So many countries have education systems that are ailing or struggling to remain viable, and it appears that might also be the case in Bangladesh. Monica Islam, a 29-year-old correspondent from that country, argues that the rewarding of unruly students, among other things, is affecting the quality of education being provided. She believes urgent changes …
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“Digital Bangladesh: e-Governance making access to information convenient”
December 19Imagine travelling for miles in the sweltering heat to get to a government office just to collect a …
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Imagine travelling for miles in the sweltering heat to get to a government office just to collect a form. You’re tired and hungry, but as far as your eyes can see, there are people in front of you waiting in line to be served. It feels like your time will never come. In fact, it’s quite …
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A pandemic of fear and lies has been unfolding alongside the pandemic of the coronavirus as COVID-19 cases rise. In Bangladesh, the number of cases is now just over 200,000*, with more than 2,600* deaths registered to date. But in this era of technology where people can see what is happening in the world while …
If you have some money to spare, donate to a climate change fund instead of buying that T-shirt. But you don’t just need cash to help the environment, writes Mehzabin Ahmed, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi from Dhaka. “Well, I am just a theatre graduate. How can I change the world, let alone the climate?” asks my friend, …
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Public debating is a fun learning process that can be thought provoking and challenging at times. It teaches one to be a good speaker and appreciate other points of views, writes 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Mehzabin Ahmed from Dhaka in Bangladesh. I have always considered myself eloquent, excellent in English, very knowledgeable about worldly affairs, and …
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Public debating is a fun learning process that can be thought provoking and challenging at times. It teaches one to be a good speaker and appreciate other points of views, writes 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Mehzabin Ahmed from Dhaka in Bangladesh. I have always considered myself eloquent, excellent in English, very knowledgeable about worldly affairs, and …
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Inheritance is not only a matter of human rights, it adversely affects women’s economic and financial conditions. However the Bangladeshi government is failing to address the issue in national policy, writes Mehzabin Ahmed, a 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka. Recently there was much hullabaloo in Bangladesh about the National Women Development Policy 2011, which supposedly …
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Inheritance is not only a matter of human rights, it adversely affects women’s economic and financial conditions. However the Bangladeshi government is failing to address the issue in national policy, writes Mehzabin Ahmed, a 27-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka. Recently there was much hullabaloo in Bangladesh about the National Women Development Policy 2011, which supposedly …
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Street kids in Bangladesh face a harsh life fighting to earn their bread, yet their fate is largely ignored by the wealthiest in society, according to Mehzabin Ahmed, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka. Armed with a weapon of a new kind, a breed of new age warrior has taken over the streets of Dhaka. …
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