Interview / When you witness poverty at that level, you simply can’t look away: Runa Khan
2 September 2026
When Runa Khan first visited Bangladesh’s chars more than two decades ago, she encountered a level of poverty she had never seen before.
2 September 2026
Trapped in the dark
24 August 2026
For at least a million awaiting cataract surgery, main challenge is access, and for rural women, hurdles remain steepest
24 August 2026
World Breastfeeding Week / A mother’s gift, lifeline for another baby
6 August 2026
Digital app MilkShare connects donor mothers with babies in need across Bangladesh
6 August 2026
World hepatitis day: One in five Rohingyas has Hepatitis C
28 July 2026
One in every five adult Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar is living with Hepatitis C, a trend echoed among thousands of newly arrived refugees.
28 July 2026
July uprising: The forgotten faces from the working class
26 July 2026
Thirty-eight-year-old Goni Miah left his village in Sherpur’s Sreebardi with a modest dream: to earn an honest living by pulling a rickshaw in Dhaka and provide for his family.
26 July 2026
WHO launches drowning prevention roadmap as Bangladesh's child-care, SwimSafe programmes remain stalled
25 July 2026
New guidance highlights proven interventions as experts urge Bangladesh to revive suspended drowning prevention initiatives
25 July 2026
The price of convenience
18 July 2026
Every day, Safia Khan, a 30-year-old corporate professional in Dhaka’s bustling Mirpur neighbourhood, moves through a world saturated with plastic.
18 July 2026
Children’s drowning risk grows as care centres remain shut
15 July 2026
As monsoon rains swell the pond beside her home in Bajitkhila village of Sherpur, Nusrat Jahan Ritu grows increasingly anxious.
15 July 2026
Different Shades of Green
Showing an unusual plant species, 8-year-old Subah Salam desperately asks her mother, “What is the name of this tree?” Her mother Shahrina Salam (35) eagerly introduces the Ulatkambal plant (one kind of medicinal plant) to her daughter, and shows some interesting looking cactus to her as well.
1 September 2016
Dare to Be A Star!
Now-a-days, nobody questions the significance of good communication skills. Being able to communicate effectively is regarded as one of the most important of all life skills.
25 August 2016
The Great Shahi Eidgah
Dhanmondi Shahi Eidgah' located at Dhanmondi 6/A, is one of the most ancient archaeological sites in Dhaka city.
18 August 2016
In Memory of the Three Leaders
Do you remember the famous quote by Napoleon Bonaparte? “A leader is a dealer in hope.” A.K. Fazlul Huq (1873-1962),
11 August 2016
Turn the Pages, be Your Heroes
The 4th death anniversary of Humayun Ahmed, the prolific author, playwright, storyteller, and filmmaker was celebrated countrywide, on July 19, 2016. But is Humayun Ahmed really gone?
28 July 2016
Pleasures of Roof top Gardening
To make the capital a greener city, Dhaka City Corporation (both Dhaka North City Corporation- DNCC and Dhaka South City Corporation- DSCC) has recently taken a number of environment-friendly initiatives.
21 July 2016
Tale of an Old Park
Enriched with wonderful architectural features, the historical 'Bahadur Shah Park' is located in Laxmibazar, Old Dhaka. During the first half of the 19th century, Nawab Khwaja Abdul Ghani, the first Nawab of Dhaka recognised by the British Raj, took the initiative of establishing this park.
14 July 2016
The Good Old Days of Printing
Close your eyes and try to imagine the age when computers had not been invented or introduced.
30 June 2016
1 Minute Please!
Azmeri Haque, popularly known as Badhon, is one of the most recognised faces in the Bangladeshi media. She started her
16 June 2016
Islampur: The Traditional Eid Bazaar
Islampur, the hub for wholesale fabric business was named after the Mughal subahdar in Bengal -- Islam Khan Chisti, who was appointed by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1608. Being near the river Buriganga, trade and commerce always flourished here.
16 June 2016
Find the Leader in You
“If we want to be a leader, we should have patience, eagerness, teamwork, good communication skills that are worthy of attention, and the power to convince the people of the work we do”, believes 20 years old Mohammad Farid Ahmed,
26 May 2016
Dare To Lead
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘leadership’? Flip through the dictionary and you will find it says ‘The state or position of being a leader’.
26 May 2016
AN ANCIENT MOSQUE BY THE RIVER
Makhdum Shah Daulah Shahid (R.), the fourteenth century Muslim saint, recognised for preaching Islam in northern India was
19 May 2016
Journey of a Change Maker
“No matter how small you start, always dream big”, said Stephen Richards, a British author and investigative journalist.
12 May 2016
Footprints of the Poet
In 1840, long before the birth of Rabindranath Tagore, Prince Dwarkanath Tagore, grandfather of the poet, bought the
5 May 2016
1 Minute Please!
Kishore Das is one of the most featured young musicians and composers of the present times. The Young musician is
28 April 2016
Shining Blue
Popular American media personality and anti-vaccine activist Jenny McCarthy once said, “Hope is the greatest thing for moms of autism. Hope is what gets us out of bed in the morning. I'm on a mission to tell parents that there is a way”.
28 April 2016
A Procession for Hope
To welcome the good, this year the 'Mongol Shobhajatra' was conducted with great zeal and festivity. Starting off in 1989, the traditional colourful procession,
21 April 2016
Stepping out of the Cocoon
To encourage more young women into community media and journalism, and to work for the development of rural communities...
7 April 2016
1 Minute Please!
Naveed Mahbub is one of the first Bangladeshi stand-up comedians. He is the founder of Naveed's Comedy Club (NCC). After completing
31 March 2016