Anwarul Kabir :With geopolitical risks at the highest level ever and violent conflicts proliferating, we bid goodbye to 2015 with...
NN Reports :A period of about four years has elapsed since Regent Airways, a private sector airline in Bangladesh, was...
A New Nation Report :More than eight and a half years have elapsed since launching of Dhaka Regency Hotel and...
Prof. Mohammad Najmul Ehsan Fatmi :The Quranic verses are replete with phrases that pick on the human intellect and force man to ponder, reflect, see, understand, explore, and make sense of, not only the wondrous working of the cosmos and the “signs” in nature, but also to push and prod man to stretch to the limits of applying this gift of intellect and reason bestowed on him. We are encouraged to reason not just with our mind but with our...
Professor Dr. Anwarul Karim :Today is the 99th birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh. The world...
Waleed A. Muhanna :The Islamic Calendar, which is based purely on lunar cycles, was first introduced in 638 C.E. by the close companion of the Prophet (PBUH) and the second Caliph, `Umar ibn Al-Khattab (RA. 592-644 C.E.) He did it in an attempt to rationalise the various, at times conflicting, dating systems used during his time. `Umar consulted with his advisors on the starting date of the new Muslim chronology. It was finally agreed that the most appropriate reference point...
Mohammad Mamun Mia :New Year’s Day is the first day of the New Year, following both the Gregorian and the...
Referring to Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his book 20 Year of Pakistani Politics, Manik Mia said, “There is no doubt...
Dr Mohammad Didare Alam Muhsin :After one year, Eid-ul-Azha has come again in the Muslim society carrying along the message...
Zillur Rahman Siddiqui :The tragedy of the magnitude of the one that happened on the 15th August in 1975 rarely...
Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury :The question itself – why Tagore is still memorable–may sound irrelevant. There is no deliberate attempt right...
M. Mizanur Rahman :Pahela Baishakh is traditionally the most ebullient festival in the life of Bangalee people who get together...