Bangladesh
Was arrested after returning in 1983, never bowed nor begged: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said she never bowed down or begged anyone.
11 June 2022, 11:44 AM
Climate Change: Bangladesh one of the most vulnerable countries
We're witnessing unexpected changes in the global climate following global warming. What are the risks for Bangladesh? How severe are they?
8 June 2022, 15:42 PM
Finland keen on development of smart city, small port in Bangladesh
Finland has shown interest in promoting cooperation in the development of a smart city and smart port in Bangladesh.
8 June 2022, 13:03 PM
None did as much for India’s northeast as Bangladesh: Ex-NSG chief
A former director general of India’s elite National Security Guard (NSG) has commended Bangladesh’s “amazing” cooperation to help India contain insurgency issues in the country’s north-eastern states.
8 June 2022, 12:30 PM
Marie Stopes Bangladesh opens premium maternity hospital in Mirpur
With a vision to provide quality maternity healthcare services, Marie Stopes Bangladesh (MSB) has taken the philanthropic initiative to open a premium maternity hospital in Mirpur to serve its important clients, exclusively.
8 June 2022, 08:07 AM
'Untranquil Recollections': Reviewing the memoir of Rehman Sobhan, an incurable optimist
The second volume of Rehman Sobhan’s memoirs, Untranquil Recollections: Political Economy of Nation Building in Post-Liberation Bangladesh (University Press Limited, 2022) deals primarily with the years of 1972 to 1975,
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM
No Bangladeshi university in Asia’s top 250
No Bangladeshi universities have been ranked among the top 250 Asian universities, according to the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022 launched today (June 1, 2022).
1 June 2022, 14:17 PM
Revive zila parishads to better serve people
Authorities must take steps to turn the zila parishads into powerful institutions
1 June 2022, 11:25 AM
No ifs or buts, DSA must be amended for everyone’s sake
DSA is being used to target voices of dissent
1 June 2022, 09:43 AM
Of public schools and their woes
As the new fiscal year is set to begin, will the state of public schools remain unchanged?
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM
CAAB cannot just randomly fill up a water body
Filling up a water body is in violation of the conservation law
29 May 2022, 13:39 PM
Bangladesh, India share visions of connecting South, Southeast Asia
Foreign ministers of Bangladesh and India have shared a common vision of connecting South and Southeast Asia through regional projects of water, rail and roadways, as well as sharing of energy, tourism and telecommunication networks.
28 May 2022, 15:30 PM
Women nation-builders are modern-day heroes
We must create an enabling environment for all women and girls
28 May 2022, 11:51 AM
Our movement has kicked off with JCD demo: BNP
The BNP today said that its movement on the streets has been kicked off with the movement of its student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD).
27 May 2022, 14:00 PM
Footsteps co-founders make the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2022 list
Rafayat and Taqi have been included in the Social Impact category.
26 May 2022, 06:05 AM
The responsibility of taking care of ageing parents
Your parents ask for you at their hour of need, how do you respond?
26 May 2022, 00:00 AM
‘Luminaries of the Word’: Student designs video game on Bangladeshi women writers
"I selected excerpts from eight famous works, books like Begum Rokeya’s 'Motichur' and 'Ekattorer Diary' by Sufia Kamal, and expanded on their implied or intended meaning as best as I could."
25 May 2022, 14:56 PM
Sri Lanka on strong footing in Mirpur
Half-centuries on Day 3 from former skipper Angelo Mathews and all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva took Sri Lanka to a position of strength in the second and deciding Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Wednesday.
25 May 2022, 12:06 PM
Sri Lanka's Mendis cleared to play after heart scare
Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis has been cleared to continue play in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka after complaining of chest pain that required hospital treatment.
23 May 2022, 13:18 PM
Mendis taken to hospital for precautionary check-up
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis was taken to hospital after he pulled up while fielding at slips, holding his chest, the Daily Star has learned.
23 May 2022, 06:50 AM