The real picture of Bangladeshi corporate
Bangladesh ranks among worst for worker rights, with overwork and low pay.
1 March 2025, 07:00 AM
Opinion / Of mortality and unlearnt lessons: A follow-up
The fire gutted nearly every shop in the beloved shopping complex among Dhaka residents for the multitude of thrift clothing shops.
4 April 2023, 09:35 AM
The forgotten people of our wetlands
There is something surreal about Bangladesh’s wetlands. Miles of beautiful scenery, of sparkling shallow waters surrounding patches of land full of greenery.
28 June 2021, 18:00 PM
The expendable lives of our blue-collar workers
On May 1 the world celebrated the contributions of workers to societies especially to the economic growth of nations. Yet news reports on May 5 (The Daily Star) described the dire state of workers in Bangladesh’s informal sector as a result of the economic fallout of the pandemic. Sadly they were not in such a great state before the pandemic either.
22 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Sins against our rivers
Since childhood, we as Bangladeshis are sung many moving tales of how naturally blessed our country is with its multitude of rivers and other waterbodies.
11 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Cheap marketing tactics only hurt the brand
Bangladesh is an ever-growing hub of business. We see businesses of every kind—from e-commerce businesses such as online shopping
19 March 2021, 18:00 PM
How far can humanity go into the outer space?
NASA has released a significant amount of footage, video feeds with audio, and reports on the operation of its Perseverance rover since its landing on Mars on February 18, 2021.
26 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Time to find better alternatives to tobacco farming
Tobacco farming was introduced to Bangladesh in the mid-1960s in the Teesta silt of the Rangpur region, where tobacco was cultivated on soil meant for growing food crops.
22 February 2021, 18:00 PM
TYPES OF SENIORS YOU WILL MEET IN UNIVERSITY
If you're reading this article, there are two possible reasons why you might be doing that. Either 1) you're only here to have some laughs and/or relate to your own situation, or 2) you have just gotten enrolled into a university and you are curious to know if your campus seniors are really machines with an impressive output of academic notes or 'sensible' advisors.
9 January 2019, 18:00 PM
The types of brainstormers in every session
As per definition, it's to 'hold a group discussion to produce ideas'. Personally, if I were to define brainstorming, it would be 'holding a group discussion where chaos ensues until the least expected person comes up with something meaningful'.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Crow's Eye View
It was gone. All of it, morphed into a long line of logs, dried twigs and dead leaves in just two days and two nights on both sides of the streets. And the humans call us 'bad omens'. HAH!
19 December 2018, 18:00 PM
A TICKING MIND BOMB
Mental health is no insignificant topic. Whether it is anxiety, stress, depression, or panic attacks – such a condition can eat up our days, stopping us from living “normal” lives.
12 December 2018, 18:00 PM
How to not do your chores
We dread it, we run from it. But mother dearest will appear. And she will hand us a list of chores that will make you roll our eyes and mumble, “Why me?” to our divine deities.
5 December 2018, 18:00 PM
People as pitha
With the Bangladeshi winter rearing its humid, stagnant, cold head (seriously, you just won't feel it until you move) closer to our faces, you will notice a certain variety of localised rice cake that nearly every Bangladeshi loves to gorge themselves with.
7 November 2018, 18:00 PM