Dhaka stares down the barrel of water
6 December 2023
Once widely abundant, the freshwater for Dhaka dwellers continues to deplete at a dramatic rate and may disappear far below the ground.
6 December 2023
Groundwater not so uncharted anymore
23 November 2023
Groundwater is indeed a huge wealth of Bangladesh, but this ample freshwater resource is now at a serious risk of gradual depletion and contamination.
23 November 2023
Growth at stake as R&D goes missing / Garment sector sets worst example among industries
12 November 2023
The R&D allocation is too meagre for an economy like Bangladesh
12 November 2023
Farmers kick-start a freshwater machine
15 October 2022
Water is everywhere in and around Bangladesh, yet the lack of freshwater is one of its most pressing concerns.
15 October 2022
No hope for the new poor
3 June 2021
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!
3 June 2021
Opinion: Govt shoots a messenger
19 May 2021
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.
19 May 2021
Eid is here, joy is not
11 May 2021
Eid is in a day or two, no? You have to ask just to be sure.
11 May 2021
Opinion: Hiss or boom?
28 February 2021
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.
28 February 2021
Fixing all ills by beating?
We never take one unique medicine for all illness. Do we? Never. Because it invariably would compound the illness and wreak havoc on the delicate human body, causing death even.
1 August 2018
Hearts won by Croatia
From Russia, with no surprise!
16 July 2018
Luck plays its part
Lady Luck plays a small but significant role in a World Cup that runs over a month.
15 July 2018
Croatia too dangerous
Warriors! That is the word that describes Croatia the best.
14 July 2018
Fifa gains in game of losers
Here comes a game that no one wants to be involved in. What glory can two losers achieve from a third-place deciding game? For teams, nothing but the World Cup matters. It's just cruel to ask one of the losing semifinalists to lose again.
13 July 2018
It's not coming home
Sorry, England! It's not the World Cup, but the footballers who are coming home.
12 July 2018
Apology to beautiful football
France won the match, but not the hearts.
The first semifinal between the two best sides of the World Cup failed to live up to its Battle Royale billing. It was a good match but could have been great had France not played negative football. There was no reason for France to play defensively.
11 July 2018
Lots of fights within a fight
France, Belgium face off.
The two best teams of this World Cup lock horns tonight. A dream match that has every potential to live up to its billing as a Battle Royale.
10 July 2018
Wind of change in football
Football is played in cycles, although they do not change often.
9 July 2018
Respect Russia
Heartbreak for hosts, but Russians were heroes.
Ranked 70th in the world and playing in this World Cup by virtue of being the host nation, Russia were taken on neither seriously nor respectfully by rivals and pundits. But what a gallant run the elderly Russian players had in this tournament.
8 July 2018
Lady Luck was not with Brazil
What a match it was Friday midnight! A cracker of a contest that was fought hard till the end.
7 July 2018
Winner not on the field
Four years ago, Brazil were hit by a tragedy bigger than a tsunami. A 7-1 thrashing by Germany was beyond the wildest imagination of the proud football nation.
6 July 2018
Sky is the limit for Mbappe
France's Kylian Mbappe is undoubtedly fast.
5 July 2018
Too much on Friday
The World Cup in Russia shifts up another gear.
4 July 2018
Love this Japan!
Japan were just incredible!
3 July 2018
Tite's pack of wolves ready
It's been a strange World Cup so far in Russia: smiles for also-rans and tears for big guns.
2 July 2018
Portugal missed a Eusebio
It was a Black Saturday that saw the fall of the two most glittering stars of world football.
1 July 2018
Time to say goodbyes
It's time for some tearful goodbyes as the World Cup goes down to wire.
30 June 2018
Messi remains Club King
With hands on hips, eyes bleary and lips quivering, he looks on after losing another crunch match.
30 June 2018
Who’s heading home?
It’s now crunch time, as the World Cup in Russia reaches the knockout round. For fans, tonight holds the most crucial hours of tournament, when two of the four leading football nations -- Argentina or France and Portugal or Uruguay -- will head home with broken hearts.
30 June 2018