Resolving the Rohingya crisis: What can Bangladesh do?
When the Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine State were facing a brutal military crackdown in late August, 2017 and found the doors of neighbouring countries closed -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had...
Afghanistan: A heritage turned into a global battleground
For the last 41 years the Soviet Union and USA used Afghanistan as a playground for geopolitics.
Crimes behind Brahman cows
Import ban, so what? There are ways to sneak those in, through the country’s main airport even.
Resolving the Rohingya crisis: What can Bangladesh do?
When the Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine State were facing a brutal military crackdown in late August, 2017 and found the doors of neighbouring countries closed -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had...
Afghanistan: A heritage turned into a global battleground
For the last 41 years the Soviet Union and USA used Afghanistan as a playground for geopolitics.
Crimes behind Brahman cows
Import ban, so what? There are ways to sneak those in, through the country’s main airport even.
Untamed Jamuna turns 20 families homeless within hours
Within just a few hours, more than 50 people became homeless, as their houses were engulfed in the riverbank erosion caused by the untamed Jamuna.
Why is Dhaka at the bottom of livability index?
Dhaka is again at the bottom of EIU’s Global Liveability Index -- this time ranking 137th out of 140 cities.
Who's ensuring migrant workers’ welfare?
Record high foreign reserve, unprecedented remittance inflow -- every year new records surpass the old ones. But the people who carry the burden, whose odyssey bring the much-coveted foreign...
What is 'Black Fungus' and how does it infect the body?
Two cases of black fungus infection have been reported in Bangladesh. Now doctors are suspecting its association with a death.
“Free media is now a minority”
In a democratic system, where power comes from the masses, where the state works for the people -- information ensures that governance is accountable. It is the primary job of a journalist to...
Record-breaking remittance influx in Bangladesh
Going against all national and international predictions, Bangladesh has seen unprecedented inflow of remittance throughout this ongoing pandemic -- surpassing the $20-billion mark in the first 10...
Does development come at nature’s expense?
Dhaka has long been detached from the lush green identity of typical Bengal delta. This concrete labyrinth, full of dust and chaos, now has the last residues of green. But does urbanisation come...