A Dhaka University student began a unique protest at the Kamalapur railway station premises earlier this month to push for a six-point demand that includes elimination of mismanagement at the railway department. He was later joined by his friends and other aggrieved people. The student, Mohiuddin Roni, ended his protests
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A welcome move indeed
A news report published in The News Times on Sunday drew our attention. The report says a mobile court of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) in a drive on Saturday demolished two unauthorised police boxes built on footpath in front of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital (SSMCH) in the capital.
St Gregory’s North America alumni sets up not-for-profit organisation
Alumni of St Gregory's High School in North America have organised themselves into a not-for-profit organisation, Gregorians of North America (GNA). GNA was incorporated as a not-for-profit organisation in January of 2022. Through the organisation, the alumni want to give back to the school and Bangladesh. Dr Faisal M Rahman, founding chairman
DSLR or smartphone doesn’t matter, if it’s a good story’
Roni Bhowmik has received enormous acclaim through his directorial debut ‘Mridha Bonam Mridha’. His recently released short film ‘Chakrakar’ has brought him to light again. Roni spoke to Dhaka Tribune and shared his experience of shooting with smartphone- How was your experience with ‘Chakrakar’? Roni Bhowmik: I have worked a lot in
Erasmus+ Faculty Exchange: My Experience from Europe
Europe- is a magical continent to me and it’s my dream to visit Europesince childhood.A trip to Europe can provide experiences and memories to last a lifetime. Not only for travel but also European education is greatly reputed forits high standard and quality. It provides people world-class education and prepares
Fuel oil price hike: Was it necessary at these critical hours?
During the Covid crisis, the people’s income decreased largely. Study says 3.24 crore more people have become poor. The market for daily commodities is agitating. The prices of almost all essential products are constantly rising. Also, the economy, trade and commerce have not yet fully recovered from the damage done
Ensure enforcement of child labour laws
It is becoming increasingly difficult to get the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) facility back for Bangladeshi products in the US market. Even if some conditions are met, there is no possibility of getting back GSP suddenly as child labour has not been abolished here. In such a situation, the
Conflicts over UP elections
We are getting news of repeated clashes and loss of lives over the participation in upcoming Union Parishad (UP) polls which have almost become a one-party competition thanks to the boycott by several political parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Two people have been killed and 52 others have
Speed up vaccination of students
The stagnation caused in education of four crore students in the country by the coronavirus pandemic has not yet completely subsided. Even after opening on September 12, classes are not being held in all classes every day in schools, colleges, madrasas and technical education institutions. In addition to the uncertain
Puja mandap violence should have been prevented
The ugly incidents around Puja mandaps on Bijoya have scarred Bangladesh. It’s not something that people would like to see in their own land. Such violence is always manufactured by a group because violence around religious identities has no social basis in peasant societies which is basically what we are