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How long will the untimely death of children be met with silence?

10 June 2026
In the early hours of May 27, the day before Eid-ul-Azha, six newborns died at the same hospital where they had been born hours before.
10 June 2026
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The war I never saw, but inherited

16 December 2025
The trauma of surviving a genocide is passed down through generations.
16 December 2025
Christina Chan

‘Climate finance needs to be demand-driven, not designed in donor capitals’

11 August 2025
Climate adaptation must be designed with, not for, local communities.
11 August 2025
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Why can't we prevent drowning fatalities?

27 July 2025
Drowning deaths are disproportionately higher among the poorest and least educated populations in rural settings.
27 July 2025
Pain, bleeding and helplessness: Living with fibroids and cysts

Pain, bleeding and helplessness: Living with fibroids and cysts

17 March 2025
Women's health research is inequitable despite physiological differences. This is a social injustice.
17 March 2025
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Eclipsing Repression: The Herculean Feat of Bangladeshi Journalism in July ‘24

15 December 2024
Amid unprecedented levels of suppression, legal hurdles, and personal risks, journalists in Bangladesh stood firm against the fascist government of Sheikh Hasina during the July uprising.
15 December 2024
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10 tips to fight off the winter blues

5 January 2023
The days are short and the sun is playing hide and seek. It is a brand-new year and instead of feeling hopeful, you are feeling rather down.
5 January 2023
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Do mosquitoes prefer one blood type over others?

26 August 2022
Mosquitoe-bites are a menace for everybody. Especially, during this season, due to the risk of dengue, chikungunya etc.
26 August 2022
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What does Elon Musk plan to do with Twitter?

Elon Musk has said that he wants to see Twitter fulfil its “extraordinary potential”. Is that why he has been so interested in owning the social media platform?
26 April 2022
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Top 5 Bangla cooking channels on YouTube

We Bangladeshis love to eat and cook. However, with the increasingly busy schedule of urban life, we have started to forget our traditional recipes and heritage of delicate cooking.
11 April 2022
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Leonard Cohen: ‘Our Shelley, our Byron’

Leonard Norman Cohen was born on this day in 1934 in Quebec, Canada. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships.
21 September 2021
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From Madrasa to English medium, Gurukul Online Learning Network reaching 23 lakh students

Sufi Faruq Ibne Abubakar, former IT head of a multinational company, started Gurukul Online Learning Network with a dream to minimize the quality gap between education available to city and rural students.
23 August 2021
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Dhaka enjoyed healthy air after Eid-ul-Azha

Dhaka’s air saw significant fall in pollution level during the three days following Eid-ul-Azha.
27 July 2021
Chickenpox disease

Chickenpox overview: Myths and realities

Let us try to dig deep into the myths and realities of chickenpox, the tropical disease of the season, with the help of experts.
31 May 2018
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Best Movies of 2017

As the New Year waits with new things in store, let’s take a tour back to the good movies the passing year presented us with.
31 December 2017
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Fish farming bogged down by losses

Inland fish producers are incurring heavy losses as the market price of fish remains stagnant amid spiralling costs of production.
28 December 2017
Rajshahi University 10th convocation

Rajshahi University 10th convocation, still a dream

The history of Rajshahi University (RU) convocation has not been an easy one. The 64-year old educational institute has had only nine convocation ceremonies for its graduates so far.
9 December 2017
Psychiatric complications in Chikungunya

Not only joints, Chikungunya messes with your mind too

During the last two months, anticipations and suspense regarding the Chikungunya viral fever caused by Aedes Aegypti mosquito have gone viral. Half of the Dhakaites still are in physical pain left by the virus, half are half-relieved that they have been spared so far, and half-anxious about being the next victim.
15 July 2017
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DIY: Surprise loved ones with self-made gifts this Eid

Eid is a very special occasion to exchange gifts. We convey our feelings to our loved ones through the object we present. Ever thought of making those gifts on your own to make them more special?
19 June 2017
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Movie review: Wonder Woman

“I am the man who can”, says Diana aka Wonder Woman. DC Comics’ new movie “Wonder Woman” makes it huge for all the right reasons in theatres since it is released.
5 June 2017
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Why the cyclone is called ‘Mora’

Born in Sri Lanka, the cyclone got its name from Thailand. “Mora” is a Thai word, which means “star of the sea” or “sea star”.
30 May 2017
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Abandoned baby Anisha sees light of humanity

Remember Anisha, the two to three days’ old baby recovered from a dustbin in Dhaka last month? What grave mistake could she have made in such short life to deserve the punishment that shatters our faith in humanity and makes us question the sanctity of the parent-child bond?
11 April 2017
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Laughing in Bangla: Best deshi memes

We Bangalis have our own unique sense of humour and are very famous for it. Making jokes about almost everything and anything in subtlest to not-so-subtle and lamest ways is part of our characteristics.
26 February 2017
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Dhaka air pollution: Facts, measures and commandments

For the last three years, the air quality in Dhaka remains consistently unhealthy during the dry season according to the Department of Environment (DoE). DoE states that 58% of the particulate pollutants responsible for the smog in the air of Dhaka city comes from the orthodox brick kilns around and inside Dhaka.
3 February 2017
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Hollywood movies to look forward to in 2017

The long and arduous year, that is 2016, is finally over and now we can look forward to all the cinematic treats 2017 has in store for us.
2 January 2017
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Scars left by 2016

Let us look back at the passing year to remind ourselves why we should be glad that it’s over.
30 December 2016
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How to deal with parents’ unrealistic expectations in your 20s

In Bangladesh we still live with our parents when we are in our twenties. We are either in the last years of our universities or looking for jobs after freshly graduating. But mostly wondering what we need to do or how far we need to go to fulfill the growing list of expectations of our parents and the society.
7 November 2016
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The thug life of a goat

We can see a goat drinking from a cup of tea with much flair standing on its two legs in the video captured at a road side tea stall in Mymensingh by a morning walker, Shamsul Alam.
23 October 2016

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