The future of Bengal Delta
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Big Picture
Is a global goal on adaptation possible?
29 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Can we make lockdown work this time around?
28 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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It’s time to talk about cotton
27 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Managing environmental resources for green growth in Bangladesh
27 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Why can’t they get their fair share in our budget?
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Have we done enough to address the problem of drug abuse?
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Street violence and gang culture 2.0
25 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Fighting the Delta variant: Do we have a plan?
22 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Apparel industry needs a clearer strategy for donor funding
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Quakes that matter
There are many quakes that rock us on a daily basis. As a nation, we are hardly allowed to be at ease.
5 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Hindus of Kornai worried as police camp withdrawn
Two years after the brutalities by Jamaat-Shibir and BNP men, the victims, mostly Hindus of Kornai village in Dinajpur Sadar upazila, continue to feel insecure.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Ensure punishment to killer uncle
"I want hanging of the criminal. He destroyed all my hopes. How will I live without my sons?" said Delwar Hossain, father of Mostafa Shafin, and Mostafa Amin, who along with their cousin Mahim Hossain were burnt to death at Kabirpur village of Shailkupa upazila on Sunday night.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM
2015: The Year of the Cat
45 percent of all videos uploaded to YouTube in 2015 were of cats or other pets. Without demand there is no supply, and this huge supply of cat videos perhaps speaks to some mysterious acute need.
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Nepal's economy in chokehold
It has become difficult to follow Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's style of diplomacy. He is seen as a darling to the West
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Welcome to Bangladesh
Tightening of recent security measures at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, is a laudable initiative of the government.
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Land documents damaged at Pirojpur registrar's office
People requiring copies of their land documents from Pirojpur district registrar's (DR) office face untold suffering as a large portion of
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Books, power and flyovers
There is no country in the world that gives away more than 33 crore books on New Year's Day, and that too for free, not even in the
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Lack of cyclone shelter leaves community anxious
“It takes about an hour to reach the nearest cyclone shelter on foot,” says Md Abdul Khaleq Khan, 65, a freedom fighter from Jankhali
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM
84 curves, 9 level crossings create havoc
The 100-km highway from Lalmonirhat town to Burimari land port remains problematic for vehicular movement as there are as many as
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM
No Surprise; It Keeps Growing
It is often said that numbers do not lie, but when it comes to the Bangladesh economy, the saying appears to be on shaky grounds.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
'No' is tradition
There is no doubt that holding a fair and free election in a democratic manner brightens a ruling party's image. Why, then, do the parties in power seldom follow the path to take its image to new heights?
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Give farmers access to market
Farmers hardly have any access to the market in Bangladesh and sometimes a middleman makes more profit in just 12 hours than what a farmer makes in a whole season, said Hamidur Rahman, director general of the Department of Agricultural Extension yesterday.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Only AL, BNP battle it out at Banskhali
The mayor candidates of two major political parties Awami League and BNP will fight the battle in the December 30 election to
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Crossing divide
A man and a woman from two different countries can make a happy family if they respect each other's culture and values.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Strengths of children with disabilities must be lifted
Strengths of children with disabilities should be highlighted for creating positive attitude towards the kids and widespread adoption of inclusive education, said discussants yesterday.
Besides policymakers, teachers and the people around them, parents will also have to help such children discover, encourage and promote their potentials to ensure their acceptance in schools as well as in the society, said the discussants at a roundtable on “Inclusive Preschool Education for Children with Disabilities : Experiences, Challenges and Way Forward “.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Who, why?
It just cannot be the country the world knows of.
26 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Votes likely to be cast for parties, not individuals in Mirsarai
Awami League (AL) has managed to persuade a member to quit the Raozan municipality polls, clearing the path for its mayor candidate,
26 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Savar fishers call for protecting fish stocks
The fishermen of Savar upazila yesterday said many of them were forced to change their profession since fish stocks
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM
JU proctor tried to 'incite campus unrest'
A leaked telephone conversation revealed that Proctor Tapan Kumar Saha of Jahangirnagar University tried to incite Bangladesh Chhatra League men to create unrest on campus last Friday.
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM