily struggle. Burdened with more than twice their intended population, Bangladesh’s prisons have become a stark reflection of a growing humanitarian crisis.

‎Coastal region use of chemical's and pesticides in agriculture across it's impact both economy and the environment
‎Coastal region use of chemical's and pesticides in agriculture across it's impact both economy and the environment

Environment and Climate

by ‎Faruk Rahman

‎Coastal region use of chemical's and pesticides in agriculture across it's impact both economy and the environment

‎In the vast agricultural tracts of Shyamnagar Upazila, Satkhira—a coastal area adjacent to the Sundarbans in the country's south—decades of shrimp farming involving the pumping of saline river water onto croplands have caused soil salinity to rise to such an extent that it is no longer possible to cultivate crops using fresh water, even if one wished to do so. Nevertheless, local farmers have been attempting to grow fresh-water crops on their land over the past decade.

Sovereign AI in 12 months: Reality behind promise
Sovereign AI in 12 months: Reality behind promise

ICT

by Rased Mehedi

Sovereign AI in 12 months: Reality behind promise

Bangladesh’s ambition to establish sovereign AI capabilities within the next 12 months marks a significant policy commitment, with implications for its technological autonomy, national security and international partnerships. However, translating this ambition into measurable outcomes will require more than a political declaration.

Will El Niño make winter’s bite milder this year?
Will El Niño make winter’s bite milder this year?

Report

by Hira Talukder

Will El Niño make winter’s bite milder this year?

The season is changing, but winter appears to be taking its time. The familiar signs of autumn—white clouds drifting across the sky, dew settling on grass at dawn and a coolness in the air—have arrived unevenly across Bangladesh. While early mornings are beginning to carry a hint of winter, the heat of the day has yet to fully retreat.

Question of teachers' dignity: from east to age of decolonization
Question of teachers' dignity: from east to age of decolonization

Education

by Shanto Zabaly

Question of teachers' dignity: from east to age of decolonization

From the guru to artificial intelligence, education has travelled a remarkable distance. That journey has brought us to an uncomfortable question: what, exactly, is the relationship between a teacher and a student? Is education simply the free circulation of information, a matter of self-learning and acquiring useful knowledge? Or is the ability to memorise and reproduce information still regarded as the ultimate measure of intelligence?

When lamp of journalism flickers in Dark
When lamp of journalism flickers in Dark

Editorial Views

by Rased Mehedi

When lamp of journalism flickers in Dark

During May 1999, I was enrolled as a student at Jahangirnagar University, and Prothom Alo, a newspaper that had graced the newsstands merely twelve months prior, had already established itself as an integral component of our daily morning routine. At that time, I served as the university correspondent for the daily publication Sangbad. Nevertheless, each morning I would proceed to the common room of my residential hall, frequently waiting for my opportunity to peruse Prothom Alo.

Girls’ gender equality and social justice are imperative
Girls’ gender equality and social justice are imperative

Article

by Parvez Babul

Girls’ gender equality and social justice are imperative

In Bangladesh, every year we observe Daughters Day / National Girl Child Day on September 30, and Internatioanl Girl Child Day on October 11. Government of Bangladesh and other stakeholders organize different events to observe the day with due importance.

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