“I used to attend school regularly until one fine day my whole house was burnt down and I realised that the whole of Korail Basti was on fire.

I did my higher secondary at S.F.X Greenherald International School and finished my graduation from IBA, University of Dhaka.

Nipa, aged 12, residing in Korail slum of Dhaka, had to quit her free primary school due to her inability to cope with the orthodox educational system.

Bangladesh is a severely land-scarce country with per-capita cultivable land of only 12 decimals.

How has the quality of construction evolved over the years?

How has the quality of construction evolved in Bangladesh over the years?

In 1905, construction began of a palatial house in Dhaka. That resplendent Mughal architecture-style building today is known as Bangabhaban, the official residence and principal workplace of the president of Bangladesh.

The market for automobiles in Bangladesh, especially the four-wheeler segment, is as small as it is diverse. With brand new car dealerships seeing about 80-90 units go out the doors on the popular end every year and lesser brands selling about 20-30 if they are lucky,

“The driver is not here. Who will take the children to school?” asked Tahmina’s husband. “I will drive them today,” she says, surprising the whole family with the news that she has been secretly learning how to drive.

Deciding to buy a car is one of the first steps to making your commute easier. With an increasing number of models to choose from, it becomes quite a challenge to pick the right one. How do you know which car is the best for you? Here are a few tips to keep in mind when buying a car, whether reconditioned or brand new.

The automobile industry in Bangladesh, as a whole, is growing. We have an estimated annual demand of 30,000 units for the passenger vehicles among which brand new vehicles are contributing 5,000 units.

You have bought your brand new car and you cannot stop smiling. Here are a few things you need to watch out for so you can keep smiling years down the line.

The Indo-Pacific region is one of the most dynamic regions of the world. It is a region, which is situated at the strategic crossroads,

Saturday morning: on the brick plaza at the corner of Fourth and Catheri

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I am sure it was sometime in 1965 that a classmate at St. Gregory’s, Muhammad Ali Rumee, piqued my curiosity by describing a new movement in letters launched by some friends of his elder brother.

In a soggy London street he stood, shaking his dreadlocks like wind-struck branches of a willow and moving his weathered bow on the shiny strings of his broken violin.

This is a story without a beginning or an end. The story does not even relate to events that one can see. And yet, in some sense, there is a beginning and there is an end.

It’s late June and it’s hot. It’s nine in the morning and it’s hot. It’s so hot in Dhaka that after a while feelings turn somewhat numbed, vision blurred. And taking advantage of the overcrowded vehicle, when a guy pinches Shila Chakma’s buttock after a futile attempt to grope her breast, she wants to scream: Stop it, you pervert.

We could have never imagined that we would get Topu back. And yet he has returned and is amidst us. It is mind-boggling – the person whom we had seen for the last time at the High Court intersection,