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
May 22, 2008
Graft goes institutional amid lax NBR watch
Rampant corruption in the control of imports became institutionalised as the bodies charged with monitoring trade, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and customs, became partners in the crime, an investigation by The Daily Star can reveal.
May 21, 2008
Hummer hums graft galore in imports
WAITING TO BE AUCTIONED… Like this awe-striking abandoned Hummer SUV, at least 60 other seized luxury vehicles are gathering dust at different police stations in the capital since early last year, belying army chief General Moeen U Ahmed's pledge to raise funds for hospitals for the poor through auction.
May 20, 2008
Grafts reign supreme in import trade
The system for pre-shipment inspection (PSI) of imports has become riddled with corruption, and plagued by tax dodging and money laundering, depriving the country of huge amounts of revenue, reveals an investigation by The Daily Star.
November 19, 2007
Red Crescent fears toll may top 10,000
A mother with tearful eyes stares at the Bay of Bengal at Roshangiri in Banshkhali, Chittagong, yesterday hoping her missing son will return. Her son went fishing near Dublarchar in Bagherhat before the storm.Photo: Focus Bangla
November 18, 2007
Rescue goes on as toll crosses 2,000
A man collects cow carcasses floating in a canal at Taful in Bagherhat yesterday. The animals perished when Sidr lashed the region Thursday.
November 17, 2007
Over 700 killed as cyclone wreaks havoc
Residents of a house mangled in storm at Kandipara of Maoa in Munshiganj removing debris yesterday.
August 29, 2007
Galloping garment sector goes downhill
Growth in the readymade garment industry, the powerhouse of the country's export economy, has slowed with the sector for the first time failing to reach export targets and facing a sharp decline in new orders.
May 25, 2006
A wake up call for RMG sector
With two days of unprecedented rioting at garment industries in and around Dhaka, a number of complex issues leaped to the fore that, experts fear, may cripple the most export-revenue generating sector well beyond repair if we let our hair down.
July 8, 2005
Bush policy of arrogance: More foes, few friends
It is not just the US that has changed irrevocably after the most horrendous attack on America on September 11, 2001. The whole world has changed since then, and yet many in the West have little idea about how much the change has been.
June 30, 2005
Tk 2,600cr gas set to go up in smokes
The multi-million-dollar Chhatak gas field is all set to turn into a vast wasteland as experts fear all four layers of the upturned natural gas structure at Tengratila might have crumbled following the blowout, second in six months.
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