To introduce Bangladesh in the World Wide Web as the most densely populated country in the world, probably the most used

“I have come from Baitul Mukarram. I read in the news that you were offering iftaar. Can I get a box?” asks a hopeful, smiling

It was 6 o'clock in the afternoon. The open square of Bashundhara shopping mall was crammed with people desperately looking for public transport to return home by iftaar. Taxi and CNG auto rickshaw drivers grabbed the opportunity very well,

Imagine women entering the field of photography that has been historically dominated by men. That too during a time when women were confined to certain socially constructed roles.

“If we want to be a leader, we should have patience, eagerness, teamwork, good communication skills that are worthy of attention, and the power to convince the people of the work we do”, believes 20 years old Mohammad Farid Ahmed,

“My father had subscribed to Begum Magazine when I was a little girl. He used to love the fact that the editor and I had the same name,”

May Day, like any other national holiday, probably makes no difference in the lives of millions of workers who shed their blood and sweat for a meager pay.

In an era of online tutorials and a vast number of cooking channels, many of you might argue that cookbooks have lost their

When unidentified criminals brutally murdered Professor Rezaul Karim Siddiquee in the Shalbagan area of Rajshahi city on

As we began last week with the Bengali new year, and hope to let go of the past and hit the restart button, we remember the horrendous day from last year, when on Pahela Baishakh, April 14, 2015, female visitors, of all ages, in the Dhaka University

No one is asked to foot the bill for staying in prison,” begins Sheikh Naziruddin Rashed, a leader at the Mirpur camp for the Urdu-speaking community...

Before we get to know these exciting startups, their owners and their work, let's delve a little into how it all began.

45 years ago, at the beginning of the month of March, Yahya Khan announced on televisions and radios that the General Assembly of Pakistan was to be postponed 'until a later date'.

When 26-year-old Tasmia Jahan would stay mostly awake, experience bouts of dizziness, gain weight, display strange cases of mood swings, suffer from anxiety attacks and suddenly burst into tears, her family thought she was just lonely and needed to get married.

The 68-year-old specialist physician, Dr MB Zaman is a pioneer in the field of Histopathology and Cytopathology – used for the

The women in this country have seen it all – from becoming state leaders to literally climbing mountains and celebrating summits.

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) includes some of the most inaccessible and remotest areas of Bangladesh. There are places

A great number of us grew up boxing with siblings, imagining our beds as a premiere boxing ring and our sibling as our greatest rival. Elders would never encourage this game though, because a playful tussle could often turn into a full-fledged muscle game.

When I first heard of the initial details coming out of the organizing committee of the third edition of Dhaka Art Summit, I felt a little

There is a cliché that announces that the 'truth will set you free' but it is probably the most apt description of what happens when you