In recent years, the innovations in halalan toyyiban (HT) products and services are being fueled by science and technology to meet the emerging needs of the people. This has partly contributed to the expansion of halal and its industry into various sectors that benefitted many. However, there is a growing concern that halal industry is riding on re

POLEMIK terhadap hak negeri pantai yang tertakluk kepada Akta Laut Wilayah (ALW) 2012 iaitu undang-undang membataskan hak negeri menerokai sumber dan hasil melalui sempadan maritim negeri sekadar tiga batu nautika dari garis air surut kembali menghangat. Ia susulan DUN Terengganu menolak ALW 2012 atas alasan ia tidak menepati syarat seperti ditetap

The plight of Palestinians in Palestine and in the diaspora is a result of Israeli settler colonialism. Israel’s atrocious behaviour to colonised Palestinians is manifested through a myriad of crimes such as blockading occupied territories, demolishing homes, educational institutions, hospitals, and places of worship, restricting their movements,

The "Digitalization of Student Activity Approval" represents a groundbreaking advancement in academic administrative processes, developed using Microsoft Form and Microsoft Flow within the Microsoft 365 suite. This innovative system, provided for free by the Ministry of Education to all universities, is designed to significantly reduce the

The design and development of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) with minimal internal resistance is crucial for achieving high output power in self-powered wearable technologies. This work presents a novel flexible TEG comprising single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) thermoelements, fabricated through a sacrificial molding process. Different from th

The government subjected the writer and artist Mushtaq Ahmed (1967–2021) to nine-month-long slow death in police custody. By this, the regime wanted to send a forewarning message to all other writers who might have contemplated exposing its human rights violations and financial corruptions. Many capable intellectuals and opinion leaders heeded th

For a Bangladeshi who loves and treasures their motherland, Ali Riaz's Pathways of Autocratization: The Tumultuous Journey of Bangladeshi Politics (Routledge, 2024) is a difficult read. It is so not because of any weakness in the presentation of the text or its arguments. Nor because of any contradiction in the content of the material investiga

The pinnacle of the glory and global prestige of English literature is perhaps behind us. Therefore, learning its texts from Muslim perspectives may generate new insights and provide it with new trajectories of academic research. This new lens will make English literature relevant to, and prolong its prevalence in, Muslim societies by way of explor

In post-1971 Bangladesh, people in Bangladesh failed to adhere to the virtues of benevolence, magnanimity and altruistic sentiment. Duped or driven by vested interests, a section of our intellectual elite spent much effort sowing divisions among us. In post-Hasina Bangladesh, let us remember Mandela’s words and make a strong resolve to foster uni

I have been living outside Bangladesh for decades. Every time I visit my beloved country, I buy gift items from Grameen Check that Muhammad Yunus helped establish. I engage in chats with Grameen Check employees. Like others, they are also effusive in their praise and admiration for the renowned entrepreneur and regard him as a father-like figure. N