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Farah Kabir

Farah Kabir is the country director of ActionAid Bangladesh.

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COP30 Gender Action Plan: A victory without power?

If COP30 is to be remembered as a turning point, dedicated gender-responsive finance windows must be created for adaptation, loss and damage.
26 November 2025, 04:00 AM
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COP30: Why is gender justice still a footnote?

As the world gathers in Belém, Brazil, for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a sobering truth becomes increasingly clear: the promise of gender justice as part of climate justice remains unfulfilled.
14 November 2025, 04:00 AM
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The case for increasing women's parliamentary participation in Bangladesh

Women in leadership and decision-making roles are essential for ensuring gender justice and equality.
16 October 2025, 05:00 AM
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Why is the ICJ silent about the gender aspect of climate justice?

The court does not specify how reparations in case of litigations should meet the distinct needs of women and marginalised communities.
13 August 2025, 05:00 AM
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Bonn climate conference falls short on key promises

Gender justice and Loss and Damage are both at a tipping point.
31 July 2025, 04:00 AM
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The case for cultural pluralism in urban spaces

Cultural pluralism is becoming increasingly relevant in Bangladesh.
18 May 2025, 03:00 AM
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To combat poverty, we need to revamp social protection

Poverty in Bangladesh remains high, with climate change and inflation deepening hardships.
4 April 2025, 06:00 AM
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For a climate-resilient urban future, we need empowered women

Climate change disproportionately affects women and many migrate to cities.
27 December 2024, 02:10 AM
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5 ways to earn money as a student

Why not make money out of your hard earned education by dispensing it? Tutoring is a lucrative option for students to earn on a monthly basis. Currently, a single tutoring job can ensure BDT 5,000 to 30,000 per month, depending upon the seeker’s academic background, subjects, and place of residence.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Manan Morshed’s exhibition ‘Shut out of site’ underway

Prominent artist Manan Morshed’s dual solo exhibition, “Shut out of Site”, is currently taking place at Dwip Gallery in Lalmatia and the British High Commission Residence Project Space in Baridhara.
25 October 2021, 18:00 PM
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Galleri Kaya commemorates 17th anniversary with grand exhibition

Galleri Kaya has organised a group exhibition in Uttara to commemorate their 17th anniversary and the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the same time. The exhibition features 76 selected artworks by 32 modern and contemporary artists from 1952 to 2021.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
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Mong Mong Sho’s tribute to the fishermen

Mong Mong Sho’s exhibition, “Songs of Fishermen” is currently taking place at EMK Center in Dhaka. A painter from Maheshkhali, Cox's Bazar, Mong works with oil paints and watercolours. In 2010, he got into the University of Chittagong, and after two years, he received the Yunnan Provincial Scholarship to study oil painting at the Fine Art Faculty of Yunnan Arts University in Kunming, China. He completed his Bachelor’s in oil painting in 2016 and Master’s in watercolour in 2019. He now teaches at the same university.
10 October 2021, 08:00 AM
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Britney vs Spears: Revealing a scam in the name of guardianship

Directed by Erin Lee Carr, the Netflix production, “Britney vs Spears” documents events that led to the conservatorship and the neglect Britney Spears faced for thirteen years. It released on Netflix on September 28, 2021.
5 October 2021, 11:35 AM
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Behind Rino’s captivating visuals on Dhaka

The artist completed his Bachelor’s from IBA, Dhaka University, and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Development Studies from BRAC University.
1 October 2021, 18:00 PM
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Visualising the present through Anup’s art

How does your work comment on current social and political issues?
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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5 fantasy novel adaptations that deserve your attention

This is a Japanese animated film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki and partly based on the 1986 novel by the British writer, Diana Wynne Jones.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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The bleak future of filmmaking in Afghanistan under Taliban rule

Following the repossession of Afghanistan by the Taliban, various filmmakers took to explaining the plight of Afghan artistes, particularly that of females. 
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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Behind Tejosh Halder Josh’s powerful sculptures

Tejosh Halder Josh is a skilled sculptor from Gopalganj, Bangladesh. Born in 1982, he had an affinity towards sculpting since childhood. It first grew in the second grade, when he was asked to create a structure out of mud. Sculpting amuses him, as he finds power in being able to physically touch his art. Tejosh is also drawn towards the materials used in his art, due to their unique properties. 
27 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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Celebrating the Bengal tigers through art

Self-taught artist Nazir Hossain is popularly known as ‘Tiger Nazir’, for his remarkable contribution to folk art, and paintings of tigers. He mainly works with the traditional medium of art, ‘Potchitro’, or scroll painting.
13 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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The rise in plastic pollution during Covid-19 crisis

Ever since the pandemic began this year, countries across the globe have been striving to protect their people from the virus through various preventive measures where protective gear also known as PPE are in high demand. On the contrary, this has dramatically increased the unsustainable use of plastic posing significant risk for the environment.
17 July 2020, 18:00 PM
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