A letter to the apple of my i

Dear iPhone 5, I am writing to you knowing full well that you or your girlfriend Siri will never even look at this, because honestly...
1 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Pest attacks sunflowers just a month before harvest

Sunflower farmers in the coastal districts of Patuakhai and Barguna are facing losses this season as leaves are dying due to an
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM

UP polls: 90yr-old hopes her vote will bring peace

Barely able to walk and bent over with the weight of age, 90-year-old Razia Khatun could not falter the enthusiasm on her face – she had come to cast her vote.
31 March 2016, 05:26 AM

What drives productivity?

How can the attitude of people be changed? Well, Japan did it thorough a productivity movement back in 1955 with three guiding principles: job security and expansion of employment, cooperation of labour and management through joint consultation, and fair distribution of the fruits of productivity.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

In the eye of the storm

It is in the interest of the Army's credibility that everything should be done to resolve the mystery. Cantonments are not sacrosanct areas and from time to time criminal acts do occur in there.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Lalmonirhat farmers expect bumper maize yield

Maize has been cultivated on large areas of land at five upazilas in Lalmonirhat this year, exceeding the target set by the Department of
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM

She is mine

She could have been ours. She could have been our daughter. She could have been returning home after a dinner, stopped at a traffic signal...
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Farmlands turn infertile as topsoil sold to kilns

Krishna Chandra Barman, 58, a farmer from Ghanoshyam village in Lalmonirhat's Kaliganj upazila is disappointed with the productivity
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Digital Bangladesh - Right to information and climate finance

Unfortunately, so far, our performance on both transparency as well as accountability has not been very good. Fortunately, there is still time to improve this before the major climate change funds begin to flow.
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM

No wonder I aren't the one

It is common knowledge that most ministers find their electoral promises untenable. This is why: they guarantee the unattainable. But I am beginning my subtle campaign with a pledge to fulfil some of the more simple undertakings.
26 March 2016, 18:00 PM

A war, a life

A war is a battle fought by others, where deaths are only piling numbers and the critically injured- someone else’s problem.
25 March 2016, 07:52 AM

Don't forget Tonu

All over the country people are protesting – students, parents, cultural activists. They are calling for justice for Tonu.
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Ila Mitra's childhood home may be lost for lack of maintenance

So well-regarded was firebrand peasant leader Ila Mitra, born in 1925 in Jhenidah district, that from her supporters she earned the
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Farmers beam with joy as wheat yield good

With the harvest of wheat in full swing, the farmers of char (landmass emerging from riverbed) areas in the Jamuna and Bangalee rivers in Sariakandi upazila under the district are happy with good yield and expected price of the crop this season.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Acute drinking water crisis grips coastal people

Most of the one lakh people living in 17 coastal islands belonging to Baufal upazila under the district are suffering for want of safe
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Just being a woman

SINCE the celebration of International Women's Day on March 8, we women have been inundated with lectures and articles on how to
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Worried families urge prompt steps for rescue

Family members of two Brac officials, who were abducted in war-torn Afghanistan on Thursday, have demanded that the government
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

'Preserve country's largest ancient city'

The archaeological site at the ancient city of Bhitargarh in Panchagarh Sadar upazila assumed a festive look as Bhitargarh Day was
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM

30 fertiliser-laden vessels stranded in Jamuna

Around 50 cargo vessels loaded with chemical fertilisers have remained stranded for days at different places of the Jamuna River leading
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Heavy vehicles use risky bridge ignoring warning sign

Trucks carrying 30-40 tonnes regularly cross Ananda Babur Pool, a rundown iron bridge over the Bamondanga River on Nilphamari-
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM