A chronicle of the July uprising
When students took to the streets on July 1, 2024, demanding reforms of the quota system, they did not imagine that this movement was about to rewrite the history of Bangladesh.
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DMCH, volunteers step up to save lives
Md Ismail was waiting for passengers in his battery-powered auto-rickshaw in Jatrabari’s Kajla area on July 18.
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A relatively calm Dhaka
After days of endless violence, parts of Dhaka were relatively calm yesterday, the second day of the ongoing curfew.
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A desolate Dhaka
All major roads and streets in Dhaka wore a deserted look amid curfew yesterday.
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Moshar Machine promising a solution to mosquito menace
When the entire country is grappling with mosquito menace, a Bangladeshi entrepreneur and his team have come up with an ingenious solution that promises to be an effective tool in mosquito control.
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Beating the heat with ‘cool’ initiatives
April 22 was one of the hottest days Dhaka has ever experienced in the last 65 years. While many city dwellers preferred to stay in the comfort of their homes, some students of the department of philosophy at Jagannath University had other plans.
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Irresistable Antarctica
Mohua Rouf is one of the few Bangladeshis who have ever set foot on the world’s southernmost continent, Antarctica. She spent six days in the icy abode of penguins, seals and whales which is arguably the least-trodden place on earth by humans.
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Dhaka’s vanishing wildlife
Gendaria, a neighbourhood in Old Dhaka, once known for its spacious roads and European style colonial buildings, has lost much of its grandeur.
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May 27, 2016
Bangladesh's Untapped Treasure
Almost a kilometre long queue of people of different ages, sweating relentlessly under the blazing sun, is an everyday sight in Agargaon. A number of curiously busy men are seen running back and forth with papers near the queue of hundreds of
May 20, 2016
1 Minute Please!
Brindaban Das is one of the most acclaimed playwrights and actors in Bangladesh's entertainment industry. A veteran actor
May 6, 2016
We Can't Turn a Blind Eye
Abdul Kader, a nine-year-old boy was cleaning the fuel chamber of a private car. Lying beneath the car's axle when Abdul opened the
April 29, 2016
The Long Awaited Law
The most recent national education policy of Bangladesh was enacted in 2010. Since 1971 till date, four education commission
April 22, 2016
Blood Stained Elections A Failed Democracy
Two men lying on the ground were helplessly trying to save their own lives. Their heart-wrenching cry for help was getting
April 14, 2016
Pahela Baishakh: The uniting legacy
After the partition of Indian subcontinent in 1947, when Pakistani rulers started to demean Bangali tradition by imposing Urdu and West Pakistani culture, the cultural significance of Pahela Baishakh started to resurface.
April 1, 2016
The Grandeur of Baliati
Thinking of having a quick weekend-tour outside Dhaka? Only some fifty kilometres away from the capital, Baliati Palace can be the
March 25, 2016
The Tale of Faces and Masquerades
It is obvious that a newspaper is not the ideal place for publishing sketched portraits of unknown individuals.
March 18, 2016
Honouring Our Nation's Conscience
Thirty five years ago today, Bangladesh lost one of its vanguards of its movement for emancipation. He is Abul Mansur Ahmad, the pioneering intellectual leader whose literary works and revolutionary thoughts have laid the foundation of an independent Bangladesh.
March 11, 2016
The Saga of a Self-Destructive Society
It was just another afternoon for Nusrat and Alvi. After a busy day at school and then spending hours with their tutor, they wanted to
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