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Culture
Drawing Inspiration from Rebecca Shafee: A Pioneering Exercise in Achieving Dreams
Imagine a woman some twenty years ago in Bangladesh. Chances are, the most successful women you could think of were highly ambitious and promising individuals progressing rapidly in their respective fields, but all these promises and ambitions came with a…
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Why We Need to Take Workplace Harassment More Seriously
The history of workplace harassment is long and sordid; however, laws dealing specifically with workplace harassment are relatively new in both the United States and India. The effective prosecution of workplace harassment cases was long hindered in the US; two…
Dialogue
Why Mob Violence in Bangladesh is Problematic
One of the reasons why Batman has endured as a symbol is the inherent draw of his power fantasy. A man, dressed like a bat, operating from the shadows, striking vengeance where he sees fit, picking after ineffectual (and often…
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ICC World Cup 2019: The World is Ready for A New Champion
The Cricket World Cup 2019 was off to a slow and predictable start. Rain made it worse. But the World Cup picked up its rhythm in the last stages.  Carlos Braithwaite fell just short of securing a win for West…
Dialogue
The Complicated History of Gay Pride, and Why Violence Still Reigns Supreme
Many countries around the world are celebrating Pride Month this June. Gay pride’s history spans back to 1969, where 200 patrons resisted arrest and rioted at the Stonewall bar in New York City. By the time Britain decriminalized in 1969,…
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Could Cricket World Cup 2019 be any less exciting?
ICC Cricket World 2019 was inaugurated on the same day as the Europa League final where the two major London clubs, Chelsea and Arsenal faced each other. Naturally Londoners were more excited about the European football encounter than the opening…
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Bangladesh vs Zealand: A Low Scoring Thriller with a Couple of Run out Blunders
Shakib’s eyes lit up as the ball thrown by Tamim flew toward the stumps at the wicketkeeper’s end. Milliseconds later his face filled with anguish as soon as Mushfiqur Rahim caught the ball and took off the bells himself. That…
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Can Bangladesh Rise to New (and Greater) Heights?
“Don’t go for hero. Goes for hero. Bowled em. The Bangla tigers have knocked the English lions out of the world cup”. If you are a fan of Bangladesh cricket you should remember this bit of commentary from the former…
Technology
What A 100 Mbps Internet Service Means for Bangladesh
An internet service provider in Bangladesh plans to launch significant improvements to the country’s internet networking plans. The company in discussion, ICC Communications is working on establishing an internet subscription which offers up to 100 Mbps of speed and an…
Pop
Balam Takes Up Lead Vocalist Role in LRB, Promises to do Right by Ayub Bacchu’s Legacy
Iconic Bangladeshi Band LRB (Love Runs Blind) kick starts their 29th year by giving the answer to the much-speculated question on their lead vocalist as Popular music artist Balam joins the band. LRB celebrates their 28-year anniversary at Café Thirty3…
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