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Child labour must be eliminated

Children are the builders of the nation. Today's children will take the responsibility of running the country in future. Therefore, it is essential to develop children as worthy citizens.  In developed countries of the world, various care systems have been developed for the physical, mental...

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The glorious month of December

Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh in the early hours of March 26, 1971. The message of freedom went like this: “This may be my last message. From today Bangladesh is independent. I call upon the people of Bangladesh, wherever th...

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Dealing with depression

What is depression?If we want to find a English synonym very close to depression, the word ‘exhaustion’ will come firstand this term is also medically marked as a disease. Most of the people in our society misinterpret theconcepts of depression. According to WHO, depression is characteri...

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Is over-reliance on social media influencing our real life decisions?

Gone are the days when communication, an important aspect of our life, was dependent handwritten letters. Over the years, letter writing has been replaced by other ways of communication. In this age of technology, people are using easier means to communicate with each other. One such medium of commu...

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Role of technology in education during Covid-19 pandemic

Even just six months ago, none of us could have imagined how our lives would be thrown into turmoil by Covid-19. Millions of people around the world are living under house arrest due to the attack of Covid-19. Offices, courts, industries and businesses have been temporarily closed since March. Educa...

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Bangladesh’s contribution to UN peacekeeping mission

Bangladesh once again contributed the largest number of troops to the United Nations peacekeeping mi­ssions. Repor­tedly, a total of 6,731 Bangladesh perso­nnel are now stationed in different the UN peacekeeping operations.The United Nations is an organisation of independent nations of t...

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Covid-19: The pandemic that turned the world upside down

Wadia AyshiAccording to information by ‘worldometers’, coronavirus has affected 213 countries and territories around the world with 873,805 deaths and 26,502,503 infected cases. Virus infection rate is still on the rise in many parts of the world. When the news of the virus was first rep...

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The epic reflector of Bengali heritage

The nation observed the National Mourning Day on Saturday with due reverence and solemnity, marking the 45th anniversary of assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.On August 15, 1975, some misguided members of the army killed Bangabandhu and his family members at thei...

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The Six-Point Movement and emancipation of Bengali nation

The Bengali nation is forever dauntless and valiant.  Throughout the ages they have been vocal against injustice.  Although unequal in strength, they never bowed before the British.  The misrule of the Pakistani exploiters, the oppressed Bengalis have strongly protested against the in...