[Watch] Top 10 Bangla songs of 2016
Watch the top ten Bangla songs on YouTube coming out of the Bangla music industry this passing year; all in one place!
A Year of Shocks and Expectations
Last year has been one of continuous shocks as well as pleasant surprises both on the international and home fronts.
2015 in Perspective
Regrettably, 2015 started on the same pitch as did 2014 - with hartal and blockades by the Jamaat-BNP alliance and with the leader...
The Road to 2030: Development Challenges in Bangladesh
LAUNCHED in 1967,“Operation Smallpox Zero” was a unified, global effort to accelerate the eradication of smallpox within a decade.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE YEAR
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the highest environmental accolade of the UN – Champions of the Earth – in recognition of Bangladesh's far-reaching initiatives to address climate change (September 27, 2015).
When rights go wrong
NOT only was 2015 filled with moments of national pride and joy but also moments of national tragedy and shame. Bangladesh was faced with some of the worst instances of violence against women, children and minorities in 2015.
[Watch] Top 10 Bangla songs of 2016
Watch the top ten Bangla songs on YouTube coming out of the Bangla music industry this passing year; all in one place!
A VIBRANT SCENE
Cultural events around the year 2015. Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan performs at the Sufi Music Festival...
The great malaise continues
Former US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke once said that the world is suffering from a “savings glut.”
Towards a liveable Dhaka
Encroachment and pollution of its water channels, rivers, wetlands, retention areas, beels and jheels.
Sundarbans in peril
The Sundarbans has been subjected to natural and manmade calamities for many decades. Declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations...
Unifying the struggle against ISIS
THE November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris – which struck at the heart of France and of Europe as a whole – have brought the terrorist threat...
Save Rivers, Save Bangladesh
Rivers in the country, mainly the small and medium sized ones, are being filled up from bank-side; land is developed for various...
2015: The Global Terror
AS 2015 draws to a close, we stand witness to another year of world-wide terrorist activities threatening peace and security.
Paris Agreement and the Bangladesh Perspective
It may be noted that in Copenhagen Bangladesh had placed 1.5 degree centigrade as the preferred objective on behalf of the LDCs and most vulnerable states.