drmahbub.bsky.social
@drmahbub.bsky.social
University Professor|Advisory Editor, Odhikarpatra|President, Bangladesh National Alliance for Disability-Professionals|Vice-President, BD Deaf Cricket Asso|Working for education reform, inclusive education, disability rights & evidence-based policy
Historical research needs access to accounts we disagree with. Odhikarpatra’s feature explores the UPL controversy, political memory and how fear can narrow the freedom to read.
odhikarpatra.com/news/37268
What keeps a contested bookshelf open?
odhikarpatra.com/news/37268
What keeps a contested bookshelf open?
October 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Historical research needs access to accounts we disagree with. Odhikarpatra’s feature explores the UPL controversy, political memory and how fear can narrow the freedom to read.
odhikarpatra.com/news/37268
What keeps a contested bookshelf open?
odhikarpatra.com/news/37268
What keeps a contested bookshelf open?
We often talk about “respecting elders.” The harder question is whether that respect survives in everyday systems: healthcare, emergency support, family routines, digital services and the right to make one's own decisions. Ageing with dignity needs more than sentiment. odhikarpatra.com/news/37141
October 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
We often talk about “respecting elders.” The harder question is whether that respect survives in everyday systems: healthcare, emergency support, family routines, digital services and the right to make one's own decisions. Ageing with dignity needs more than sentiment. odhikarpatra.com/news/37141
“Verify before you share” only works when the original information can actually be found.
Our new piece looks at Bangladesh's right-to-information framework through public services, textbook transparency, appeals, accessibility, and information integrity.
odhikarpatra.com/news/37005
Our new piece looks at Bangladesh's right-to-information framework through public services, textbook transparency, appeals, accessibility, and information integrity.
odhikarpatra.com/news/37005
September 28, 2026 at 4:11 PM
“Verify before you share” only works when the original information can actually be found.
Our new piece looks at Bangladesh's right-to-information framework through public services, textbook transparency, appeals, accessibility, and information integrity.
odhikarpatra.com/news/37005
Our new piece looks at Bangladesh's right-to-information framework through public services, textbook transparency, appeals, accessibility, and information integrity.
odhikarpatra.com/news/37005
Youth gang risk isn’t diagnosed by a haircut, phone, new friend or bad grade. The useful question is whether persistent changes are clustering across peers, school, behaviour, digital life and safety.
A new feature + the Parent/Teacher KGRS–PTB framework:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36992
A new feature + the Parent/Teacher KGRS–PTB framework:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36992
September 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Youth gang risk isn’t diagnosed by a haircut, phone, new friend or bad grade. The useful question is whether persistent changes are clustering across peers, school, behaviour, digital life and safety.
A new feature + the Parent/Teacher KGRS–PTB framework:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36992
A new feature + the Parent/Teacher KGRS–PTB framework:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36992
A strong new OdhikarPatra feature asks a question we don’t ask often enough:
If adolescents spend 8–10 years in school, why do some still channel intelligence, courage, and peer influence toward gangs rather than contribution?
🔗 odhikarpatra.com/news/36951
If adolescents spend 8–10 years in school, why do some still channel intelligence, courage, and peer influence toward gangs rather than contribution?
🔗 odhikarpatra.com/news/36951
September 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
A strong new OdhikarPatra feature asks a question we don’t ask often enough:
If adolescents spend 8–10 years in school, why do some still channel intelligence, courage, and peer influence toward gangs rather than contribution?
🔗 odhikarpatra.com/news/36951
If adolescents spend 8–10 years in school, why do some still channel intelligence, courage, and peer influence toward gangs rather than contribution?
🔗 odhikarpatra.com/news/36951
Education reform is more than new textbooks, exams or technology. The real test is whether curriculum, teachers, assessment, equity and governance work as one system—and whether that system can learn from its mistakes. odhikarpatra.com/news/36776
#EducationReform
#EducationReform
September 21, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Education reform is more than new textbooks, exams or technology. The real test is whether curriculum, teachers, assessment, equity and governance work as one system—and whether that system can learn from its mistakes. odhikarpatra.com/news/36776
#EducationReform
#EducationReform
Two Lincoln University deans explored Dhaka beyond conventional sightseeing: Shaheed Minar, Lalbagh Fort, Old Dhaka by rickshaw, and the Buriganga by boat.
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One question remained: Can a city truly prosper while the river sustaining it remains polluted?
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36765
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One question remained: Can a city truly prosper while the river sustaining it remains polluted?
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36765
September 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Two Lincoln University deans explored Dhaka beyond conventional sightseeing: Shaheed Minar, Lalbagh Fort, Old Dhaka by rickshaw, and the Buriganga by boat.
...
One question remained: Can a city truly prosper while the river sustaining it remains polluted?
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36765
...
One question remained: Can a city truly prosper while the river sustaining it remains polluted?
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36765
Student evaluation has travelled from feedback → ratings → metrics → institutional evidence.
But one question remains remarkably persistent: What exactly are we measuring?
Student voice matters. Yet voice ≠ verdict, and a useful indicator≠complete professional judge
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36701
But one question remains remarkably persistent: What exactly are we measuring?
Student voice matters. Yet voice ≠ verdict, and a useful indicator≠complete professional judge
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36701
September 20, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Student evaluation has travelled from feedback → ratings → metrics → institutional evidence.
But one question remains remarkably persistent: What exactly are we measuring?
Student voice matters. Yet voice ≠ verdict, and a useful indicator≠complete professional judge
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36701
But one question remains remarkably persistent: What exactly are we measuring?
Student voice matters. Yet voice ≠ verdict, and a useful indicator≠complete professional judge
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36701
A spotless home can still feel emotionally crowded.
Cleanliness isn’t automatically OCD. Genuine OCD isn’t merely a “quirk” either.
The deeper question: when do fear, rituals and reassurance begin reorganising an entire relationship?
Support the person—not the compulsion.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36667
Cleanliness isn’t automatically OCD. Genuine OCD isn’t merely a “quirk” either.
The deeper question: when do fear, rituals and reassurance begin reorganising an entire relationship?
Support the person—not the compulsion.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36667
September 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
A spotless home can still feel emotionally crowded.
Cleanliness isn’t automatically OCD. Genuine OCD isn’t merely a “quirk” either.
The deeper question: when do fear, rituals and reassurance begin reorganising an entire relationship?
Support the person—not the compulsion.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36667
Cleanliness isn’t automatically OCD. Genuine OCD isn’t merely a “quirk” either.
The deeper question: when do fear, rituals and reassurance begin reorganising an entire relationship?
Support the person—not the compulsion.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36667
We are often generous interpreters of our mistakes and harsh judges of everyone else’s.
My mistake needs context.
Yours reveals character.
A useful ethical test:
If another person did exactly what I did, would I accept the explanation I gave myself?
Read: odhikarpatra.com/news/36659
My mistake needs context.
Yours reveals character.
A useful ethical test:
If another person did exactly what I did, would I accept the explanation I gave myself?
Read: odhikarpatra.com/news/36659
September 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
We are often generous interpreters of our mistakes and harsh judges of everyone else’s.
My mistake needs context.
Yours reveals character.
A useful ethical test:
If another person did exactly what I did, would I accept the explanation I gave myself?
Read: odhikarpatra.com/news/36659
My mistake needs context.
Yours reveals character.
A useful ethical test:
If another person did exactly what I did, would I accept the explanation I gave myself?
Read: odhikarpatra.com/news/36659
Same love. Same relationship. Different emotional archives.
One remembers the care. The other remembers the hurt.
Healthy relationships don't require identical memories.
Read the article odhikarpatra.com/news/36648
One remembers the care. The other remembers the hurt.
Healthy relationships don't require identical memories.
Read the article odhikarpatra.com/news/36648
September 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Same love. Same relationship. Different emotional archives.
One remembers the care. The other remembers the hurt.
Healthy relationships don't require identical memories.
Read the article odhikarpatra.com/news/36648
One remembers the care. The other remembers the hurt.
Healthy relationships don't require identical memories.
Read the article odhikarpatra.com/news/36648
Students should evaluate teaching—but 4.8 does not automatically “beat” 4.2. Ask about sample size, response rate, validity, bias, discipline and context first. Student voice is vital evidence; a raw star score is not a verdict.
Read the feature odhikarpatra.com/news/36645
Read the feature odhikarpatra.com/news/36645
September 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Students should evaluate teaching—but 4.8 does not automatically “beat” 4.2. Ask about sample size, response rate, validity, bias, discipline and context first. Student voice is vital evidence; a raw star score is not a verdict.
Read the feature odhikarpatra.com/news/36645
Read the feature odhikarpatra.com/news/36645
A professor gets 4.8/5. Another gets 3.2.
Before ranking them, ask: 4.8 from how many students? Measuring what? In what course and context? With what instrument?
Student Voice matters - Analysis
Better evidence → fairer accountability → better teaching.
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36607
Before ranking them, ask: 4.8 from how many students? Measuring what? In what course and context? With what instrument?
Student Voice matters - Analysis
Better evidence → fairer accountability → better teaching.
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36607
September 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
A professor gets 4.8/5. Another gets 3.2.
Before ranking them, ask: 4.8 from how many students? Measuring what? In what course and context? With what instrument?
Student Voice matters - Analysis
Better evidence → fairer accountability → better teaching.
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36607
Before ranking them, ask: 4.8 from how many students? Measuring what? In what course and context? With what instrument?
Student Voice matters - Analysis
Better evidence → fairer accountability → better teaching.
Read odhikarpatra.com/news/36607
Teacher evaluation matters. But a professor is more than a star score.
DUCSU’s platform amplifies Student Voice—but small samples, anonymity, popularity bias, politics and public ranking raise major questions of fairness and validity.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36590
DUCSU’s platform amplifies Student Voice—but small samples, anonymity, popularity bias, politics and public ranking raise major questions of fairness and validity.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36590
September 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Teacher evaluation matters. But a professor is more than a star score.
DUCSU’s platform amplifies Student Voice—but small samples, anonymity, popularity bias, politics and public ranking raise major questions of fairness and validity.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36590
DUCSU’s platform amplifies Student Voice—but small samples, anonymity, popularity bias, politics and public ranking raise major questions of fairness and validity.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36590
Can intense joy affect the heart? Rarely, yes: positive emotional events have been documented as triggers of Takotsubo syndrome. But another question may be harder: Why do we sometimes enjoy someone else’s downfall?
Happy odhikarpatra.com/news/36573
Happy odhikarpatra.com/news/36573
September 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Can intense joy affect the heart? Rarely, yes: positive emotional events have been documented as triggers of Takotsubo syndrome. But another question may be harder: Why do we sometimes enjoy someone else’s downfall?
Happy odhikarpatra.com/news/36573
Happy odhikarpatra.com/news/36573
We ask students about grades, exams, scholarships and careers.
How often do we ask: “Are you really okay?”
Suicide prevention requires more than awareness—it requires listening, early identification, referral, care and follow-up.
Odhikarpatra Special Investigation
Link odhikarpatra.com/news/36560
How often do we ask: “Are you really okay?”
Suicide prevention requires more than awareness—it requires listening, early identification, referral, care and follow-up.
Odhikarpatra Special Investigation
Link odhikarpatra.com/news/36560
September 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM
We ask students about grades, exams, scholarships and careers.
How often do we ask: “Are you really okay?”
Suicide prevention requires more than awareness—it requires listening, early identification, referral, care and follow-up.
Odhikarpatra Special Investigation
Link odhikarpatra.com/news/36560
How often do we ask: “Are you really okay?”
Suicide prevention requires more than awareness—it requires listening, early identification, referral, care and follow-up.
Odhikarpatra Special Investigation
Link odhikarpatra.com/news/36560
Bangladesh has run literacy programmes for decades, yet universal literacy remains unfinished.
The accountability question should shift from:
“How many completed the programme?”
to: “How many remained functionally literate years later?”
Projects end. Learning shouldn't.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36523
The accountability question should shift from:
“How many completed the programme?”
to: “How many remained functionally literate years later?”
Projects end. Learning shouldn't.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36523
September 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Bangladesh has run literacy programmes for decades, yet universal literacy remains unfinished.
The accountability question should shift from:
“How many completed the programme?”
to: “How many remained functionally literate years later?”
Projects end. Learning shouldn't.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36523
The accountability question should shift from:
“How many completed the programme?”
to: “How many remained functionally literate years later?”
Projects end. Learning shouldn't.
odhikarpatra.com/news/36523
Grandfather waited weeks for the postman. Father used a rotary phone. We grew up with SMS and email. Our children live by WhatsApp, video calls—and the blue tick.
Communication became instant. Human connection still takes time.
💌 odhikarpatra.com/news/36485
#Letters #HumanConnection
Communication became instant. Human connection still takes time.
💌 odhikarpatra.com/news/36485
#Letters #HumanConnection
September 5, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Grandfather waited weeks for the postman. Father used a rotary phone. We grew up with SMS and email. Our children live by WhatsApp, video calls—and the blue tick.
Communication became instant. Human connection still takes time.
💌 odhikarpatra.com/news/36485
#Letters #HumanConnection
Communication became instant. Human connection still takes time.
💌 odhikarpatra.com/news/36485
#Letters #HumanConnection
What if character education were judged not by what students write in exams, but by what schools actually practise?
A new OdhikarPatra feature connects Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi with education reform, ... in Bangladesh.
Read the full article odhikarpatra.com/news/36372
A new OdhikarPatra feature connects Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi with education reform, ... in Bangladesh.
Read the full article odhikarpatra.com/news/36372
August 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
What if character education were judged not by what students write in exams, but by what schools actually practise?
A new OdhikarPatra feature connects Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi with education reform, ... in Bangladesh.
Read the full article odhikarpatra.com/news/36372
A new OdhikarPatra feature connects Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi with education reform, ... in Bangladesh.
Read the full article odhikarpatra.com/news/36372
We often judge the final scene of exclusion without asking what happened before it.
Did family reject? Did school bully? Did employment discriminate? Did healthcare humiliate?
But exclusion cannot excuse coercion either.
Rights + dignity + accountability = trust.
Link in Comment:
Did family reject? Did school bully? Did employment discriminate? Did healthcare humiliate?
But exclusion cannot excuse coercion either.
Rights + dignity + accountability = trust.
Link in Comment:
August 23, 2026 at 5:29 AM
We often judge the final scene of exclusion without asking what happened before it.
Did family reject? Did school bully? Did employment discriminate? Did healthcare humiliate?
But exclusion cannot excuse coercion either.
Rights + dignity + accountability = trust.
Link in Comment:
Did family reject? Did school bully? Did employment discriminate? Did healthcare humiliate?
But exclusion cannot excuse coercion either.
Rights + dignity + accountability = trust.
Link in Comment:
Maybe the autistic child isn't simply “stubborn.”
Maybe the change is genuinely difficult to process.
Good education asks not only “How do we stop the behaviour?”
odhikarpatra.com/news/36363
#Autism #InclusiveEducation
Maybe the change is genuinely difficult to process.
Good education asks not only “How do we stop the behaviour?”
odhikarpatra.com/news/36363
#Autism #InclusiveEducation
August 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Maybe the autistic child isn't simply “stubborn.”
Maybe the change is genuinely difficult to process.
Good education asks not only “How do we stop the behaviour?”
odhikarpatra.com/news/36363
#Autism #InclusiveEducation
Maybe the change is genuinely difficult to process.
Good education asks not only “How do we stop the behaviour?”
odhikarpatra.com/news/36363
#Autism #InclusiveEducation
Textbooks can promise inquiry, inclusion and creativity—but classrooms may still reward memorisation and conformity.
Quality education requires empowered teachers, fair assessment, inclusive learning, adequate investment and accountable governance.Read: odhikarpatra.com/news/36358
#QualityEducation
Quality education requires empowered teachers, fair assessment, inclusive learning, adequate investment and accountable governance.Read: odhikarpatra.com/news/36358
#QualityEducation
August 21, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Textbooks can promise inquiry, inclusion and creativity—but classrooms may still reward memorisation and conformity.
Quality education requires empowered teachers, fair assessment, inclusive learning, adequate investment and accountable governance.Read: odhikarpatra.com/news/36358
#QualityEducation
Quality education requires empowered teachers, fair assessment, inclusive learning, adequate investment and accountable governance.Read: odhikarpatra.com/news/36358
#QualityEducation
Enrolment is not learning. High scores are not deep understanding. Certificates are not competence.
Quality education develops knowledge, judgment, creativity, empathy and the lifelong ability to learn.
A multidimensional exploration:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36357
Quality education develops knowledge, judgment, creativity, empathy and the lifelong ability to learn.
A multidimensional exploration:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36357
August 20, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Enrolment is not learning. High scores are not deep understanding. Certificates are not competence.
Quality education develops knowledge, judgment, creativity, empathy and the lifelong ability to learn.
A multidimensional exploration:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36357
Quality education develops knowledge, judgment, creativity, empathy and the lifelong ability to learn.
A multidimensional exploration:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36357
A state was founded around religious identity in 1947, but religious education in East Bengal saw no comparable renaissance.
Why did political symbolism not become investment in teachers, science, research and institutional dignity?
Read:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36356
Why did political symbolism not become investment in teachers, science, research and institutional dignity?
Read:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36356
August 20, 2026 at 7:18 PM
A state was founded around religious identity in 1947, but religious education in East Bengal saw no comparable renaissance.
Why did political symbolism not become investment in teachers, science, research and institutional dignity?
Read:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36356
Why did political symbolism not become investment in teachers, science, research and institutional dignity?
Read:
odhikarpatra.com/news/36356
Song of Special Education
August 20, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Song of Special Education