Use of Suitable Bricks and Blocks in Building Construction
Fouzia Jahan
5 HOUR(s) • Resilient Homes
Housing a changing Bangladesh
5 HOUR(s) • Resilient Homes
A blueprint for Bangladesh's manufacturing future
Mohammad Bayazed Bashar
4 October 2026 • Supplements
Rooftop solar is turning property owners into power sellers
Ershad Islam
4 October 2026 • Your Property Guru
The city that follows you home
4 October 2026 • Your Property Guru
Bringing EV charging home
Tashahud Ahamed Rafim
4 October 2026 • Your Property Guru
The architecture we live with but never notice
Nusrat Jahan Esa
4 October 2026 • Your Property Guru
When is a painting worth the splurge?
Marzia Zahan Momo
4 October 2026 • Your Property Guru

Our 'demographic dividend' at risk: Help the NEET generation urgently

When Rina finished secondary school in a small town near Khulna, she expected her education would open doors. It did not.
15 January 2026

From girl brides to a broken labour market

Her mother notices stolen glances at Fatema from nearby houses, which fills her with unease. Fearful that something “unholy” might happen to the girl, she decides to marry the teenager off instead of helping her prepare for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations.
15 January 2026

People and rivers will shape our tomorrow

This special supplement examines these twin realities with care and urgency.
15 January 2026

Key challenges to attaining the first demographic dividend

The demographic dividend is the accelerated economic growth resulting from declines in fertility and mortality and the subsequent change in the age structure of a country’s population.
15 January 2026

Managing water is like managing life: Time to rethink urgently

The popular notion has been that we have surplus water. But Bangladesh presents a paradoxical situation.
15 January 2026

Rural lives on the move: Why Bangladesh must rethink rural–urban migration

Since independence, rural–urban migration has shaped the socioeconomic landscape of Bangladesh.
15 January 2026

Lal Sabuj Society grows into nationwide youth platform

Lal Sabuj Society works in areas including climate action, mental health, skills development, protection and safety.
14 January 2026

Libraries as gateways to knowledge, culture, and responsible citizenship

The library not only exposed me to diverse knowledge but also instilled values of responsibility and integrity.
14 January 2026

100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire

At least 100 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and ground forces in Gaza since the start of a tenuous ceasefire three months ago, the United Nations said yesterday.
14 January 2026

Banglalink begins a bold new era where people come first

Banglalink entered the market at an early stage of this journey, when access to mobile communication was limited to a small segment of society.
13 January 2026

Redefining brand relevance in the new demographic landscape

For brands, this shift in the demographics holds a challenge as well as an opportunity.
12 January 2026

Tens of thousands protest in Minneapolis

Tens of thousands of people marched through Minneapolis on Saturday to decry the fatal shooting of a woman by a US immigration agent, part of more than 1,000 rallies planned nationwide this weekend against the federal government’s deportation drive.
12 January 2026

‘I don’t need international law’: Trump

US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Thursday that his “own morality” was the only constraint on his power to order military actions around the world.
10 January 2026

Editor’s Note

Recent tremors have done more than shake the ground. They have unsettled assumptions we quietly live with, especially the belief that safety is something to think about later. Earthquakes arrive without warning, but the risks they expose are often years in the making. This issue turns its focus to that reality, not with alarmism, but with purpose
7 January 2026

Maria’s mission to bring seaweed to dinner tables across Bangladesh

Seaweed’s appeal lies not only in its culinary versatility but also in its nutritional power.
6 January 2026

The unstoppable engineer transforming Bangladesh Railway

Tasruzzaman Babu has proven that innovation comes from having the right attitude, not just the best resources.
2 January 2026

Khaleda laid to eternal rest

Crowds filled Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue as mourners headed towards Manik Mia Avenue for Khaleda Zia’s funeral.
31 December 2025

Learning through play: Shaping young minds for a lifetime of learning

Purposeful play enables children to express ideas, build relationships and tackle problems in authentic contexts. 
27 December 2025

The Bangladeshi diaspora in Britain: A forgotten front of 1971

By 1971, Britain’s Bengali community, though modest in size, had established footholds across the industrial heartland: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford, Luton, Coventry, Sheffield, and Oldham.
15 December 2025

American doctors who exposed the Nixon-Kissinger lies

Due to its strong ties to Pakistan as a Cold War ally, the Nixon administration declined to recognise the genocide.
15 December 2025