Starting Lines: Three Journeys in Design and Work
The skyline of tomorrow is not yet built. Its foundations are being laid not on construction sites, but in the bustling, late-night studios of our nation’s universities.
25 September 2025
Sealing the skies
In Dhaka’s rainy season, even a brand-new building can betray its owners. Picture a young family in Gulshan waking up to a steady drip from the ceiling after an evening storm.
25 September 2025
Turning leather into lasting growth
Exports of leather, leather products and footwear earned about $1,145m in FY2024; by June FY2025 those exports stood near $1,039m
25 September 2025
From Dhaka circuits to aussie grids
In this interview with The Daily Star, Tajrian Akther, a Dhaka University graduate now working as an Electrical Commissioning specialist in BHP South Australia’s Copper mines, shares her story of breaking into global opportunities.
25 September 2025
From global classrooms to local futures
Many Bangladeshi families view the decision to send their child overseas for higher education as both an act of hope and a step into the unknown.
14 September 2025
Rolling in dough, running on imports
Bangladesh’s wheat story involves both growth and risk. On the one hand, urbanisation and rising incomes have made flour-based foods part of daily life, turning the industry into a multi-million-tonne giant.
9 September 2025