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Eid movies divide masala bonanza and the intellectual treat!

Dhaka, April 7 -- Here are two contrasting scenes from the Eid celluloid treat, 2025: Scene one: In an underground parking lot, the debonair protagonist, Ariyan Mirza smells danger as he is about to ... Read More


Raconteur, Bon Viveur and a Renaissance Man: one evening with Hasnat Abdul Hye!

Dhaka, March 30 -- On an unusually nippy March evening, right after Iftar, the heart was craving some intellectual fodder and knowledge of Dhaka and the world of the sixties and fifties. Well, for th... Read More


Confronting sexual violence: Punishment alone won't solve the crisis

Dhaka, March 17 -- In the wake of several assaults on women, sexual abuse and a disquieting rise of violations, including the abuse of an eight year old by members of the family, society in general ha... Read More


Ditching the suit: the message behind a leader's casual look

Dhaka, March 7 -- In the late 70s, when we were at school, there was a story in our Bangla textbook about Sheikh Saadi, a 13th century Persian poet and thinker. The message of the story was profound,... Read More


In Gotham city without Batman! Dhaka's fight against crime heats up

Dhaka, March 2 -- The recent spate of lawlessness in Dhaka is certainly alarming and has triggered a sense of consternation among people, although I must say that in my area, Elephant Road, Nilkhet an... Read More