With every passing day, the stench and pollution of the Hatirjheel-Begunbari Lake seems to be getting worse. Wastes of all kinds are

Prisons are supposed to be reformatory centres. However, in Bangladesh, they are nothing less than torturous, punitive concentration camps.

Amidst the rat-race of studies and careers, every year board examinees face immense pressure during exams, and even more so, before results come out.

“One, two, three, all eyes on me!”

Today, concrete structures are rising up, as if conscious of their aggressive contest to outgrow their neighbours, ever inclined to reach the highest skies while casting their grey gloom on the forgotten earth below.

Torrential rain-triggered landslides and deaths are nothing new to us. Every year, at the beginning of the rainy season, the port city is forced to face the same catastrophe.

Bangladesh National Zoo is one of the biggest zoos in the world in terms of acquired area. It houses several thousand animals of

People who have the urge to get back home during the Eid break, especially by train, have one more thing to worry about. With less than a week left for Eid-ul-Fitr, while the rest of the world is busy buying last-minute necessities, all we care about is buying a train ticket – a

As the Eid holidays get closer, our beloved Dhaka city becomes evermore hectic. Though it is getting quite hard to live in the gridlocked, shopping frenzied city, we are accepting it with a smile in anticipation of the cherished ooliday and festivities at the end.

A major obstacle faced by city dwellers every other day is that of rainwater flooding the streets. Every year, the issue of water logging gets

In the last 19 years, the Kalpana Chakma abduction case has been investigated several times. What might sound ridiculous is that the deadline for submission of the investigation report was reset 23 times.

We live in an age of armchair activism – where many people believe that sitting in an armchair holding a smartphone is enough to bring about a change.

Bangladesh's development has always been thwarted by severe political turmoil.

In Bangladesh, climate change is not a far-fetched 'theory'.

Thousands of Bangladeshis have been trafficked to South-East Asian Countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

The Modern life brings in a dramatic change to city life. Potentially, it has a large impact on employment, and in many places advance technology has replaced clerical work and skilled services.

Over what seems like a short period of time, technology has suddenly become the primary tool that aids our social interaction.

On April 25, 2015, an earthquake that measured 7.8 on the Richter Scale devastated the entire country of Nepal.

The last whole week has been a difficult one for Dhaka dwellers. The Pahela Baishakh incident – where women were sexually harassed,

The days of sudden violent storms, pleasant sun-kissed evenings and scrumptious seasonal fruits are at our doorstep.