Saturday morning: on the brick plaza at the corner of Fourth and Catheri

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I am sure it was sometime in 1965 that a classmate at St. Gregory’s, Muhammad Ali Rumee, piqued my curiosity by describing a new movement in letters launched by some friends of his elder brother.

In a soggy London street he stood, shaking his dreadlocks like wind-struck branches of a willow and moving his weathered bow on the shiny strings of his broken violin.

This is a story without a beginning or an end. The story does not even relate to events that one can see. And yet, in some sense, there is a beginning and there is an end.

It’s late June and it’s hot. It’s nine in the morning and it’s hot. It’s so hot in Dhaka that after a while feelings turn somewhat numbed, vision blurred. And taking advantage of the overcrowded vehicle, when a guy pinches Shila Chakma’s buttock after a futile attempt to grope her breast, she wants to scream: Stop it, you pervert.

The Bangladesh Business Awards, which is the country’s most prestigious event, has once again honoured and celebrated businesses that have transformed and created magic in the industry.

Bangladesh can become a formidable player in global software services market if it focuses on business process outsourcing, said Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys.

When university graduates of his time considered civil service a prestigious job, Azam J Chowdhury, 65, thought differently.

Visionary entrepreneur Qamrun Nahar Zahir has led Ananta Group from the front to help its annual turnover to cross $300 million last year.

IPDC Finance has become a model both for weak and strong banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) on the virtues of having strong corporate governance, banking on it to jumpstart its flailing business.

If you travel to the old part of Dhaka in winter, you may see colourful kites flying on top of the densely seated buildings. Even if you miss the colours in the air, you may notice ‘Kite’ moving through the congested streets of the city.

Bangladesh business awards 2018

Whether it’s a working professional or homemaker, there is one thing undeniably common among us all. And that is, we are too busy.

One of the biggest benefits of a smart home is being able to know what’s going on when you are not actually there. In this fast-paced modern world, it is no wonder that our home appliances are also getting a makeover.

As Bangladeshi summer becomes erratic and often unbearable, it is more important than ever that you pick an AC whose capacity is just right to get the best cooling at a reasonable cost. Here goes a step-by-step guide on how to buy the right AC and how to maintain it smartly.

When the list of options is endless, what exactly do you consider when you are about to buy a refrigerator? Not only is it a large purchase, both budget- and space-wise, most consumers will also use it for the best part of the next decade. So, it is always good to know a thing or two about what’s on offer.

Thankfully, the government has withdrawn the proposal of ‘one driver – one company’. If it were implemented it would have led to

Fariha Chowdhury, an employee of Standard Chartered Bank, needs to get to her office exactly at 9am every weekday.

The motorcycle industry has been growing fast in Bangladesh, thanks to government policy support and people’s growing purchasing power, market players said.