Perween Hasan, professor in the Department of Islamic History and Culture at Dhaka University, recently published her book Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh (London: I.B.Tauris and Co Ltd).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Though the book originated as her doctoral thesis and is fairly technical in nature, with architectural terms and plans not easily accessible to [...]

I came up with the idea of writing something on the notion: if certain jobs are more suitable than others for women, from a yahoo open question which asked which of the following 3 jobs was suitable for women- physician, nurse and politician. The question also asked which of these can a women perform better [...]

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“Volunteerism is the willingness of people to work on behalf of others without the expectation of pay or other tangible gain¦ the vast majority work on an impromptu basis, recognising a need and filling it, whether it be the dramatic search for a lost child or the mundane giving of directions to a lost [...]

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The flood situation in Bangladesh is grave and the flood victims need help. As in 2004, 1998, SpaandanB is raising funds to help the flood victims. SpandaanB chapters are actively working to raise funds for flood relief. As always, their goal is to maximize the benefit of [...]