The tale of procuring nuts & bolts at 1,619 times higher price
It's a saddening fact that despite spending 53 years as free land, Bangladesh still needs to import nuts, bolts, and washers -- we are unable to produce them locally
1w ago
Why did it take us 10 years to learn that Milton Samadder is a 'dangerous psychopath'?
Milton Samadder has been the talk of the town for the past few days. While rumours and dramatic tales about him have taken over the social media, traditional media has mostly relied on the Detective Branch (DB) of police over the last two days
1w ago
Memories of a revolutionary dreamer
Abed bhai defined a great and worthy leader as someone who always steps down to accommodate a worthier leader.
2w ago
How a rickshaw-puller changed the course of Dr Zafrullah’s life
“Should I go back to the UK? If I can’t serve my countrymen, I might as well go back.”
3w ago
Campus safe, no question about it
The High Court yesterday stayed the ban on student politics at Buet when the students were demanding that the campus be free from politics.
1m ago
Ten years delay in oil-gas exploration a testament to short-sightedness and ineptitude
Bangladesh’s gas cannot be exported—this must be a properly documented red-line condition.
2m ago
Could BNP have avoided violence on Oct 28?
Had the BNP leadership stayed more alert, maybe the violence could have been averted to some extent, if not entirely.
6m ago
4 crore have European purchasing power, but what of the rest?
There was a time when meat from two cows used to be sold every day at a certain market in Gazipur. Over the last year, the sales have reduced by half. Sellers say there are now very few buyers
6m ago
April 24, 2022
Helmet cannot hide identity
We have become so heartless that we can now watch video of Nahid Mia getting beaten to death – without any hesitation. Once, we identify the "Helmet Gang" as killers, we reach the decision that nothing will happen to them.
March 21, 2022
Brac’s lesser-known gift to Bangladesh: Vaccination push
If one was to list the work Brac, the organisation Sir Fazle Hasan Abed built, has done or how it has contributed to Bangladesh’s development, the task would be next to impossible.
March 20, 2022
Brac’s lesser-known gift to Bangladesh: Vaccination push
If one were to explain what work the organisation he built has done or how it has contributed to Bangladesh’s development, the task would be next to impossible; the list is endless. Instead, if we were to ask what hasn’t this organisation done, the answer would be brief though it would take quite a lot of research to find it.
March 10, 2022
On train to Lviv
Now that he was alive and heading towards Lviv, the Ukrainian city near the border with Poland, it was some sort of a miracle for Rubaiyat Habib.
March 1, 2022
Why Ukraine will end up in ruins
Before Ukraine was invaded, it received strong assurances from the US and the UK that they would stand beside the country if it’s attacked. Europe in its entirety, too, had vowed to stand with Ukraine.
February 20, 2022
Did nothing to undermine ACC image
Sharif Uddin, who was sacked by the Anti-Corruption Commission last week, said he had always tried to unmask the corrupt and confiscate illegal wealth during his time at the commission.
January 30, 2022
Let the promises made to SUST students be fruitful
On January 26, Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal reached the campus of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) at 3am to meet the demonstrating students.
January 22, 2022
'Need administrative support to free Narayanganj from godfathers, terrorism'
Dr Selina Hayat Ivy has made a name for herself as an energetic, courageous and people-friendly leader.
November 11, 2021
The subtle and not-so-subtle logic behind fuel price hikes
On the evening of November 3, the government increased the per litre price of diesel and kerosene oil by Tk 15.
November 5, 2021
The road to development begins with education
We are the biggest applauders of our own successes. Sometimes, regional and international arenas, too, portray our positive growth through development indicators.
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