Prof Dwijen Sharma, an eminent naturalist, said it would not be possible to stop the conflict between nature and development as long as capitalism controls everything.

True Heroes who are rarely spotted are the ones who steer the nation without claims to honour. IPDC and The Daily

Often touted the Oscars for the business community, the Bangladesh Business Awards'

Merely four private banks were in operation in Bangladesh in 1983, when 13 visionary entrepreneurs jointly set up a commercial bank

To even own a computer was rare in Bangladesh a quarter of a century ago, as most people did not know much about the modern

Kutubuddin Ahmed always had the burning desire to become a businessman, even though he studied mechanical engineering at

South African golfer Gary Player once said that the harder one works, the luckier one gets -- and that saying best sums up the

When West Pakistan-based businesses dominated trade and investment in the 1950s and 60s of the country, very few Bangladeshis

Do you know why the Statue of Liberty looks blue-green in colour? Originally the statue was dull brown, reflecting the natural colour

Corrosion is degradation of the properties of materials due to interactions with their environment. It results in loss of function of the

In school, we were made to memorise definitions of culture and civilisation, marking a relationship between the two.

Pahela Baishakh is not only the country's largest secular festival but also part of a global celebration. It's part of a universal festivity of the New Year across different cultures and religions.

I travelled to Tura, the capital of Meghalaya, three times during the war as a representative of Tangail Mukti Bahini to bring arms and

One of the reasons of making Urdu the sole national language, was that the British had forcefully imposed it in Punjab as the

Qurbani Eid (Eid-ul-Azha) was in February and one of my uncles had arrived from London. Together with other relatives we left for

On the occasion of 46th Independence Day we are publishing a translation of the renowned litterateur and educationist Dr Muhammad Enamul Haq's article titled Bangladesh: Sangskriti o Sovvotar Loksho. It was published in early 1972. In this article Dr Haq elucidates the importance of adopting secularism as the state policy of the newborn nation.

The year 1971 was a landmark in South Asian history for many reasons. It included the birth of Bangladesh but also the war fought by

We lived in Rajarbagh Road, across the tin-roofed bamboo barracks of the Police Lines. On the night of March 25, 1971, my brother-

Bangladesh becoming independent was the inevitable conclusion of decades of struggle against the blatant subjugation that deprived

As Bangladesh steps into its 46th year as an independent and sovereign nation, it is celebrating its vast achievements,while contemplating the intricate mechanisms needed to address its problems.