How much is the cost of killing a ship?

Deutsche Welle paid a visit to Sitakunda, world’s largest shipbreaking yard situated in Chittagong, in an attempt to fathom the extent of the damage.
19 August 2023, 09:19 AM

Accident at DU: Students stage demo, demand 'safe campus'

Several hundred students today staged a demonstration at Dhaka University to press home a 11-point demand, including a safe campus.
4 December 2022, 08:52 AM

BNP leaders, activists pour in for Faridpur rally

Opposition BNP’s leaders and activists are gearing up ahead of the party’s sixth divisional rally slated to be held today (November 11) in Faridpur.
10 November 2022, 19:05 PM

Hilsa to be exported to India during Durga Puja festival

This year 52 Bangladeshi companies got permission to export hilsa to India during Durga Puja festival. 
2 October 2022, 14:15 PM

Fahmida Azim unpacks her illustration of Uyghur experiences in Chinese internment camps

On August 21, Fahmida Azim, a Bangladeshi born, Seattle-based artist and journalist, was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary. The winning team—with Fahmida Azim as artist, Josh Adams on art direction, and Anthony Del Cole as the writer—won the award for “How I escaped a Chinese internment camp”, a visual story on a woman who survived the abduction and internment of Muslims in Chinese camps. The comics reveal insider accounts of China’s anti-Muslim measures, particularly their treatment of the Uyghur community in China.
1 October 2022, 14:00 PM

'Read the news properly, then cuss me'

Khaled Mahmud Sujon plays many a role in Bangladesh cricket. The former national team captain, currently the team's director, is constantly at the receiving end of criticism from media and fans. 
11 September 2022, 09:31 AM

Bangladesh's current financial sector challenges, prospects

Bangladesh's financial sector is facing various challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
28 August 2022, 13:36 PM

9yr old Zoufeeshan makes 365 animations in a year

Zoufeeshan Inaaya Ahmed is only 9 years old, yet she has already put her footsteps in the world of animation.
28 August 2022, 04:49 AM

Will Bangladesh finally get hands on the elusive Asia Cup?

Six teams will battle it out to be the champions of Asia as the Asia Cup is set to begin today with the game between hosts Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Dubai.
27 August 2022, 10:37 AM

Mahasthangarh: What are the new findings?

Mahasthangarh of Bogura, the over 2,500-year-old huge city amazes people to this day.
30 May 2022, 03:30 AM

Boat will win: Ivy

Articulating hope for a certain victory in Narayanganj City Corporation election, Awami League nominated mayoral candidate Selina Hayat Ivy today said “boat” will win for sure.
16 January 2022, 05:09 AM

Gurudwara Nanakshahi: Inclusion, the path to harmony

By 12:00pm yesterday, a crowd had slowly gathered at Gurudwara Nanakshahi’s doors. Far from being confined to adherents of Sikhism, the premises welcomed people from all religions, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians, in line with the Guru Nanakshahi’s message -- the door is open for all.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Water level receding but Teesta causing erosion

Though the flash flood situation is improving, the Teesta river, which flows through Lalmonirhat and Kurigram, continues to erode. Cultivable land and homes are being lost to the river.
25 October 2021, 12:43 PM

5 cops injured, 3 detained as protesters clash with police in Kakrail

Five policemen were injured and three people were detained after a group of protesters clashed with on-duty police personnel at the Kakrail intersection today following a protest procession which was brought out from Baitul Mukkaram today.
15 October 2021, 08:47 AM

Together for half a century

In this Eid special, we talked life and experience with Ramendu Majumdar and Ferdousi Mazumder, the evergreen couple.
15 May 2021, 14:19 PM

Methane gas plumes: Should Bangladesh be concerned?

Analysing satellite images, Paris-based company Kayrros SAS has detected huge plumes of methane gas over Bangladesh, the Bloomberg recently reported.
5 May 2021, 15:50 PM

Visually impaired students making jute handicrafts

Visually impaired students of Lalmonirhat are deftly crafting jute products. They are earning money from making handicrafts while continuing their studies.
6 March 2021, 11:39 AM

Prince of Dhaka

The beloved horse of Dhaka’s Gulbagh
27 February 2021, 12:24 PM

How to Register for the Covid-19 Vaccine in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's nationwide vaccination programme began on February 7, 2021. The government has created a web portal, Surokkha, for easy registration for both doses of the vaccine.
7 February 2021, 15:53 PM

6 held as detectives bust fake alcohol factory in Dhaka's Bhatara area

In the wake of 11 deaths from alcohol poisoning, detectives busted a factory manufacturing fake alcohol in Dhaka's Bhatara area and held six members of a group involved in this connection.
1 February 2021, 18:07 PM