Dhaka stares down the barrel of water
Once widely abundant, the freshwater for Dhaka dwellers continues to deplete at a dramatic rate and may disappear far below the ground.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Groundwater not so uncharted anymore
Groundwater is indeed a huge wealth of Bangladesh, but this ample freshwater resource is now at a serious risk of gradual depletion and contamination.
23 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Growth at stake as R&D goes missing / Garment sector sets worst example among industries
The R&D allocation is too meagre for an economy like Bangladesh
12 November 2023, 14:00 PM
Farmers kick-start a freshwater machine
Water is everywhere in and around Bangladesh, yet the lack of freshwater is one of its most pressing concerns.
15 October 2022, 02:30 AM
No hope for the new poor
Money is not a problem, and the government too intends to support the poor in their dire need. What’s the problem then? The government does not know who to help out!
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Opinion: Govt shoots a messenger
She wasn’t handcuffed. Yet, she was indeed guarded by hordes of police personnel all the time: from custody to court. Following an overnight stay in custody, she was taken to court with a “guard of dishonour” and then hauled on to a prison van to jail on Tuesday.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Eid is here, joy is not
Eid is in a day or two, no? You have to ask just to be sure.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Opinion: Hiss or boom?
Steam goes off, lid in the handle slides down to be in airtight mode, and pressure starts to mount again within the sealed pot before the next hiss.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Hartals strike exports
The fresh 3-day hartal call in the port city is destined to put exports and imports on the verge of collapse as two hartal series kept the industry wheels to a grinding halt for eight days in the last 10 days.
5 February 2005, 18:00 PM
RMG buyers skipping Dhaka over law slide
Readymade garment (RMG) buyers, especially from Europe, tend to avoid coming over to Dhaka in the wake of an alarming fall in law and order.
16 February 2004, 18:00 PM
No clubs, not circketers, cricket comes first
With the cricket's ruling body playing a dubious innings off the field, Dhaka clubs carry on their vendetta against the cricketers who have dared to raise voices for their rights lately.
21 January 2000, 18:00 PM
Sad stories from NU
The National University hurries on to hold yet another haphazardly arranged examination from January 24, refusing to look into some seemingly realistic problems and reasonable pleas of the Honours Final examinees of 1998.
5 January 2000, 18:00 PM
India break world record, lift Cup
India broke a world record to clinch the Coca-Cola Independence Cup, beating Pakistan in the spill-thrill last game of the three-match finals by three wickets at the Dhaka Stadium yesterday.
18 January 1998, 18:00 PM