The United Nations, only some days ago, had solemnly hinted at a worldwide food crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and now the World Bank has spelled it out distinctly that the world is facing a “human catastrophe” from soaring food and energy prices because of the war.

I became blind when I was eight years old. Until that time, my life was full of joy and happiness; like other children my age, I played with friends, made new

The much-awaited Anti-Discrimination Bill, 2022 was placed in parliament on April 5 by Law Minister Anisul Huq, which was then sent to the Parliamentary

For decades, young people’s leftward leanings were considered an iron law of politics. “If people are not conservative at 40, they have no head,” Winston

The tragedy of two innocent by-standers’ lives squandered, hundreds injured, shops damaged and burnt, and business worth crores of taka during the

It’s high time we started addressing the plight of female migrant workers

Recently, I have been reminiscing about my music guru, the late Kanika Banerjee (known to her intimate circle as Mohordi).

Bangladesh is amazingly green. Yet, historically, our natural forests have always been limited. In 2000, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics estimated our total forest area to be 2.6 million hectares.

Recently, the chief election commissioner (CEC) urged all political parties to participate in the national election so that “democracy can flourish.”

The dissolution of almost all zila parishads in Bangladesh has brought a renewed focus on the moribund state of this vital local government

Take this crucial step to protect our rivers

Three pedestrians were critically injured in the violence. Nahid Mia and Morsalin were among them.

Despite the prime minister’s concern regarding delay in the implementation of important projects in the country, and her suggestion for timely execution, it has almost become a certainty that no project in Bangladesh will be completed within the given time.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions against Russia have already created a global energy insecurity.

The US economy has begun to display a bizarre combination of conflicting signals, making global recovery largely unpredictable.

Some of us may breathe a sigh of relief that Hriday Mondal, imprisoned for 19 days and denied bail twice, for trying to explain the difference between science and religion to his students, has been granted bail.

Dear Reehan Rahman, My father, photojournalist and editor Shafiqul Islam Kajol, was added to the list of hundreds of Bangladeshi victims of enforced disappearance on March 10, 2020.

Why didn’t they take action before the situation turned violent in New Market area?

It’s disconcerting to know that the government has been able to utilise only around 15 percent of funds allocated for two Covid emergency

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a United Nations (UN) body set up to commission major assessments of the state of science on climate change and issue their assessment report every five or so years.