Bangladeshi photographer awarded prestigious Alexia Grant
On April 19, the names of the grant recipients were announced.
1 May 2023, 12:12 PM
1 May 2023, 12:12 PM
'Diary of Genocide': A brief history of Martyred Intellectuals Day
A short film named “Diary of a Genocide” was released on 14th December 2022, Martyred Intellectuals Day. This 4-minute and 26-second-long film is based on the historic incident of 14th December during the Liberation War in Bangladesh.
On this day, Pakistani rulers, with the help of Razakars, Al-Badrs, and Al-Shams created a blueprint to destroy Bangladesh’s (then-East Pakistan’s) intellectual foundation and render the country metaphorically paralyzed. An unexplored horror-map, the treachery of how these intellectuals were abducted is still shrouded, this movie offers a visual picture of this little-known chapter of history.
2 January 2023, 06:50 AM
2 January 2023, 06:50 AM
Bike rental venture rolls in Dhaka
In May this year, Chaad Ride launched the first motorcycle rental company in the country.
10 December 2022, 08:44 AM
10 December 2022, 08:44 AM
Asaf’s lens creates magic at UN General Assembly
A Solo Photo Exhibition by Bangladeshi photographer Asaf Ud Daula was held, at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
9 October 2022, 05:00 AM
9 October 2022, 05:00 AM
A soulful rendition for doctors
Sabbir who rose to fame through the second edition of Closeup 1 competition has come up with a new rendition dedicating it to the doctors.
7 April 2022, 09:10 AM
7 April 2022, 09:10 AM
Two young doctors cross the Bangla Channel
Two doctors have swam across the Bangla Channel, the 16.1km stretch of the Bay of Bengal between the Teknaf Fisheries Jetty and the jetty in Saint Martin's Island, claiming to be the first ever doctors to do so in the country.
4 January 2022, 09:04 AM
4 January 2022, 09:04 AM
Dewchhara Beel: Once full of lives, now a wasteland
Dewchhara beel in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar used to be a sanctuary for thousands of migratory birds and different species of native fish but for the last two years,
20 December 2021, 18:00 PM
20 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Global professional certification in engineering now at fingertips
Construction engineers in Bangladesh can now appear in global professional certification exams without flying abroad.
2 December 2021, 18:00 PM
2 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Winning against colour discrimination
Her only ‘crime’ was her dark complexion. It led to her divorce only 34 days after marriage and during that short period her in-laws even tried to kill her.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Strong will shows way
Audio dramas written and directed by someone visually impaired since birth, acted by a team of such challenged persons and made entirely on a mobile application, usher in hopes for those facing obstacles in life.
26 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Protecting those keeping city clean
“Stay home, stay well: beware of the virus… these are nothing but some fancy words for people like us who are working to keep you healthy by cleaning your city during a pandemic. But what did we get for this? Nothing.
11 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Taking care of the neglected
“This virus has affected everyone -- it did not even show any compassion for those already considered excluded, marginalised, and invisible.”
25 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Freelancers ruling the world
Morsheda Mouri is a BBA graduate from University of Dhaka and the mother of a two and a half year-old child. She quit her teaching job
5 March 2020, 18:00 PM
A freedom fighter’s last tribute
He even spent the last days of his life working for the welfare of the nation. There was no Shaheed Minar in Nagor union of Netrakona’s Khaliajury upazila to pay homage to the martyrs of 1952 Language Movement. Nobody bothered to build a permanent structure there even years after the language movement.
25 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Zakiya Islam’s dream of battling food adulteration
Zakiya Islam, a graduate from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, aligns her career with the promise of food safety and purity with the dream of building an environment free from the clutch of food adulteration.
14 February 2020, 12:56 PM
Sahab, a forgotten fighter
On a spring afternoon a few days ago, an old man, standing beside a tree older than him, started sharing vignettes of the Liberation War, when the country was resisting one of the worst genocides of the world 49 years ago.
15 December 2019, 18:00 PM
A pharmacy full of love
Rafiqul Islam and his wife Sabina Yeasmin have a different outlook on life. The couple care for pets and stray animals like very few do and spend a sizable portion of their limited income on feeding and grooming them. At present, the number of animals they care for exceeds 48.
18 October 2019, 18:00 PM
A baker with love for education
With his face streaked with sweat, the thirty-five-year-old man was toiling in a hot and stuffy factory of a bakery. Putting aside the
14 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Of courage that encourages
Let me tell you a story of courage that encourages others.
13 August 2019, 06:16 AM
An Untold Story of Courage
Shaheen Reza Rassel, a young artist who has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disease, wants to build a Museum of Courage where stories of people who braved through great adversities to become successful will be showcased to give a ray of hope to people.
12 August 2019, 04:50 AM
Social media platforms reuniting high school friends from decades ago
Imagine that time when people had no social media and everyone was filled with doubts whether they would get a second chance to meet their dearest friend once they parted ways at the end of their school year. Well, gone are those days. Thanks to social media, we can now stay in touch with our beloved friends, even years after school ends and it is a far memory.
3 August 2019, 08:35 AM
Refusing to quit
Sujan Rahman went blind very early in his life, but he never gave up hope of achieving his ambition.
5 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Pay Tk 1 only for tree service
Who will water the rooftop plants during Eid holidays? What would happen to the plant babies in the absence of water? Will they survive during the weeklong vacation? Many green lovers in the capital might become worried about who will care for their plants in their absence when they will be celebrating their Eid vacation with their near and dear ones at their village homes.
3 June 2019, 14:51 PM
Amader Pathshala: Changing lives, quietly but surely
Amader Pathshala has been quietly changing lives of underprivileged children in the capital's Mirpur since the school was established over a decade ago.
30 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Ending the shame surrounding menstruation
Fourteen year old Jhorna Akhter started getting her period recently. Along with physical changes during puberty, she is faced with change in emotional state as well.
1 January 2019, 18:00 PM
The two-wheeled miracle
“Four legs good, two legs bad,” is a famous quote of George Orwell, brilliantly put in his time-winning satirical fable Animal Farm. This seems to be the other way round, or so it appears, when you wander around Dhaka, a city of lifeless wheelers.
14 November 2018, 18:00 PM
A classroom in a backpack
Orange backpacks, with the word “Sputnique” on them, made their way to different corners of the country. And somehow, everywhere these backpacks, each weighing about five kilograms, went, they brought significant benefit to those who were able to use them to their fullest potential.
29 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Tears of a 156-yr-old rly station
Now it is afternoon. There's sunshine and everything is glowing. The beauty of nature shines in every nook and cranny in the entire area, except a nearby railway station lying in an uncared state for years. Where once flowers and leaves were swaying in the wind, there is now the kingdom of weed and grass.
4 September 2018, 18:00 PM