The endurance to hardship, spirit and skills to fight when forced, maturity to restrain, legacy of history to forge their own system of governance rather than blindly copy from the West, are the forte of these old but rich civilizations. They enrich their people not only with their own histories but also with the warring histories of the West, so that they can choose the good from the bad.
The goal is to have a unified and cohesive story, an antithesis to the common phenomenon of students accumulating certificates like trophies, so that when they finally face their goal, the student does not essentially become a detriment to the system.
What Dr. Yunus and his team of advisers stepped into was not a functioning state awaiting a caretaker, it was institutional wreckage requiring reconstruction. What followed was a period of institution-building that, whatever its imperfections, deserves recognition.
Whatever path you ultimately choose, I offer you my sincere best wishes. May your journey ahead be guided by wisdom, courage, and purpose -- and may it be as smooth and fulfilling as destiny permits.
Every Muslim knows the phrase Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim -- the most Beneficent, the most Compassionate. Can we reorient our moral compass towards the politics of responsibility and compassion?
Responsibility for earthquake and tectonic matters should logically rest with the Geological Survey of Bangladesh. What scientists can do is identify risk zones and recommend safer building practices.
During the Mughal and Maratha eras, the official in charge of grain supplies and rations for royal households or armies was called the Modi. The storeroom where provisions were kept? The Modikhana: Modi plus Khana, the Persian word for house or room.
AI systems don't operate in a vacuum. They operate on people and amplify the society beneath them. That brings us to the uncomfortable question at the heart of Bangladesh's AI future: if we deploy these systems on top of our existing inequalities, do we fix them or automate them?
A policy without execution mechanisms is not a plan. It is a press release.
The November 21 earthquake was unprecedented in our recent memory. What does this mean for the future of the city, how prepared are we, and what needs to be done now?
Amnesty concerns about cross-examination, defense preparation time, and structural weaknesses merit careful scrutiny. We must not dismiss them. However, they also need to be understood within context.
This verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal is not merely the conclusion of one case; it is the beginning of the journey toward a new Bangladesh -- a Bangladesh that will be founded on justice, human rights, and the rule of law.
Everything you wanted to know about the detention of the 15 army officers and the cases against them but were afraid to ask
We are already behind, but it is not too late and it need not continue to be that way. AI can help Bangladesh take a quantum leap into the future.
The WHO placing Saima Wazed on "indefinite leave" is too little, too late. She should never have been given the post to begin with, and it should not have taken so long to remove her.
