Society

The Unseen Line: On Andrzej Bargiel, Everest, and the Geography of Ambition

The Western adventurer, armed with a historically cultivated obsession and corporate capital, comes to a land where the mountains are woven into the spiritual and daily life. He relies on the unparalleled skill and strength of the Sherpas, whose names are too often relegated to the fine print of history, to achieve a personal zenith.

Kulsum’s Disconnected Island

In Bangladesh, we nonstop speak of institutional reform, a tech-forward future, and human potential, but willingly deprive the people in char areas entirely of essential infrastructure.

Women and Girls Must Still Fight the Beauty Wars

Mental health is significantly affected by the media's ideas given towards women's beauty, especially for younger girls. Research shows that exposure of media images of unachievable beauty standards can lead to body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem and eating disorders.

The Porcupine, the Girl, and the Double-Tap

I am profoundly thankful that Senehma exists. And I am profoundly terrified that she does. Because the world we have built demands that we learn to doubt miracles, just so we can survive the unrelenting noise of the horrors.

The Plantation That Outlived the Empire

Sylhet’s Tea Garden Adivasis and the Unbroken Architecture of Colonial Indenture

The Digital Shalish Court

The most obvious solution is the legal system must criminalize online shaming and punish the cyber-harassers instead of forcing women to disable their accounts.

Why are We Talking About What Women Wear?

Women are neither vessels of national honour nor laboratories of cultural experimentation. They are citizens. And the value of a citizen lies not in her clothing, but in her ideas, her voice, her political convictions, and her contributions.

The Bedsheet Theory of Women's Success

A political culture that cannot imagine women as independent political actors inevitably returns to patriarchy's oldest explanation: If a woman has succeeded, she must have traded her body for power. That explanation tells us very little about women. But it tells us almost everything about the society that produces it.

Our Moral Compass in Ruins

It should be the topmost priority of any government to ensure that our education system is running independently with the most competent and scholarly educators.

A State Within a State

The political cost of holding Salimpur is carried by whichever party is in power. But the failure is not new. The Awami League, the interim government, and the current administration have all inherited and repeated the same failure. In that sense, it is the same failure under three different governments.

How Abuse is Normalized

We owe our daughters, sons and every future generation something better than inherited shame. We owe them safety. We owe them dignity. Let silence end where abuse begins, on our screens and in our streets; through words that challenge, actions that protect, and a resolve that no longer looks away.

The Deadly Cost of Reckless Eating Habits

The future health of Bangladesh depends not only on hospitals and medicine, but also on kitchens, schools, policies, awareness, and everyday choices made by ordinary people.

AI and Global Job Disruption

AI systems still require human oversight, localization, compliance handling, data verification, exception resolution, and cultural adaptation. These are precisely the areas where developing countries may retain relevance.

The Collapse of Elderly Care

What is at stake is not only the health of individual patients, but the dignity of an entire ageing generation.

Why You Shouldn’t Trust Every Viral Nutrition Video

The danger lies in self-diagnosis and self-treatment. Many people now rely more on social media trends than professional consultations. This shift can delay proper medical care and worsen existing health conditions.

Why Students Need A Better Understanding of the Constitution

Incorporating constitutional education into all faculties could play a significant role in developing informed, responsible, and constitutionally aware citizens.