We rarely consider how jokes, teasing, or even a simple comment on social media can stir a storm in someone else's mind. We overlook whose face pales, whose eyes fill with tears, or whose silent pain grows unbearable. Body shaming...
Notable turning points in Bangladesh's transition to a cashless society include the development of the Interoperable Digital Transaction Platform (IDTP) and the rapid expansion of Mobile Financial Services (MFS). A closer look, however, reveals a regulatory "Catch-22" that could stifle...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
The writing has long been on the wall that a powerful earthquake is quite likely any time. Friday's 5.7-magnitude tremor, with its epicentre in Narsingdi, sent a powerful jolt through Dhaka and surrounding areas. Many described the frightening shock as...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
The financial sector in Bangladesh is at a crossroads now amid the interim government's hectic efforts towards widespread redressal of irregularities, which has been long overdue. The task is challenging, and there is no quick fix for the problems created,...
Miscreants gunned down a political worker reportedly belonging to the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), named Golam Kibria, on Monday (November 17) evening from Pallabi area in the city, unchallenged either by the watching public or any...
Sayera Younus | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh’s economy in 2025 is navigating a turbulent phase marked by inflationary pressures, fiscal constraints, and political transition. The interim government, formed in mid-2024, inherited a fragile macroeconomic environment and has since launched a series of reform initiatives. However, the...
Ayesha Sabrina | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
As a Relationship Manager — or a banker in the making — one inevitably delves into credit risk, its identifiers, and ways to mitigate it early in their career. With rising non-performing loans creating a significant stress on financial capital...
A. S. M. Ahsan Habib | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
We are constantly moving towards the future. Modernity is reflected in the latest versions of various types of services. Similarly, various service providers are also busy thinking about the future and improving the service sector. Therefore, with the aim of...
Sanjoy Pal | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Every economy encompasses the motion of production, consumption, trade and distribution of domestic and global resources in local interest. People belonging to that economy for their wellbeing surround the activity. A country considered advancing in economic dividends whose growth potential...
Imtiaz A. Hussain | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
As one of the world’s top-ten most vulnerable countries against rising ocean-water levels, Bangladesh’s secular threats, and not its material growth, may dictate the country’s 21st-century future. Bangladesh joined the 15-year SDG (sustainable development goal) crusade in 2015, but with five years left, its...
Bishakha Devnath | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Seventeen years back on December 29, 2008, Dhaka streets felt the exuberance of people who thronged polling booths in hundreds of thousands to exercise their power to decide who would represent them in parliament. They wanted the military-backed government to...
Mabroor Mahmood | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
During his recent visit to Malaysia, Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the Government of Bangladesh, met with the Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, to discuss about developing Bangladesh's Halal industry. Professor Yunus also proposed establishing a...
A K Enamul Haque | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
As the United Nations (UN) approaches its 80th anniversary in 2025, the global discourse surrounding its efficacy is at a fever pitch. On the one hand, multilateralism is unequivocally recognised as required to navigate the complexities of a "multiplex world"....
Sameera Zaman | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh today stands at a demographic crossroads. With a substantial youth population, it holds a promise of a new generation that can lead the country into an era of creativity, innovation, and social progress. And yet, that promise remains only...
Mahmudul Islam | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
It was a wedding that would put many extravagant ones to shame. As reports run, the groom and the bride are from two opulent families in Bangladesh, a country struggling to come out from the world's poor-country club, that is,...
Muhammad Nazmul Khan | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
When the authoritarian government of Sheikh Hasina was challenged in the summer of 2024, the largest demographic that was at the forefront against it was the youth of the country. The frustration that gave rise to their heroic stand against...
Serajul I. Bhuiyan | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Regarding nation-building, there is little that can be considered more valuable than an able, educated human resource base. For a nation like Bangladesh, which stands at the juncture of demographic opportunities and international economic transformation, its true catalysts of transformation...
Irtifa Raiyan | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
How is it that Bangladeshis save, yet the country is not truly becoming wealthier? Why does so little of that hard-earned money find its way into productive ventures, businesses, or the capital market? What is stopping Bangladeshis from moving from...
Abdullah A Dewan | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Over the past fifteen years, the country's economic resilience has rested on three enduring pillar exports, export processing zones (EPZs), and expatriate remittances. These are not merely sources of income but the arteries that have kept growth flowing through shocks,...
K A S Murshid | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh's development trajectory presents a fascinating case study in the tension between formal planning mechanisms and actual growth patterns. While the country has maintained an unbroken tradition of Five-Year Plans since independence in 1971, their actual role in driving development...
Earthquakes seldom announce themselves before they strike yet their consequences reflect years of choices made about how cities grow and how safety is enforced. The tremor that rippled through Dhaka and nearby districts on Friday morning was a moderate event...
NONTHABURI (Thailand), Nov 21 (AFP): Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday, strutting to victory after several dramatic missteps before the final round, including staging a walkout when an organiser of the beauty pageant chastised her.
A man arrested in connection with the killing of Jubo Dal leader Golam Kibria in Dhaka's Pallabi has reportedly died while in the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of police, reports bdnews24.com.The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said that 40-year-old...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-11-22 00:00:00
The number of unresolved human- trafficking cases remained at a concerning level in Bangladesh in the first half of 2025, as ongoing investigations and court proceedings continue to delay justice for victims. While data shows a steady increase in the...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-11-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh's agent-banking sector continued to expand steadily in terms of deposits, loans, and transactions, as of September 2025, driven largely by strong rural participation and a rebound in urban activity.Deposits rose 20.6 per cent year-on-year, reaching over Tk 471.96 billion...
Bangladesh A made it to the final of the T-20 Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 after defeating India A in the semi-final in a sensational super over at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha.Winning the toss, India A...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-11-22 00:00:00
The government has issued strict directives to curb interior decoration and unauthorised repair works inside the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka, aiming to strengthen fire safety and prevent future accidents, sources said.The move follows an investigation that found unregulated "beautification" and...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday paid glowing tributes to the Armed Forces martyrs, who made supreme sacrifices during the War of Liberation in 1971, on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day, reports BSS.The Chief Adviser paid the...
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