Prayers held seeking early recovery of Khaleda Zia
Local BNP organized a doa and milad mahfil in Moulvibazar, seeking early recovery and good health of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The programme was held on Friday after Jumu’ah prayers…
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Why are children turning to hazardous jobs?
For children along the coastline, life is not a canvas of dreams but a battlefield for survival. Their days begin with the struggle to earn, and nights sink into uncertainty.…
How to prepare for disaster
Disasters shake both bodies and minds. Most of them blur the distinction between the “man-made” and the “natural.” In recent weeks, several events jolted us into recognizing how fragile our…
CA’s representatives visit Evercare to enquire about Khaleda’s health
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday night sent Law Adviser Asif Nazrul and his Special Assistant Monir Haider to Evercare Hospital to enquire about the health condition of BNP…
A visit to one of the world’s most active volcanoes
For someone whose knowledge of volcanoes and lava had long been confined to high school textbooks, seeing an active volcano up close in the Philippines was a prized experience. I’m…
The art of cleaning
Yesterday’s DSCC drive to promote cleanliness and a mosquito-free environment is precisely the kind of initiative the city needs at this critical moment. The campaign was conducted in the Dhanmondi…
Digitizing for the right reasons
To say that Dhaka’s public transport sector is not, and has never been, good enough for its citizens is an understatement — one that has long been burdened by inefficiency,…
Can you see what I see?
Before generators became a household essential, before smartphones illuminated our palms, and before Netflix became our evening companion, there was a different kind of magic that existed during load shedding. …
Nafeez Sarafat, 3 others sued for embezzling over Tk 1600cr
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a money laundering case against former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat and three others for allegedly misappropriating over Tk1,613.68 crore. The case…
Protesters vacate Shahbagh after hours-long demonstration
Protesters demanding the construction of a bridge connecting Bhola and Barisal — along with four other demands — have withdrawn from the Shahbagh intersection, allowing traffic to return to normal.…