The future of Bengal Delta
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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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Litchi cultivation gaining popularity in Gaibandha
A good number of farmers of Sadullapur, Palashbari and Gobindaganj upazilas under the district are now cultivating litchi, switching
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Flood situation worsens in Moulvibazar, Sylhet
Flood situation in three upazilas of Moulvibazar and two upazilas of Sylhet district worsened yesterday due to onrush of water from
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
A jarring anomaly of society
It is easy to miss stories about child domestic workers being tortured and killed. Easy because stories of children being killed have become eerily regular.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Of Triumphs and Losses
State Assembly Elections were recently held in five states of India – Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry. Let us look at West Bengal and Assam – two bordering states of Bangladesh.
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Fatrarban reserve forest lies ravaged
Vast areas of Fatrarban reserve forest in the beach area of the district now give a bleak look as cyclone Roanu on May 21 caused
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM
The fuss about ISIS and what we need to do
The murders of bloggers, intellectuals, priests, academicians, rights activists, and also persons of ordinary vocations committed by allegedly extremist groups...
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Mangoes start arriving in C'nawabganj markets
Markets in the district famous for high quality tasty varieties of mangoes now see abundance of the popular summer fruit, especially
26 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Bagging technology saves fruits from pests, improves quality
Phuterjhiri village is located in Bandarban's Lama. Rubber, litchi, mango and many other fruits are cultivated in there. The hills are so
26 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Classes hampered as market sits on school ground
A village market occupies the common ground of Bangali Government Primary School and Baushi Bangali High School and College at Baushi Bazar in Sarishabari municipality under the district every Sunday and Wednesday, hampering classes for years.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
High yield, good price bring smile to betel nut growers
Betel nut growers of Panchagarh are happy with its good yield and fair price this season.
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM
60 more Moulvibazar villages inundated, 50,000 marooned
Sixty more villages in Juri and Kulaura upazilas of the district have been flooded as breaches developed in the flood control
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Victims of Bhola's Tazumuddin crying for food, water, medicine
Thousands of people of Tazumuddin upazila under the district are passing days under the open sky amid dire need of foods, water,
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM
The Moral Compass
The fact that the country's actual default loan amount - including that of written-off loans - in the country's banking sector has exceeded Taka 1 trillion mark for the first time, qualifies us to be one of the leaders of the corporate shame club.
24 May 2016, 18:00 PM
United in Division
You do not necessarily have to be an Awami League aficionado to appreciate that the two mayors of Dhaka City, albeit split along
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Soft variety sugarcane gains popularity in Gobindaganj
Cultivation of HYV sugarcane Q-16 sees gradual increase in Gobindaganj upazila under the district as the soft variety, chewed with
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
To quit or not to quit?
One of the common dilemmas we face in our everyday life is when to call it quits. Ordinary mortals seem to have a better
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Political crisis in Brazil
Brazil's progressive centre-left government of Dilma Rousseff has come to an awful end. On May 12, 2016 Brazil's Senate
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Remembering Rubel
The name suddenly made me stop reading the lead story of DS's May 18 issue. Shamim Reza Rubel. He was an IUB student
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM
The Other News
It's nice to catch glimpses of human sublimity slipping through the cracks of hate and bloodshed. This is not to suggest that news of death and killings and accidents and wars are not important, but only to remind oneself that the news is selective and often parochial.
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Thousands suffer as work on bridge suspended
Construction work of Lohalia Bridge on the Lohalia River on Patuakhali-Dashmina via Baufal road has remained suspended for over a
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM