[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 ...
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,...
[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!
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.
UNQUOTABLE QUOTES
"It cannot be accepted that they cannot give 7.5 percent VAT while they pay Tk 30,000-Tk 50,000 as tuition fees.”
Of turmoil and complacency
THE year 2015 began with a perilous journey of confrontation between the main opposition and the government. On the anniversary of the 2014...
Keeping the promise to our children
Mariam, a bright nine-year old girl with dangling ponytails, sat in one of the middle rows in a class of about 50 students in a rural primary school.
Is Fascism Back?
In 2015, “fascism” once again became the highest-octane political epithet in general use. Of course, the temptation to apply the fascism label...
European solidarity in a world of crises
It is time we had a little more faith in Europe's ability to provide collective solutions to problems felt acutely and independently by each EU member state. Doing away with EU asylum laws...
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...
Protect our migrant workers
IN 2015, we witnessed the ghastly experiences of thousands of Bangladeshi migrants, rescued from the death traps set by the human traffickers...