The nation today celebrates the 48th Victory Day that marks its triumphant emergence as a sovereign entity after a nine-month-long bloody war against the brutal Pakistani occupation forces. The war had exacted a huge cost, in terms of life and properties. Sufferings of millions who stayed at home and many...
Read moreAn ominous sign is now apparently visible in the apparel sector. It has been alleged that a vested quarter was trying to influence garment workers to agitate ahead of the national elections.The chief of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) said late last week that by provoking innocent...
Read moreBy noon on this day in 1971, more than two thirds of Bangladesh had already begun basking in the ethereal glow of freedom. Different radios were broadcasting the frenziedly euphoric revelry of the people just liberated that morning or in the last few days. But in the country's capital, the...
Read moreToday is the 47th anniversary of Victory Day of Bangladesh. On this day in 1971, the nation came out victorious after nine months of war against the Pakistani occupation forces. The victory was bittersweet for millions of Bangladeshis as their tears of joy and triumph were mixed with the agonies...
Read moreA recent study has found that 21 per cent of the public transport users are women. A majority of these women face sexual, physical or verbal harassment while commuting in the public buses, human haulers and other transport. The public transport facility of Dhaka is inadequate and poorly managed. The...
Read moreObesity is increasing among urban children of Bangladesh. As such, the country is facing the 'dual burden' of both malnutrition among the poor and obesity among the affluent children at the same time. Most schools in Dhaka city do not have playgrounds. So the urban children hardly get a chance...
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