Snacks of Dhaka: How are they doing?

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- There was a time when snacks were not thought to be worth anyone's serious attention. That was some time ago though when Dhaka was barely an urban pimple growing on the face of the n... Read More

Elderly Economics: The double edged sword of death

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Much of the imagination of the vulnerable elderly is that of the middle class elderly stuck in Homes where they are rarely visited by their children. It's a touch of facts, touch or ... Read More

Better off and poor elderlies: Same age, different deprivations

Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- About 25 + years ago I began to explore the world of the elderly to do a radio series on this population group for the BBC. The radio series was supported by Help Age, a UK INGO work... Read More

Care homes without prejudice and the Elderly

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- It's not easy to be an older person anywhere, whether in the rich or the less well off part of the world. But it can be very cruel indeed if one is also infirm and poor. In South Asi... Read More

Farida Parveen's entry, farewell and the world of changes

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- The one person, the one voice which had come to symbolize Lalon music in Bangladesh is gone. Farida Parveen had become the voice that mattered when singing Lalon songs. In fact she ... Read More

Dhaka: Cities within cities, alleys with alleys, time within time

Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- Don't get me wrong, I am all for the main roads and fancy streets, at least some claim to be in Dhaka or elsewhere but alleys and lanes and by-lanes are a class apart. And few citie... Read More

Lost singers, lost songs and the world of public and private memories

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- I am not a music expert but I love listening to music. I listen to it all the time, during work, when I have a break, when I wake up, before going to bed. I listen to all kinds of so... Read More

The Reality of the Informal Sector in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Aug. 22 -- Policy discussions on the state and nature of the economy in Bangladesh are dominated largely by experts who have studied in the West where only the formal sector exists. Thus the in... Read More

Can conventional media survive in the social media era?

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- This is a question that has become the truly huge elephant in the room. Nobody wants to see it let alone face or respond to the question. Some of the issues generated by this very si... Read More

When teachers learn from their own teaching: My case with the History of 1971

Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- I began as a part time university teacher in 2012 after I returned from Canada. I had no idea what I would be able to do when I returned after 5 years. Luckily I was offered a job in ... Read More