Dhaka stares down the barrel of water
Once widely abundant, the freshwater for Dhaka dwellers continues to deplete at a dramatic rate and may disappear far below the ground.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Groundwater not so uncharted anymore
Groundwater is indeed a huge wealth of Bangladesh, but this ample freshwater resource is now at a serious risk of gradual depletion and contamination.
23 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Garment sector sets worst example among industries
The R&D allocation is too meagre for an economy like Bangladesh
12 November 2023, 14:00 PM
Farmers kick-start a freshwater machine
Water is everywhere in and around Bangladesh, yet the lack of freshwater is one of its most pressing concerns.
15 October 2022, 02:30 AM
No hope for the new poor
Money is not a problem, and the government too intends to support the poor in their dire need. What’s the problem then? The government does not know who to help out!
3 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Opinion: Govt shoots a messenger
She wasn’t handcuffed. Yet, she was indeed guarded by hordes of police personnel all the time: from custody to court. Following an overnight stay in custody, she was taken to court with a “guard of dishonour” and then hauled on to a prison van to jail on Tuesday.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Eid is here, joy is not
Eid is in a day or two, no? You have to ask just to be sure.
11 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Opinion: Hiss or boom?
Steam goes off, lid in the handle slides down to be in airtight mode, and pressure starts to mount again within the sealed pot before the next hiss.
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Sky is the limit for Mbappe
France's Kylian Mbappe is undoubtedly fast.
5 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Too much on Friday
The World Cup in Russia shifts up another gear.
4 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Love this Japan!
Japan were just incredible!
3 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Tite's pack of wolves ready
It's been a strange World Cup so far in Russia: smiles for also-rans and tears for big guns.
2 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Portugal missed a Eusebio
It was a Black Saturday that saw the fall of the two most glittering stars of world football.
1 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Messi remains Club King
With hands on hips, eyes bleary and lips quivering, he looks on after losing another crunch match.
30 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Time to say goodbyes
It's time for some tearful goodbyes as the World Cup goes down to wire.
30 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Who’s heading home?
It’s now crunch time, as the World Cup in Russia reaches the knockout round. For fans, tonight holds the most crucial hours of tournament, when two of the four leading football nations -- Argentina or France and Portugal or Uruguay -- will head home with broken hearts.
30 June 2018, 10:01 AM
Mood vs pressure
The World Cup's tryst with Telstar 18 came to an end Thursday night. The high-tech official football, made by Adidas, proved to be quite exciting as it produced goals in all but one of the 44 matches played with it.
29 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Writing was on the wall
Heartbroken and humiliated, Germany will be haunted by South Korea for years.
28 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Cheers, only for now
Lionel Messi lives on in the World Cup, at least for another match in Russia.
27 June 2018, 18:00 PM
'Penaldo' fails too
Winners won matches and losers the hearts in the early hours Tuesday.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM
It's game of maths now
It's a game of mathematics now.
The World Cup in Russia has reached an exciting phase. Except for eight teams, the fate of the rest hangs in the balance.
25 June 2018, 18:00 PM
A typical Germany
It was a typical German show of grit and guts: never-say-die till the long whistle.
24 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Nothing goes missing in Brazil's win
Whew! What a relief Friday night offered to fans of two Latin American football powerhouses -- Brazil and Argentina -- in Bangladesh and beyond.
23 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Oh no, ARGENTINA!
What a shocker it was! No football buff, I believe, saw this coming. Argentina, the powerhouse of world football, are on the brink of elimination this early from the World Cup in Russia.
22 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Ronaldo the winner so far
They are the livewires of their clubs -- Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. They are the ones with whom their countries -
21 June 2018, 18:00 PM
'King of Egypt', goodbye
With hands on hips, shoulders slightly slumped, eyes wide shut, he looked into an emptiness from the middle of the stadium. As if time just froze with the long whistle from the referee. And the king was just defeated.
20 June 2018, 18:00 PM
EXIT, reads the second slip-up
Sit tight! Some nail-biting affairs are on the cards as the World Cup has already promised to be quite unpredictable for fans and pundits alike.
19 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Topsy-turvy start for top teams
Bangladeshis celebrated Eid with the World Cup adding a kind of spice they did not quite expect.
18 June 2018, 18:00 PM