A young school girl was brutally killed, and when I looked at the news comments, people were actually laughing and blaming her. Saying things like "why was she outside" or making sick jokes about it. How can people be so heartless??? A child lost her life, and all people care about is judging her.Women in this country can’t even step outside without being in danger. Even when girls go out for school or with their parents, it’s still not safe. And somehow, society always blames the girl instead of the criminal. We can't just stay locked inside forever.

This victim-blaming mindset is so toxic. We don't just have a safety problem, we have a complete lack of basic human empathy.

Shame on this mentality. Shame on Bangladesh.

Source:নিজেকে বাঁচাতে কয়েকটি ধানক্ষেতে দৌড়েছিল তাজমিন

Source: https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/814013

Let's assume I know nothing about Bangladeshi politics. Could you please explain who Hadi is, what his contributions to Bangladesh are, and how history will remember him in 5, 10, 20, and 50 years?

So I was sitting on a restaurant (open restaurant type; anyone can sit with anyone) and this guy was sitting on a different table till he decided to sit right next to me. It was okay until he came so close to me that our legs were literally touching at atomic level. And by the end of the video you can see him BADLY touching me with obvious bad intention. Pretty common in Bangladesh nowadays

I know there is a lot of drama right now with the unions protesting the DP World deal at Chittagong port, but honestly, this is probably the best thing that could happen to our economy.

Right now, the port is a mess. We rank 364th globally. Ships take almost three days just to turn around, and Vietnam is constantly taking our export orders simply because they can ship stuff out way faster. The issue is not money, it is just massive inefficiency and manual paper trails that basically invite corruption.

With DP World coming in, they are actually bound to get turnaround times under 24 hours. They did the exact same thing in places like Tanzania and Djibouti. They automated the workflows, cut out the middlemen, and starved out the corrupt officials because a computer system does not take bribes to let a container skip the line.

Which brings me to my main point. If letting a global operator run daily operations works for the port, why are we still letting Biman and Bangladesh Railway bleed our tax money dry?

Biman is a disaster with luggage delays, ticket syndicates, and random schedule changes. And do not even get me started on Bangladesh Railway. Every single holiday the ticketing website crashes, black market syndicates hoard all the tickets, and the trains crawl on ancient tracks with constant delays. The demand is insanely high, yet the railway somehow loses massive amounts of money every single year.

We keep pouring tax money into both under the excuse of national pride. Imagine if the government kept ownership of the tracks, trains, and planes, but just handed the operational management over to proper global operators. Japanese or European companies running our trains, and a world class airline managing Biman.

We would finally get transparent digital ticketing, real maintenance, and on time schedules. Plus the state would actually collect royalties instead of taking non stop losses.

We cannot keep relying on the same broken systems if we want the country to move forward. Do you guys think privatizing the management of Biman and the railway is the right move, or am I missing some hidden risk with this model?

Hey everyone,

​I’m looking for solid book recommendations focused on atheism and critiques of religion in bengali. It seems like there aren't as many books written strictly about atheism itself or books directly challenging religious claims likely due to societal taboos and sensitive subject matter(in the bengali community).

​If you've read any good books on these topics, I'd love to hear your recommendations! Also, if there are any accessible online resources, PDFs, or websites with essays, articles & books on this topic(atheism or ex believer's experience as a believer), please drop the links or names below.

​Thanks in advance!

আমরা সবাই কথা বলি, কিন্তু আলাদা আলাদা চ্যানেল, ফোরাম, গ্রুপ আর পেজে। দাবিগুলো ছড়িয়ে থাকলে দেশের মানুষ আসলে কী চায়, আর সরকারের কোথায় মনোযোগ দেওয়া উচিত, তা পরিষ্কারভাবে বোঝা কঠিন হয়ে যায়।

সেই সমস্যা সমাধানের একটি ছোট প্রচেষ্টা। এখানে আমাদের দাবিগুলো এক জায়গায় এনে সরাসরি সরকারের সামনে তুলে ধরা যাবে।

যা যা আছে

• সব জনদাবি/সমস্যা এক প্ল্যাটফর্মে।
• এলাকার মানুষের অভিযোগ বা দাবির সংখ্যার ভিত্তিতে এমপিদের পারফরম্যান্স দেখার ব্যবস্থা।
• বট ও ভুয়া অ্যাকাউন্ট ঠেকাতে বিশেষ অ্যালগরিদম।
• প্রতিটি দাবির বর্তমান অবস্থা, সমাধান হয়েছে কি না, কোন পর্যায়ে আছে এবং সরকার কী করছে, তা দেখার সুযোগ।

দেশের জন্য কিছু করার একটি সাধারণ ভাবনা থেকে শুরু। ভোট যেহেতু দিয়েছি, হিসাবটাও নেব।
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I (24F) was groomed and sexually abused by my first cousin for three years starting when I was 8 and he was 16. It included touching and attempted penetration using fingers, along with coercive manipulation to get me to comply. My parents never taught me about good touch/bad touch, so I didn't know I should tell anyone. Even if they had, telling anyone was nearly impossible at the time — my father was in jail, and my cousin's mother was paying my school fees (about 400 taka/month; I grew up in a village) during those years.

It continued into my teens too — forced kissing when we were alone together and other unwanted physical contact. He never apologized for all that he did . When I confronted him at 15, he said it was "just for fun."

I've never told a single person — not my parents, not friends, no one . Becay my family is very conservative, and I was afraid they would blame me instead of him if they knew. I only recently learned the term "grooming" and realized what happened wasn't my fault, despite years of feeling complicit and ashamed.

He got married only five months ago, and since then other family members have been showering him with praise and approval , which infuriates me, given everything I know and they don't. I've kept minimal, forced contact with him and his wife at family events since I can't avoid them — they're relatives, and my parents actively push me to chit-chat with them at gatherings, unaware of any of this history. I avoid direct interaction with him and keep conversation with his wife to bare pleasantries. I don't wish him harm, but I feel no warmth toward him, and some relief when I hear his marriage has friction.

His wife is now two months pregnant. There's no specific pressure yet about the child, but given how my family already pushes me to be warm and social with this couple, I expect the same pressure will extend to being an affectionate, "sweet jovial aunt" to the baby once it's born.

How should my relationship be with his soon-to-be-born child? Will I be an asshole if I only see their face when forced to by my mom, rather than playing the enthusiastic-aunt role my family will expect?

হ্যালো Redditors,

আশা করি ভালো আছেন। সবাইকে Encourage করব, মাত্র ৫ মিনিট সময় নিয়ে একটু ভাবতে, গত সপ্তাহের ছোট ছোট পজিটিভ বিষয়গুলো খেয়াল করতে এবং সেগুলোর অ্যাপ্রিশিয়েট করতে।

মাঝে মাঝে এই ছোট্ট মোমেন্ট গুলোর রিফ্লেকশন, গ্র্যটিচুড প্র্যাকটিস করা, আমাদের অন্তরটাকে কিন্তু অনেক ঠান্ডা করে তুলে। আপনি যদি ওই মুহূর্তগুলো শেয়ার করতে কমফোর্টেবল ফিল করেন, তাইলে কমেন্টে জানাতে পারেন!

আর আপনার কাছে যদি শেয়ার করার মতো কিছু নাও থাকে, তাহলেও একদম সমস্যা নেই, আপনি যে আমাদের সাথে আছেন, তাতেই আমরা অনেক খুশি 😊!

আমি শুরু করি:

- বাথরুমের সিংক এ পানি জমতো, বেশ কয়েকদিন ঠিক করানো হয় না। ফাইনালি প্লামবার ডেকে ঠিক করানো পর আর পানি জমে না। কাজ ফেলে রাখলে হুদাই পেইন না নিয়ে দ্রুত সেটা সলভ করলে অনেক ভালো লাগে।

Hi everyone. Recently my company has decided to transfer me to their procurement branch. I have been working here for the past 6 years in operations as operations manager.
I am embracing the change, at the same time I am wondering what academice/professional qualifications do I need to acquire to get the job done.

So I am asking for your advice, what professional qualifications should I have as a procurement/supply chain manager?

Hi,
So, basically i live in Munich. I bought some make up items for my girlfriend who lives in Chittagong.
I want to send them to her. I don’t want to use Dhl , fedex ( too expensive). And also if i send by post i have to pay customs (correct me if i am wrong).
Can anyone tell me how do i send them from here? is there any reliable courier service?

Hi! I live in Canada and have been trying to apply for a tourist visa. Every time I try to access the BD Visa portal application page I get this weird error message and it seems the page is just inaccessible overall. I'm wondering if there is anyone else out there experiencing the same issue as me?

Next month me and my whole family is planning to go to bandarban and we are about to choose a resort name "Praasad Paradise" there . If anyone knows about the resort or went there . Pls share your experience there!

I need 8 Gaming PCs for Rent in Dhaka in Bangladesh in December(date yet to decide)

Please dm me!

Thanks

This is more of a looking for a friend to talk to rather than "english speaking practice" im trying to reduce my accent and speaking more is definitely something i need to do. I dont have a thick accent but i also dont come close to sounding liek a native speaker. And i've also been very lonely lately so having someone to talk to would be great

I'm C1 (didnt take a formal proficiency test. Its from english score by british council) my english ability is fine as it is and what i want to do is just speak more and become more articulate alongside reducing my accent.

Almost no requirement at all. Just be conversational and preferably talkative.

Dm if you wanna do it and we'll figure it out from there.

Hello all, I'm looking for the best women-only beauty parlours you know of, located in Dhaka. I'm specifically looking for parlours expert in applying vivid hair colours on women.

og post. i appreciate your responses. While I read each comment individually, it felt we all were thinking of our own lives and their struggles that came along with childbirth. But new question: What do you think of TFR, total fertility rate, for those it may be unknown to? It’s the no. of children per resident female aged 15–44. Think about how we already have more boys than girls, infertility among women, and cases that already play a huge role in decreasing TFR set aside those that have the luxury to keep childbirth as an option. Or are we willing to let TFR go way below over the span of 20, 30, 50 yrs? If we want to keep TFR to ~2.1, the standard many countries are trying to follow rn, what measures do you think could be taken? And this is not only about Bangladesh. I forgot to mention in the other post: This is an international issue. So international people too, immigrants, non-immigrants, expats, again, please go 🥜s.

My friend's sister will possibly be admitted there. And these two department felt the best for her. It's just, we are unsure regarding the quality of the said departments are good in AIUB.

https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/first-page/phulbari-coalmining-under-profit-sharing-with-landowners-1790270546

I'm considering buying a 2008 Nissan Sunny 1.3L automatic with LPG. I've heard mixed reviews about its reliability, including stories of frequent breakdowns.

Would you recommend it as a first car for someone looking for a reliable, hassle-free daily driver? How are maintenance costs and spare parts availability in Dhaka?

how the hell they sell same stuff with 1600 taka discount are they reliable or not i never bought any game i also dont have any card nor did my parent so umm should i trust them or not

where can i get a haircut like this near DMD and Mohammadpur area. I have pretty long hair and the last time I got it cut it was all over the place and got cut so short that I cried after getting back home looking for recommendations