Bangladesh

Don't abandon crucial projects midway

The BWDB must take advice from our river experts in this regard, change their traditional “cordon approach” to rivers and adopt a modern river management approach, if they really want to manage floods in the region.
1 January 2023, 12:00 PM

The horrific reality of fireworks on New Year's Eve

Why do we start our new year with the massacre of tiny, helpless souls?
31 December 2022, 15:00 PM

Capturing the war stories of medical professionals

Muktijuddher Chikishsha Itihas captures the stories and struggles of medical professionals during the Liberation War.
31 December 2022, 09:34 AM

Time to hit the reset button

This year was always supposed to be a celebration of Bangladesh’s economic progress with the opening of Padma bridge and Dhaka metro rail and 100 percent electrification.
31 December 2022, 01:00 AM

All the wrong reasons to get into a relationship

Can there truly be reasons to be in a relationship other than love?
29 December 2022, 00:00 AM

The real cost of perfect teeth

Something as trivial as teeth often impact important aspects of one’s life.
29 December 2022, 00:00 AM

What’s a healthcare system without data? Simply incomplete.

An informed public health professional will argue that public health is half medical and half data. Without data, any health system is effectively blind. Data provides visibility into public health emergencies and non-emergencies alike. It saves lives. It tells us where the government needs to pour its funds and which areas to mobilise resources in. It helps identify gaps in healthcare and measure outcomes. Indeed, data is the eyes and ears of public health.
28 December 2022, 15:00 PM

Alice in Borderland returns for an explosive second season

Alice in Borderland returns with season 2 and more questions than answers.
27 December 2022, 14:50 PM

A slap on the face of our democracy

The political culture that has been bred in the country by the ruling party is one of impunity, where party members are, directly or indirectly, encouraged to violently suppress dissenting voices. The slapping of Inamul Haque is merely a result of that attitude.
27 December 2022, 12:30 PM

Bangladesh emerge unbeaten champions in U-23 volleyball

Bangladesh emerged unbeaten champions in Bangabandhu Asian Central Zone U-23 Men's International Volleyball Championship with a nail-biting 3-2 sets win over Kyrgyzstan in a pulsating final at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.
26 December 2022, 11:34 AM

Things to avoid when your favourite celebrity gets cancelled

Setting up healthy boundaries and knowing to not blindly idolise individuals is something we all need to work on
25 December 2022, 17:00 PM

Without good teachers, any education reform agenda is futile

The solution to this problem lies in generating more opportunities for the employment of our graduates – at home and abroad.
25 December 2022, 12:00 PM

Kohli gifts Miraz his autographed jersey

India batter Virat Kohli gifted his jersey to Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz at the end of the second Test in Mirpur on Sunday.
25 December 2022, 09:31 AM

Shakib happy with effort and mindset

India beat Bangladesh by three wickets in a nail-biting finish to the second Test in Dhaka on Sunday to take home the series 2-0. It was a hard-fought Test, which could have gone either way after a fairly one-sided first Test in Chattogram.
25 December 2022, 05:59 AM

Iyer, Ashwin guide India to three-wicket victory

An unbroken 74-run eighth-wicket partnership between Shreyash Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin saw India to a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second Test in Dhaka on Sunday, leading the visitors to a 2-0 series win.
25 December 2022, 05:19 AM

India 7 down for 74

Shakib Al Hasan removed nightwatchman Jaydev Unadkat, trapping him in front for LBW before Mehedi Hasan Miraz did the same to dangerman Rishabh Pant as India still trailled Bangladesh by 75 runs in the second Test on the fourth morning,
25 December 2022, 03:42 AM

Maximalism in Bangladeshi culture and how we make sense of it

Bangladeshi maximalism is more inherent than intentional
22 December 2022, 00:00 AM

Stages of grief when you are not invited to your friend’s wedding

After hearing such news, you ought to feel some type of way. But feeling good isn’t the first thing on that list.
22 December 2022, 00:00 AM

What do young people think of early marriage?

The current view on marriages from a young person’s perspective is surprisingly diverse, to say the least.
22 December 2022, 00:00 AM

Avatar: The Way of Water marks an underwhelming return to Pandora

The first film portrayed the antagonists as capitalist, warmongering villains but this movie took it one step beyond.
21 December 2022, 15:14 PM