March 10, 2017
Bangladesh Inhuman Rights Commission concerned about poor US human rights condition
Just a week after the US Department of State in its human rights report for 2016 expressed concerns about Bangladesh’s human rights condition, Bangladesh Inhuman Rights Commission expressed concerns about the deplorable human rights condition in the US.
March 2, 2017
Matarbari coal power project back on track
The Japan funded massive Matarbari 1,200 megawatt coal power plant project near Maheshkhali was stalled following the Holey
January 20, 2017
Gang culture stems from poor social environment, not external influences
Does a teenager become a violent member of a gang just by following 'western' culture and using the internet? Do teenagers form
December 3, 2016
Should TV channels force us to watch their dull content?
They say, Bangladeshi advertisements worth Tk 400 crore a year have gone to foreign channels. Their payments are mostly made illegally. Besides the Unity also extended support to another demand to ban dubbed serial on television. Putting aside the issue of illegal financial transaction by advertisers, the demands of the Media Unity raise some questions in the public mind.
November 30, 2016
Death race on Dhaka streets
It was around 1:30am Friday. Bachelor businessman Ashraf (not his real name) was returning home from a friend's place in
November 29, 2016
Death race on Dhaka streets
It all happened in seconds. Neither the driver of the white car, nor Ashraf saw a truck plying on the road in regular speed. Without slowing down, the white car moved to the side lane from the central lane in order to overtake the truck. It lost control and hit the adjacent footpath and turned turtle while retaining the speed.
October 25, 2016
Who cares about Sundarbans?
Floating down the Pasur river on a boat from Mongla towards Khulna any day, a visitor will come across hundreds of barges and launches anchored along the river banks. Thick steel pipes fixed to powerful pumps in these vessels disgorge silt and sand from the river bed to fill up the uneven plains and water bodies of the farmland on both banks.
September 5, 2016
Construction starts late this month
Amid public criticism against the 1320 megawatt Rampal Coal Power Project, the Indo-Bangla friendship power company has nearly completed its financial arrangement to start the construction work from late September.
August 14, 2016
High hope on Payra
Chittagong Port alone will not be able to handle the country's shipping needs in the next 15 years as the projected GDP growth dictates that the nation's container handling demand will triple by 2030.
July 22, 2016
Nature Quest: The foxes of Dhaka
A few months ago, retired cardiologist and photographer Dr Mahboob Ali was playing golf at the city's Kurmitola Golf Club