Dhaka stares down the barrel of water
Once widely abundant, the freshwater for Dhaka dwellers continues to deplete at a dramatic rate and may disappear far below the ground.
11m ago
Groundwater not so uncharted anymore
Groundwater is indeed a huge wealth of Bangladesh, but this ample freshwater resource is now at a serious risk of gradual depletion and contamination.
1y ago
Garment sector sets worst example among industries
The R&D allocation is too meagre for an economy like Bangladesh
1y ago
Farmers kick-start a freshwater machine
Water is everywhere in and around Bangladesh, yet the lack of freshwater is one of its most pressing concerns.
2y ago
No hope for the new poor
Money is not a problem, and the government too intends to support the poor in their dire need. What’s the problem then? The government does not know who to help out!
3y ago
Opinion: Govt shoots a messenger
She wasn’t handcuffed. Yet, she was indeed guarded by hordes of police personnel all the time: from custody to court. Following an overnight stay in custody, she was taken to court with a “guard of dishonour” and then hauled on to a prison van to jail on Tuesday.
3y ago
Opinion: Hiss or boom?
Steam goes off, lid in the handle slides down to be in airtight mode, and pressure starts to mount again within the sealed pot before the next hiss.
3y ago
September 20, 2011
Troubles brewing in silence
Indications are strong for major earthquakes to strike South Asia, geological experts observed yesterday, a day after a 6.9 magnitude quake in Sikkim rattled the region, killing 71 people in India and Nepal.
May 23, 2011
<i>Cheers for country, debt for conqueror</i>
Exactly one year back, he conquered the Mount Everest to become the toast of Bangladesh.
March 26, 2011
Try war criminals, ensure justice
The trial of war crimes must be held to ensure justice, but politics should be kept at bay, observed Ian Martin, a former secretary general of Amnesty International and a witness to the beginning of Bangladesh's War of Independence on March 26, 1971.
March 25, 2011
Haunted forever
The trial of war crimes must be held to ensure justice, but politics should be kept at bay, observed Ian Martin, a former secretary general of Amnesty International and a witness to the beginning of Bangladesh's War of Independence on March 26, 1971.
January 1, 2011
Welcome, <i>goodbye</i>
As we ring in 2011 and say goodbye to 2010, the last thing we want to do is bid a tearful farewell to a friend or a loved one killed in an accident caused by a reckless driver. The year 2010 passed with all its happenings--good and bad.
October 1, 2010
Admin reels from Pabna shock
The much-publicised row between a ruling party lawmaker and local administration for the last one week over recruitment of only 12 low-ranked staff in the Pabna district has put the issue of good governance and credibility of the government on the line.
May 18, 2009
Australia hikes aid despite slowdown
The much-publicised row between a ruling party lawmaker and local administration for the last one week over recruitment of only 12 low-ranked staff in the Pabna district has put the issue of good governance and credibility of the government on the line.
May 10, 2009
<i>A mother's mission impossible accomplished </i>
A shot of the popular Monika's Kitchen in Bangkok. Inset, Shefali sits near the picture on the wall in which Monika is seen receiving an MBA certificate from Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at a convocation on January 5, 2007.
April 27, 2009
Students down under look down the barrel
About 6,000 Bangladeshi students brace for bad times as recession strikes Australia and starts to bite deeper into a once solid economy of a paltry 21.7 million population.
May 23, 2008
PSI system of imports to stay till 2009-end
The mandatory system for pre-shipment inspection of imports is to stay till 2009-end as the present contract with three companies expires in August amid uproar over irregularities in imports.
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