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
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
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
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, 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
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
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
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
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
Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- The horrific plane crash at the Milestone school killing over thirty children and several adults shocked Bangladesh in a way few such incidents have. Obviously, this was so because th... Read More