Bangladesh

ECB delegation inspect Ctg venue, facilities

As per routine inspection, a two-member England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) delegation is currently in Bangladesh ahead of their tour next month.
17 January 2023, 14:23 PM

What will Bangladesh get out of Donald Lu's visit?

Lu’s trip looked at how the two nations interact generally. If we focus on the visit's particulars, there were discussions that took place on governance, economic governance, strategy, and other economic concerns.
17 January 2023, 13:00 PM

Celebrities to sue Bangladeshi saloons for using unauthorised pictures of their hairstyles

Experts suggest that if the cases actually reach the court, the aesthetics of Bangladeshi saloons might be in jeopardy.
15 January 2023, 17:00 PM

Goodbye, Indigo Lady

She was a central leader of Bangladesh's craft industry – of its Jamdani revival, and for the small but strong niche that it had begun to carve out for itself within the subcontinent's field of crafts.
15 January 2023, 12:30 PM

Is the Medieval Fantasy setting overused in RPGs?

Franchises like Fallout and Mass Effect prove that not all successful RPGs stay confined to the medieval setting
14 January 2023, 15:00 PM

Why light-headedness should not be overlooked

Lightheadedness may be a common phenomenon but it is not as benign as one may think.
12 January 2023, 09:45 AM

Accepting your parents is not the same as loving your parents

We must embrace the reality of who our parents are, which involves letting go of who we wish they were.
12 January 2023, 09:38 AM

IMF $4.5B Loan: Deputy MD to get a taste of Bangladesh

There would not be any further negotiations on the $4.5 billion loan programme during International Monetary Fund’s deputy managing director Antoinette Monsio Sayeh’s forthcoming visit to Bangladesh.
12 January 2023, 01:00 AM

WB forecasts 5.2pc GDP growth

The World Bank yesterday delivered yet another bad news for the economy as the Washington-based multilateral lender pared back Bangladesh’s growth forecast for this fiscal year by 1.5 percent to 5.2 percent.
11 January 2023, 01:00 AM

Should we expect celebrities to fix the world?

Just because someone is known by a lot of people doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re known by the right ones.
9 January 2023, 17:00 PM

Why hasn’t the UN recognised the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide yet?

UN recognition of the 1971 East Pakistan genocide is not only important for the global body to regain its credibility and effectiveness, but also to expose a military institution which is seen as of strategic value to the West.
8 January 2023, 17:10 PM

Why we love Michael Schur romances

Michael Schur is the producer, director, and writer of many amazing sitcoms of the 21st century.
8 January 2023, 15:00 PM

A guide to soft-launching your new phone on social media

A soft launch is a preview given to a restricted audience before a full-scale launch is done.
7 January 2023, 15:00 PM

How easy is it to be a startup in Bangladesh?

These issues arise in the context of startups due to a disorganised policy framework across various ministries.
7 January 2023, 14:00 PM

The top romances that had everyone's attention in 2022

2022 has shown us all is fair and expected in love and war.
5 January 2023, 17:00 PM

‘Unpredictability has become the new normal’

Unpredictability has become the new normal in a world afflicted by the forces of deglobalisation amidst rising geopolitical tensions.
5 January 2023, 17:00 PM

AL sketches out a ‘Smart Bangladesh’

The Awami League envisions a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041, seeking to build a country that would be cost-effective, sustainable, innovative and knowledge-based.
5 January 2023, 01:00 AM

How to offer support to survivors of sexual assault

Treat the survivor like you would treat someone you deeply care about.
5 January 2023, 00:00 AM

2022, the year of COVID recovery, didn’t go as expected

How much did we recover from the ravaging effects of COVID and what remnants of those dark pandemic days still linger on?
4 January 2023, 15:00 PM

Sunset Studios is making Bangladesh’s first “anime-style” project

Sunset Studios is an animation studio based in Bangladesh that has recently announced its new project, Dead End.
2 January 2023, 15:00 PM