“Bangabandhu and Dhaka University” by Dr A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan won National Film Awards 2022

The documentary film titled "Bangabandhu and Dhaka University," produced and directed by Professor A. J. M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Ph.D., received the National Film Award 2022 as the best documentary. On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the Ministry of Information unveiled...
Read More

The relevance of Bangabandhu’s philosophy on education

What is Bangabandhu’s philosophy of education? What kind of education system did he envision for the newly independent Bangladesh? My purpose in this article is to shed some light on the education thoughts of the Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh...
Read More

Peripheral View: Conceptualizing the Information Society as a Postcolonial Subject

This article looks into the information society from a postcolonial subject position. It uses concepts from a postcolonial perspective and critical political economy of communication to investigate the information society. It perceives the information society as a discourse of social...
Read More

Universal Access in Developing Countries: A Particular Focus on Bangladesh

The concept of universal access, which originated in the United States, is now part of the telecommunications policy frameworks of many developing countries. This article uses the case of Bangladesh as a vehicle for examining the transferability of the universal...
Read More
Press Freedom: Still a Far Cry

Press Freedom: Still a Far Cry

As a nation, we have been aspiring for a free press for the last 40 years, but it is still a far cry. The press freedom index of Reporters Sans Frontiers, an organisation that advocates for press freedom across the world, confirms this assessment. According to its 2010 Press Freedom Index, Finland is the best country in terms of press freedom while the USA and the UK stand in the 20th and 19th positions respectively. Bangladesh stands in the 126th position. In South Asia, only Pakistan (141st) and Sri Lanka (158th) trail behind Bangladesh, while the Maldives holds the best rank (52nd).

Published on Volume 5 Issue 05 | May 2011

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Posts

Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel.

Back To Top