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These people are dirty because their money is dirty

Dirty pictures are coming up. These people are dirty, so are their pictures. Glitters of gold or diamond, or crystal covered hotels could not cover up their ugly faces. These people are now unmasked, so are their black money.A doctoral student in psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, claimed that having more money typically leads to more aggressive, selfish and “morally reprehensible” behaviour.Do we agree on the findings of the research conducted by the Berkley student? How does it actually lead the…

Why Banani rape case is getting such attention?

Why Banani rape case is getting such attention, many ask that question. I say why not? Is class factor of the accused playing a role behind it? Yes, of course. Isn't the type of the incident different from any other such cases? It is.Characteristically it is different as retired Major General and analyst Abdur Rashid says. This is not a rape only, it involves many other evil elements. Trick, deception, threat of guns during the incident and use of social position after the incident, physical torture, confinement,…

Xulhaz Mannan: Remembering a friend

Selfless, loving, inspirational: these are some of the words friends use to describe Xulhaz Mannan, a dedicated colleague, loyal friend, and fierce champion of human rights who was brutally murdered in April 2016.  He was not just my colleague; he was my friend and part of the U.S. Embassy family.  Today, on the anniversary of his death, I’d like to share the tremendous impact he continues to have on all of us who were fortunate to know him.Selfless Xulhaz lived a selfless life, working tirelessly to shape a society to…

You are welcome to US education

I want to congratulate all students in Bangladesh who have received offers of admission from one of the over 4,500 accredited institutions of higher learning in the United States. Graduates of U.S. universities have gone on to become leaders and innovators in many fields around the world, and you should be proud of the invitation to join a select group of young people whose lives will be changed forever by the dynamism, openness, and quality of campuses across the United States.Offers of admission are the product of much…

Two hapless mothers: Is facebook addiction similar to drugs?

Half of the world population is now connected with internet and half of them are active in facebook. The social media is now something so big that one can’t deny its influence.With one fourth of the world population is active in facebook, the rest 75 percent can’t live without its influence in their daily life, in their social life and even in taking a decision that who will rule the country. The latest US election is one good example.What do the users do in facebook? The answer is -- all we know-- giving posts,…

GonoAdalat: Kawsar Chowdhury unfolds history to new generation

Many of the new generation who witnessed the trial of the war criminals on charges of crimes against humanity-- killing, genocide, arson and looting-- and their execution are not aware of how a protest turned to be a mass movement, continued years after years and finally it could materialise a popular demand of the trial.Filmmaker Kawsar Chowdhury took an initiative to tell new generation the story through a documentary called 'GonoAdalat’.As the world premiere of the documentary was on air a day after the…

Facebook: Mirror of Weapon?

After the historic 'Shahabag Movement' in February 2013, Dhaka, social media gets a new dimension in Bangladesh and it acts like the fruitful opposition of the government till now. As a re-sentence of the movement, a surprising number of passengers enter into the world of social platform and they start playing the role as an alternative media.But the coin is not same both sides. A numerous number of crimes and sexual harassment are occurring through the networking site. A recent study by Bangladesh Police has shown among…

More tests, more victories

Sri Lanka captain Rangana Herath's full toss and Mehedi Miraz sweeping that to the deep backward square leg means not only hitting the winning runs of an ordinary test match, those are extremely precious runs for winning the ninth test match and what best could we have expected than winning it on the occasion of playing Bangladesh's 100th test match.It definitely was fitting to see the captain Mushfiqur Rahim while he was running and cheering aloud. His sixth test win as a captain and incredibly valuable indeed. It was…

PM’s India tour: Why military cooperation is on top of the agenda?

Finally it has been final. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be visiting India on April 7-10. She’ll go to the next-door neighbour on a bilateral official tour after seven years although she had been in Goa in October last year to attend the BRICS-BIMSTEC Summit and had talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. It was however not an official visit to India.There are many issues to be discussed about and many things to decide during her official visit, But, military cooperation seems to be on top of the agenda from…