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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February 26, 2016
On A Trail of the Lost Languages
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) includes some of the most inaccessible and remotest areas of Bangladesh. There are places
February 26, 2016
The Forgotten Languages of Bangladesh
Every year we celebrate International Mother Language Day with much pomp and ceremony. However, in the very heart of Bangladesh,
February 21, 2016
One step forward, two steps back
BANGLADESH'S vision of a knowledge-based society is shackled in the vicious cycle of falling readership and substandard publishing sector infested countless problems.
February 19, 2016
The Plague in the Offing
Even a few months ago most of us did not know the word Zika. Shockingly, this microscopic virus of only 40 nanometres in diameter
February 5, 2016
PLACE THAT NEVER SLEEPS
These are some of the photos that do not usually reach the millions of readers of the newspaper. These gigantic machines, these
February 5, 2016
For the Love of Books and Knowledge
Entering into this year's Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela will give you an exciting surprise. Just beside the entrance to the historic
February 5, 2016
The Unsung Heroes
It is 5 o'clock in the morning. The first light of dawn is still far from the Dhaka sky. Defying the dense fog and a chilly 10 degrees
January 29, 2016
OUR BACKS ARE UP AGAINST THE WALL
It was late at night and crowds in the streets of Dhaka's Mohammadpur residential area had thinned. After a tedious day followed by
January 29, 2016
All about the Power Play
Harassment and torture by the law enforcing agencies in the name of legal action has become a common incident in Bangladesh. News of mass
January 22, 2016
The Unresolved Conundrum
From January 11, 2016 teachers' strike over pay and status disparity suspended academic activities of all the thirty seven public universities in...
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