Bullying can affect mental, physical and emotional health during school years and into adulthood. It can lead to physical injury, social or emotional problems and in some cases, even death When his school announced a sports event, Samin, a tenth-grader, was as excited about it as any of his classmates. He went up to his teacher, asking to get registered. To his disappointment, his teacher’s initial reaction was, “You cannot participate, look at you! Can you even run?” …

Professor Dr Mustafizur Rahman was a teacher at the University of Dhaka for 25 years before he joined the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), where he is currently a distinguished fellow. He shared his thoughts on the prestigious institution as it marks its 100 years TBS: How has DU changed from the time you were there to what it is now? Dr Mustafizur Rahman: In 1974, I was a student at the University of Dhaka (DU) for a few months before I left for abroad.

On a cloudy June morning, I was at the forefront of the DMCH kitchen’s ancient circular corridor. It was empty and with an olive-uniformed guard sitting on a chair at the front. Suddenly a gigantic iron trolley — full of hundreds of pumpkins — was approaching behind me. …

Hundreds of species of birds learnt to live peaceably with one another and with us in our villages, towns and cities An elegant Magpie Robin flew out of a hole in a dead tree standing at the portico of our neighbor. We took a pause from our morning walk and stood there to see if the bird cared to return to the hole before our curiosity waned. …

The tension between human and wildlife in Bangladesh is higher than ever. Lives in the wild are misunderstood, feared, and being rampantly persecuted. Without immediate action, the country may face an irreparable loss of biodiversity A fishing cat caught by the villagers in Bhairab, Kishoreganj. Photo : Ashraful Haque How much can a tiny 15-gram weaver eat? Recently, hundreds of these sparrow-like birds were killed, their beautifully woven, hanging nests were destroyed, and nestlings were thrown out in Pirojpur and Jhalokathi.

A conversation with the drummer of Arbovirus, Nafeez Al Amin. Arbovirus recently performed on the first episode of ‘Dhaka Sessions-powered by Bkash’ Members of Arbovirus band on the set of ‘Dhaka Sessions-powered by Bkash’. Photo credit: Tanzim Ahmed Bijoy. The band ‘Arbovirus’ was named after a comic book called ‘Blade’. In the story there was a virus, which turns a human into a vampire. As a nod to its namesake, the band…

Even 15 years ago, there was no demand for the bones of a tiger around the forest. The demand was created as outsiders, i.e. traders from the towns started coming, looking for the item Caption: Tiger population in the Bangladesh part of Sundarbans was 440 in 2004, which came down to 114 in recent years, mainly because of poaching. Photo/Collected Last week, Sharankhola police arrested a man named Habib Talukder, who is said to have killed dozens of tigers in the Sundarbans in the…

The merits of debating lie not only in building self-esteem and confidence or simply helping one break-free from the shackles of stage-fright. It paints a way bigger picture wherein amongst these debaters, we also see future leaders whose voices someday will echo in harmony with the nation The purview of debates is not just limited to recreational debate competitions but also extends to legislative decision-making. Photo: IUB Photography Club & Portraiture BD

Making people aware of how to use LinkedIn properly has become an urgent need Illustration: TBS To date, LinkedIn has played a pivotal role in changing the lives of over 756 million users in approximately 200 countries around the world by opening new doors of opportunity. It is the biggest online professional network in the world, which was created to help people find the…