World Press Freedom Day 2024 / Has Bangladesh gained anything by a restrictive press?
Free press was once used to hold power to account. Nowadays, it is power that holds the press "accountable"—not, of course, in terms of exposing ...
Rain, at last, in some parts of Dhaka
After a month-long severe heatwave, Dhaka experienced rain and thundershowers in parts of the capital last night. There were reports of rain in Mirpur, Karwan Bazar, ...
Power price to go up 4 times a year
The government has drawn up a plan to increase the price of electricity four times a year for the next three years to withdraw all ...
Lightning strikes claim 7 lives in 4 districts
At least seven people died and nine others were injured in lightning strikes in Rangamati, Sylhet, Khagrachhari, and Cox's Bazar districts today. In Rangamati, three people ...
Secondary schools to reopen Saturday, primary on Sunday
Academic activities at all secondary-level educational institutions will resume on Saturday, the Ministry of Education said today. The ministry's Public Relations Officer (PRO) MA Khair confirmed ...
Exports fall in April
Bangladesh's exports fell in April of 2024 because of slowing shipments of garments and a continuous downturn in the other major sectors. The nation shipped $3.91 ...
Opinion / Are schools open? Simple issue unnecessarily complicated
Are the secondary schools and colleges open today? It is very likely that no one can answer this seemingly simple question with certainty. It's because the education ...
Thailand trip a step forward in efforts to protect economic interests: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared her recent six-day trip to Thailand as a landmark success, aimed at safeguarding Bangladesh's economic interests and elevating its regional ...
Rain likely in Dhaka, four other divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecasts rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind in parts of five divisions, including Dhaka, in 24 ...
Four of a family among five killed as private car, truck collide in Habiganj
Five people, including four members of a family, were killed as a private car collided with a truck in Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj early today. Rakibul ...
Driest April in 43 years
Average rainfall in Bangladesh was one millimetre in April, which is the record lowest in the country since 1981. One mm of rain refers to the ...
April saw lowest rainfall in Bangladesh
Average rainfall in Bangladesh was one millimetre in April, which is the record lowest in the country since 1981. One mm of rain refers to the ...
Opinion / Bangladesh’s ever-neglected working class
The basis of May Day, which is observed worldwide on May 1 to commemorate the historic struggles and gains of workers, are demands for fair ...
Cut some luxuries to focus on worker welfare, PM tells factory, mill owners
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked owners of mills and factories to cut some luxuries in their lives to pay special attention to labourers' welfare. "I ...
N'ganj steel re-rolling mills / Where lives get 're-rolled' into misery
The date of March 23, 2022, often returns in the form of nightmares to torment Sheikh Farid, a steel re-rolling mill worker, as on this ...
The invisible ones
Of the over 7 crore people employed in Bangladesh, 85 percent (nearly 6 crore) are vulnerable as they work in the informal sector, which lacks ...
Informal Sector Workers: Their rights glossed over, always
Of the over 7 crore people employed in Bangladesh, 85 percent (nearly 6 crore) are vulnerable as they work in the informal sector, which lacks ...
Diesel price hiked by Tk 1 per litre, petrol and octane by Tk 2.50
The government has hiked the diesel price by Tk 1 per litre, and petrol and octane prices by Tk 2.50 per litre. The new price will ...
255 journalists sued under DSA for their work: CGS
At least 451 journalists were sued under the Digital Security Act (DSA) since its inception and 255 of them were sued for their journalistic reports, ...
Jashore records year's highest temperature at 43.8°C
*The year's highest temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in the southwestern district of Jashore this afternoon.* Abul Kalam Mallick, a meteorologist at the Bangladesh ...
Opinion / How do we protect the worst victims of inflation?
For more than two years, Bangladesh has been experiencing high inflation. The average inflation in FY2022-23 was as high as 9.07 percent, compared to 5.56 ...