At least 40 people in Pakistan, including a college principal, have been indicted over 'objectionable gesture and vulgar dance' at a college festival after video clips of these events went viral on social media
How a Film by a Boston-Based Immigrant is Dismantling the Model-Minority Concept
Jam Boy represents a much-needed question for the South Asia diaspora, about why it takes a third aggressor for us to see the common struggles that we share, and why it is only in these situations that we remember that our ideas of home are the same.
Goals Beyond Borders: Can Bangladesh Leverage its Football Craze as a Soft-power Tool?
Beyond the ambassadors of Brazil, Argentina, and Norway, the ambassadors of France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Egypt have also been drawing on their countries' football heritage to deepen cultural engagement with the football-crazy people of Bangladesh.
Name Change and Memory Archives: Striking Divergence Between India and Pakistan
Ironically, while India continues to rename roads and institutions associated with its medieval and colonial past, Pakistan’s Punjab province has begun moving in the opposite direction.
Protective Parenting: Raising Safe Children or Fragile Adults?
Unfortunately, a growing number of parents appear apprehensive about their children becoming proficient in their mother tongue, believing that greater exposure to local languages may somehow hinder their command of English or other global languages. This perception is both unfortunate and unfounded. A strong foundation in one's mother tongue strengthens cognitive development, improves learning outcomes, and facilitates the acquisition of additional languages.
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First transgender elected as rural council head in Bangladesh
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Women take on rightwing bullies at Christian prayer hall in India
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai now graduates from Oxford University
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Pakistani cricket team felt they were 'playing in Pakistan', not Bangladesh
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Ray’s movies opened a whole new world for me: Hollywood titan Martin Scorsese
Hollywood director-filmmaker Martin Scorsese, who was honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, said films of Satyajit Ray opened a whole new world for him, UNI news agency reported
Taliban's moral diktat: No female artists on Afghan TV shows; female anchors must wear hijabs
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Bangabandhu-Bapu digital exhibition opens in Bangladesh city
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Yoga best way to ensure healthy life, says Nepalese PM while launching Baba Ramdev's Nepal ventures
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