Men neither see nor listen to women
Dhaka Tribune (English) · ৭ নভে, ২০২৬
Searching the Dhaka Tribune last week for a piece of my own, I came instead upon an essay I have not been able to put down: Shuchi binte Shahjalal’s The women are divine.
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনDhaka Tribune (English)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেমূল কথা
Dhaka Tribune (English)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- She opens with the old belief of the idol-makers: That a Durga is incomplete unless a little earth from a sex worker’s doorstep is worked into her clay -- for a man leaves his virtue at that threshold, and the ground there turns holy.
- The goddess cannot be finished without the woman’s soil; the woman herself cannot be let into the festival.
- But the women are still at their doorsteps, many still hiding their faces: Divine in theory, and in practice neither seen nor heard.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
4টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
Something incomplete.
“She opens with the old belief of the idol-makers: That a Durga is incomplete unless a little earth from a sex worker’s doorstep is worked into her clay -- for a man leaves his virtue at that threshold, and the ground there turns holy.”
The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
“She opens with the old belief of the idol-makers: That a Durga is incomplete unless a little earth from a sex worker’s doorstep is worked into her clay -- for a man leaves his virtue at that threshold, and the ground there turns holy.”
An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
“She opens with the old belief of the idol-makers: That a Durga is incomplete unless a little earth from a sex worker’s doorstep is worked into her clay -- for a man leaves his virtue at that threshold, and the ground there turns holy.”
A woman honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.
“The goddess cannot be finished without the woman’s soil; the woman herself cannot be let into the festival.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
Searching the Dhaka Tribune last week for a piece of my own, I came instead upon an essay I have not been able to put down: Shuchi binte Shahjalal’s The women are divine.
She opens with the old belief of the idol-makers: That a Durga is incomplete unless a little earth from a sex worker’s doorstep is worked into her clay -- for a man leaves his virtue at that threshold, and the ground there turns holy. The goddess cannot be finished without the woman’s soil; the woman herself cannot be let into the festival. The earth is holy, she writes.
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Question 1: Complete the sentence. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
1.Searching the Dhaka Tribune last week for a piece of my own, I came instead upon an essay I have not been able to put down: Shuchi binte Shahjalal’s The _____ are divine.
Questions 2–3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
2.The earth is holy, she writes.
3.The goddess cannot be finished without the woman’s soil; the woman herself cannot be let into the festival.
Writing practice
IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: Women & equality
Child marriage is still common in some areas. What are its causes, and how can it be stopped?
Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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পাঠোত্তর প্রতিফলন ও সারসংক্ষেপ অনুশীলন (Active Recall)
প্রতিবেদনটি পড়া শেষ করার পর মূল ভাবটি নিজের ভাষায় ২-৩ বাক্যে লিখুন। এটি বিসিএস লিখিত ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষার ফোকাস রাইটিংয়ে আপনার নিজের ভাষায় উত্তর লেখার সক্ষমতা বহু গুণ বাড়িয়ে দেবে।