Four years have passed since Bangladesh signed a repatriation deal with Myanmar in November 2017.

The dire condition of the Dayarampur Government Primary School at Dayarampur village, under Haripur union of Pabna’s Chatmohar upazila, is worrisome

At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts and pundits spun visions of how the crisis would reshape the global economy.

On the sandy desert of Dubai and in the barren stretches of Abu Dhabi, it is ektur jonno difficult to connect bat with ball, to avoid wides and mokkhom good-length deliveries, and to hold on to a multiple loppa catches with both hands or to stop a boundary with your palm or your booted foot if you happen to speak in Bangla.

Our country is facing an unprecedented challenge in dealing with the post-Covid unemployment problem, despite steady economic growth over the past few years.

The planning minister recently used an onomatope—a word that imitates the things signified. He referred to the economic growth of the country with the sound image of “shonoi, shonoi,” which can be literally translated to “by and by.”

Given how unfriendly our police and justice system are toward victims of rape—as evident in numerous past cases—making the decision to fight such a case is even more difficult for women.

According to a report by this daily on November 11, due to the recent hike in diesel price—which has gone up from Tk 65 to Tk 80 per litre—the

A diverse diet is the key to good nutrition. However, in South Asia, diets have been traditionally cereal-heavy; in Bangladesh, about 70 percent of daily energy intake per person comes from cereals.

We are not really aware of how much we use plastic materials in our day-to-day lives.

Bangladesh ranks third in the world among the countries most hit by natural disasters. Its low elevation and high population density make it particularly vulnerable to these climate hazards, including cyclones, flooding and rising sea levels.

Starting from unannounced road blocks forcing commuters into hours of traffic congestion, to making important arterial roads off limits for visiting foreign guests, to cutting off gas and power for maintenance work without prior information, to unreasonable diversion of traffic for megaprojects, to frequent government price hikes of essentials—all are done without an iota of consideration for public convenience, leave alone rights.

There is only one way to revive our electoral system: to create an environment where free, fair and credible elections can be held, and which are acceptable to the public.

In the lead up to COP26, the BBC published an article highlighting five people who would be key to successful outcomes in Glasgow.

This world is home to some 7.6 billion people, and not every person lives as well as the next.

Shorolika Parveen from Kurigram dreamt of playing in the national football team someday and had even received a best player award from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

That the government has made a draft guideline to regulate risky three-wheelers and similar types of vehicles on national and regional

On the evening of November 3, the government increased the per litre price of diesel and kerosene oil by Tk 15.

The government’s vaccination programme for schoolchildren, which has been underway since the first of this month, is beset by a number of difficulties.

A photo published on the back page of this daily yesterday, showing two workers on an eight-storey under-construction building in Dhaka’s