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The FoodCloud concept spreads its wings

A college project devised by two students to redistribute food for sale in retail outlets close to its sell-by date has become a
23 June 2017

Driving on a wheelchair

Many men have boyhood dreams of building their own car. The vast majority grow out of the idea. But Ladislav Brázdil and his two
23 June 2017

A nose for trouble

Siem Reap province, Cambodia — Merry doesn't sleep much at night. In spite of this, she's usually up before the sun, and then driven
23 June 2017

Hanging out with the Sheroes

The dimly lit café was stirring to life on a Monday morning as the traffic flow on the sleepy Fatehabad Road outside gradually picked up pace.
23 June 2017

Providing safe drinking water solutions at scale

When non-profit Impact Carbon was first introduced in Uganda, it sought ways of advancing the production and quality of improved,
23 June 2017

Kutumbita: Shahriar's story of implementing an app that can changing the face of the apparels industry in Bangladesh

On April 24, 2013, the eight-storey Rana Plaza building, just outside Dhaka, collapsed – trapping nearly 3,000 people inside. The
23 June 2017

The Nawaya Project

In 2009, young Lebanese-American Zeina Saab met Nadeen Ghosn in the isolated Lebanese village of Chmestar. The unabashed 14-
23 June 2017

Not all waste is wasted

If the banana trees at Zoo Zurich are particularly lush, it's thanks to a fertiliser with an unusual ingredient: human waste. In the spring of
23 June 2017

Connecting farmers and investors in the Philippines

Founded by a group of young Filipinos, social enterprise Cropital has developed a crowdfunding site that aims to provide technical and
23 June 2017

A good job – unfinished?

The Daily Star and WaterAid in association with BRAC University and Lancaster University organised a roundtable titled “A good
21 June 2017

Earthquakes Don't Kill People, Unsafe Constructions Do

Earthquakes Don't Kill People, Unsafe Constructions Do
11 June 2017

Solar smile for farmers

Even two and a half years ago, worry over water for irrigation would cast a shadow on Uday's hope for a good harvest.
4 June 2017

World unites to save oceans

World leaders convene at UN headquarters next week for the first major bid to solve the toughest problems facing our oceans, from coral bleaching to plastic pollution, overfishing and rising seas due to climate change.
4 June 2017

Choice organic

The new farm technologies, introduced during the Green Revolution in the 60's, contributed a lot to boost production and feed the rising population in the country.
4 June 2017

It's saving, nearly on all accounts

It was around 10:45 on a sunny Saturday morning. Production was going on in full swing at Plummy Fashions Limited, a Narayanganj-based knitwear garment factory.
4 June 2017

Same old story at Tangail Sal forest

The traditional Sal forest in Tangail is disappearing fast due to non-stop felling of trees and encroachment of forestlands.
4 June 2017

Ruin nature, ruin planet

Prof Dwijen Sharma, an eminent naturalist, said it would not be possible to stop the conflict between nature and development as long as capitalism controls everything.
4 June 2017

Celebrating the unsung women nation-builders

True Heroes who are rarely spotted are the ones who steer the nation without claims to honour. IPDC and The Daily
23 May 2017

"Oscars" for Bangladesh business community

Often touted the Oscars for the business community, the Bangladesh Business Awards'
19 May 2017

A beacon for entrepreneurs

When West Pakistan-based businesses dominated trade and investment in the 1950s and 60s of the country, very few Bangladeshis
19 May 2017