Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

Bangladesh has topped a global list of countries that have installed the highest number of Solar Home Systems (SHS). With four million of the systems set up so far, the country is also at the forefront of nations using clean stoves and biogas plants, and promoting the cause of renewable energy that constitutes a fifth of the world's final power consumption. This growth in renewable energy use also helped increase employment in Bangladesh.

The government is soon going to make app-based transport hailing services like Uber officially permitted under the “Ride Sharing Service Guideline”.

Razin Rahman, a school teacher, returned home yesterday full of despair. He could not figure out how to cover his family expenditure.

The proposed 15 percent uniform VAT is the ruling party's tool for “political exploitation” before the next parliamentary election scheduled to be held late next year, according to BNP leaders.

The more degrees you obtain, the more you run the risk of remaining unemployed. It may sound odd, but it's true if we go by a latest government survey. Conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics between December 2013 and June 2015, the survey shows that unemployment rate was the highest among people having tertiary education.

Mazhar Hossain stopped counting the number of copies of his curriculum vitae submitted seeking jobs since he completed his

Nearly 60 percent of birth deliveries in Bangladesh are conducted without any skilled health personnel, according to a report by the

Recent incidents of intra-party conflicts centring the BNP's initiative of revamping the grassroots leaders and activists have concerned

Cardiac patients now have much to cheer about as the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases is enhancing its healthcare

Less than a month after fixing the prices of heart stents, the drug administration has set the prices of eye lenses which need to be surgically implanted in patients with poor vision.

The BNP has drawn up a package of proposals to strengthen parliament. The proposals would be implemented if the party is voted to power in the next general election.

The BNP could curtail the power of the prime minister and strengthen the roles of lawmakers in parliament if voted to power in the next general election, party insiders claimed.

Five days have gone by but police are yet to arrest the man who allegedly provoked a father to commit suicide along with his seven-year-old daughter in Gazipur.

Even a few years ago, metal objects in the shapes of tridents, crescents, stars and roosters could be seen on the roofs of buildings. They are hardly seen anymore.

The government inspection system for factory boilers is meant to fail by design, hence boiler explosions have been claiming lives all too frequently.

A Dhaka court yesterday acquitted Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and two others in a 24-year-old defence purchase scam case as it

Baishakh has arrived at our doorstep.

Over 45,000 under-five children die every year in Bangladesh from diarrhea caused by contaminated water, says a report of World

Bangladesh has remained an unattractive destination for tourists, with the country coming in at No. 125 in a ranking

This may sound contrary to what you know about women's rights in the United Arab Emirates. With some global human rights bodies voicing concern over the lack of women's rights in the UAE, the country has topped a global ranking in terms of treating women with respect.