Md Abbas

Staff Reporter, The Daily Star

‘Frustration high in the hills for non-implementation’

The Daily Star: How do the hill people perceive the changes since the fall of the Awami League government?

23h ago

KS Mong explains the roadblocks

Says frustration high in the hills for not implementing CHT Peace Accord

1d ago

27yrs of CHT peace accord: Key promises still unfulfilled

Twenty-seven years have passed but four key promises of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord remain unfulfilled, said indigenous leaders and rights activists.

1d ago

They leave with big dreams, only to return broken

Md Iman Mollah, 49, of Manikganj, left for Malaysia six months ago with a dream -- to change his fate and secure a brighter future for his children, wife, and family.

6d ago

Budget support from WB, ADB: $1.1b loan likely by December

Bangladesh to utilise the fund to speed up reforms, stabilise reserves

2w ago

Bangladesh falls behind in rooftop solar race

Despite significant potential for rooftop solar energy, Bangladesh has lagged behind in development, while Vietnam has emerged as a regional leader in the sector.

2w ago

Bangladesh lags behind in rooftop solar race

Despite significant potential for rooftop solar energy, Bangladesh has lagged behind in development, while Vietnam has emerged as a regional leader in the sector

2w ago

World Bank points out myriad issues in healthcare

The World Bank has committed to giving Bangladesh $400 million for implementing the next five-year plan for the health sector, which is estimated to cost around $9 billion.

2w ago
October 30, 2024
October 30, 2024

ACC chairman, 2 commissioners quit their jobs

Chairman and two commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission resigned yesterday.

October 28, 2024
October 28, 2024

Rising temperatures pose a threat to maternal, reproductive health: study

Rising global temperatures pose a severe threat to maternal and reproductive health by increasing the risks of pregnancy complications and losses, according to a new study

October 15, 2024
October 15, 2024

Italian Visa Appointments: Backlog leaves over 20,000 workers in limbo

Rashed Alam, a Bangladeshi expatriate worker in Oman, applied for an Italian visa appointment on May 11 after receiving the neulasta (work permit).

October 12, 2024
October 12, 2024

Price hike of essentials: Poor, middle class in a tight corner

Harunur Rashid, a retired government employee, was taken aback by the steep price rise of okra at the capital’s Karwan Bazar yesterday.

October 5, 2024
October 5, 2024

Many injured staring at bleak future

People are filled with hope for a better tomorrow with incoming reforms, but that is not the case for those who sacrificed their future for the fall of the Awami League regime. 

September 28, 2024
September 28, 2024

Prices of egg, veggies go up

The prices of vegetables, chicken, and eggs have risen again in the capital’s kitchen markets after remaining almost stable for about a month.

September 9, 2024
September 9, 2024

Anti-discrimination student movement: Citizens’ platform launched to help achieve goals

A 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee was formed yesterday to work towards fulfilling the goals of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement that toppled the Awami League-led government.

September 1, 2024
September 1, 2024

Vacuum looms as teachers being coerced to quit

MA Malek, principal of Munshirhat College in Chandpur’s Matlab upazila, was on leave when he heard students were demonstrating for his resignation.

August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024

Relief delivery is now the challenge

People wishing to distribute relief materials among the flood victims are finding it very difficult to reach remote areas due to a lack of boats.

August 26, 2024
August 26, 2024

Flash floods: ‘We had no clue what was coming’

When Tuhin Rana heard last week that his remote village in Noakhali was being flooded, he called his parents and wife who just gave birth to a daughter and told them to stay safe.