Anika Tabassum Mohona

Bangladesh is a secular country that permits individuals of privilege to participate in a variety of festivals throughout the year. Festivals are a source of enormous delight and satisfaction for everyone involved. While attending festivals, it is not uncommon to see trucks, pick-up vans, and other local cars completely filled with young males who are dancing about and singing along with the ...

Tanzid shaikh

Environmental justice refers to the right to a safe, healthy, productive, and sustainable environment. In the case of Bangladesh, "environmental justice" would also include protection against natural disasters and mass displacement, maintenance of natural resources, and protection of health and livel...

Afia Chowdhury

According to the 1951 Refugee Convention, a refugee is someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their place of origin due to a well-founded fear of being persecuted on grounds of race, religion, nationality, or membership of a specific social group, or political opinion. By the end of 2017, there were 25.4 million refugee men, women and children registered across the world. Thus, 68% of those displac...

Kashfikun Nahar Adiba

Another term for water is life. In the twenty-first century, in a third-world developing country like Bangladesh, pure drinking water is so scarce that people from rural areas, as well as some areas of developing cities and towns, are forced to consume contaminated water. Although Bangla...

Syeda Sayema Naba

People are now fasting and preparing for the approaching Eid celebrations, which are taking place in the next few days. We are likely to have a variety of foods available for Iftar during this time period, but we cannot guarantee the quality. Most people are eating cheap, greasy, roasted street meals from local mark...