“Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber, and as deadly as a hitman”—these were the words of Ronald Reagan during his campaign for the US presidency at the beginning of 1980s.

We expect great things from our innovators at BHTC

Expand fiscal support to offset inflation from taka’s devaluation

The world is facing an unprecedented time as countries desperately try to recover from the fallouts caused by two years of Covid, followed by the newly raised geopolitical tensions due to the Russia-Ukraine war.

It’s been known for some time that antimicrobial resistance (AMR)—which occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines—has become a global health threat.

Sustainability should not be a hard sell. And yet, in our industry, so many garment makers continue to look at it as a financial burden—a potential drain for their businesses.

Western commentators are struggling to describe the significance of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Henry Kissinger once wrote that “history is the memory of states”. In this vision of the past,

It’s quite worrying that the number of diarrhoea patients admitted to various hospitals in Dhaka has seen a sudden spike although it wasn’t expected to peak until April.

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are entering a new phase of warfare and global politics. Aside from a heightened risk of nuclear catastrophe, we are already in a perfect storm of mutually reinforcing global crises—the pandemic, climate change, biodiversity loss, and food and water shortages.

Recently, while visiting a small town in the south called Raozan, I was impressed to see how there were no empty plastic bottles or used polythene lying around.

Bengalis are well-known for being unusually driven by emotion, a trait that has brought about many great things—our right to speak in our mother tongue, our right to be independent.

We have overpaid the cost of our independence, but perhaps no cost can be very high for the most precious thing in a person’s, nay, a nation’s life—freedom.

It is quite worrying that Bangladesh faces the risk of losing its European market for vegetables because the Explosive Detective System (EDS) machine—

At the height of the Cold War, half a century ago, Bangladesh triumphed over Pakistan in a nine-month war for independence in 1971.

Bangladesh celebrated its golden jubilee of independence in 2021.

When was the last time you looked at the face of the rickshaw-puller who gave you a ride? Or the guard who opened the door for you at a mall?

Amend the unconstitutional provisions in data protection bill right away

The world is on tenterhooks since Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would use nuclear weapons if its very existence came

Dateline: March 25, 1971. 11am. Some of us were having tea at the canteen of Mohsin Hall, Dhaka University when a batchmate of ours came inside and warned us of a possible police/military action later in the evening.