Life is so unjust for some people. Adults supervise, minors work. This 12-year old boy has already cut his finger once. That did not stop him performing such a risky and hazardous job. Schooling does not help his poor family, high risk (relatively) high paid job does. The photo was taken in Dhaka, Bangladesh. …
Month: June 2020
Institute of Development Studies’ PhD researcher, Md Mahmudul Hoque (Moni), has won first prize in the 2020 Doctoral Research Image Competition hosted by the University of Sussex. For more details, please visit: …
Mahmudul Hoque Moni The budget session of the 11th Parliament will begin on June 10, 2020, in Bangladesh. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the eighth budget session called by the Head of the State will be in some ways – abnormal. Journalists will not be allowed inside and a limited number of Member of the Parliaments will be allowed to admit and participate after being tested for Covid-19. Nevertheless, all sectors of the economy, people from all walks of …
Mahmudul Hoque Moni Although tobacco’s effect on the environment is lethal, not much attention has been placed towards this issue. In this short blog, I will draw from several research works to explore tobacco’s diverse effect on various aspects of the environment, especially related to humans. We have an agreement that smoking can cause various respiratory diseases but second-hand smoking causes damages to the family environment and atmosphere of public places. Two American Psychologists – Paul Cameron and Donald Robertson …
Mahmudul Hoque Moni Today is the 3rd June – the World Bicycle Day. The United Nation’s General Assembly adopted the resolution on the 12th of April 2018 to observe this day annually. And, in today’s world especially amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, bicycles become more important than any time before. Bangladesh started to observe this day immediately after the resolution was passed and a large community was seen riding bicycles in the capital. Several NGOs, environmental activists and cyclists’ communities …
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