2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (889+ words) In autumn 2017, before any agency arrived, the people of Ukhiya and Teknaf opened their homes. Ordinary Bangladeshis fed and sheltered hundreds of thousands of frightened strangers because they could not turn away. The first response to the Rohingya crisis was…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1732+ words) Tuesday August 25, 2026 Nine-year-old Ambika loves her home at Mitford's sweeper colony. She and her friends walk to school together, then fill the small courtyard with laughter and games. But their joy has faded. They have heard that their homes may…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (239+ words) Dhaka is a city that rarely stops, but this weekend, hundreds of residents deliberately hit the pause button. Organised by The Flow Fest, the two-day 'Summer Flow Fest' wrapped up on Saturday, transforming a hall at the Gulshan Shooting Club…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (789+ words) Cases of theft, robbery, mugging and abduction declined during the first six months of the BNP government compared with the last six months of the interim government. However, murder, rioting, violence against women and children, and attacks on police increased,…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (154+ words) The Business Standard As climate change melts the sea ice in East Greenland, thousands of humpbacks, fin and minke whales are flocking there. In 2024, about 16,000 whales congregated there, according to research. While the whales benefit from the abundance of food,…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (901+ words) Saturday August 22, 2026 As social media outrage, professional misconduct and institutional frustration converge, Bangladesh faces a quiet but serious constitutional test: whether criticism of courts is evolving into something more corrosive — the normalisation of attacks on judicial legitimacy itself. A democracy…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (579+ words) Saturday August 22, 2026 A $188.2 million rooftop-solar investment pipeline has emerged across Bangladesh's RMG and textile sector, but high borrowing costs could leave much of the opportunity untapped unless concessional and Chinese green financing can be brought in, according to a new…...

5+ day, 48+ min ago   (234+ words) The government is moving forward to amend Article 70 of the Constitution, and the next presidential election will be held under the amended provision, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said today (20 August). Bangladesh is holding a constitutionally competitive presidential election after nearly…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (237+ words) Wednesday August 19, 2026 The ERD presentation identifies the usual obstacles to project readiness – procurement complications, land acquisition delays, ownership gaps, and weak project design. These are real and persistent. The presentation's treatment of design flaws is reasonably developed, but its analysis…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (298+ words) Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman yesterday (17 August) reaffirmed Bangladesh's commitment to strengthening regional cooperation and emphasised the continued significance of SAARC in promoting peace, stability, prosperity and shared development in South Asia. He made the remarks when Secretary General of…...