By investing only Tk 400 crore to establish a bank, the bank owners are able to control the deposits of thousands of crores of taka, decide where to invest it, and who to lend it to.

Public financing from developed countries will never be sufficient.

It is unfortunate that most people experiencing one failed romantic relationship tend to give up on love altogether. In the process, we also normalise giving less to our current partner.

Adani’s inclusion of costs that appear to be non-existent may allow Bangladesh to claim the deal invalid.

A mere “questioning” sent two of those students to the ICU. The ordeal didn’t end there. BCL leaders and activists forcibly entered the ICU and threatened the two ailing students. They said, “You are comfortable here [in the ICU]. We didn’t beat you much, and yet you are creating drama out of it. Don’t you dare name any names”

The OpenAI language processing tool is still far from being reliable.

Curriculum and textbook renewal is not and should not be something that has to start from scratch.

Our education system does not equip students with the necessary skills for the job market.

Truth recently decided to die an inglorious death as it got tired of watching rulers leading their nations with lies.

He dedicated his entire life to the cause of the poor and to humanity.

I slip right back into the chaos I was raised alongside, and it feels like a reunion with a childhood friend.

A recent study covering 204 countries shows a 46 percent increase (of daily doses per 1,000 people) in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2018. South Asia is among the regions where antibiotic resistance continues unabated for all ages. 

The extraordinary success of women’s self-help groups in India represents one of the best-case outcomes.

Announcing counter-programmes on the same day as the BNP, and often at a venue close to the BNP’s, raises the possibility of tension at best and outright violence at worst.

50th anniversary of Vietnam-Bangladesh diplomatic relations

“New rural” will be a critical player in the next chapter of Bangladesh’s transformation.

The series of earthquakes is a grim reminder that we should never let our guard down against nature.

Governments are trying to control what could or could not be taught about their past.

There is a bias against the poor that leads to a general acceptance of violence against them.

Shemi’s ordeal proves that the ridiculously glamourised notion of the family being the guaranteed support system in drama series and films is grossly overstated.