Over 2.7 lakh deaths linked to air pollution in 2023
Over 271,000 people in Bangladesh died from air pollution-related causes in 2023, according to a new global report.
22 October 2025, 00:00 AM
To the girl raising her father
It still feels like yesterday.
It was a March evening in 2017. I stood outside the labour room -- anxious, restless, and counting the seconds.
10 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Opinion / When governance fails, people pay the price
Month after month, similar figures emerge, followed by assurances that things will change. Yet, the headlines barely differ.
8 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Architects of tomorrow overlooked today
They carry the nation’s most vital responsibility: shaping young minds and laying the foundation for future generations.
4 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Eastern coast sinking faster as sea level rises
Bangladesh’s eastern coast, a key zone for development activities, is sinking faster than the central and western coasts amid rising sea levels, posing threats to infrastructure, vast swathes of farmland and the livelihoods of millions of people, warns a new study.
3 October 2025, 18:25 PM
Dengue deaths: Families left behind to pick up the pieces
As of yesterday, 188 people had died and 44,693, had been hospitalised.
26 September 2025, 18:29 PM
New condition for $5.5B loan: IMF limits Bangladesh’s foreign loan intake
The global lender introduced a new condition for the next instalment of its $5.5 billion loan package
26 September 2025, 18:24 PM
Total literacy elusive after Tk 4,000cr spent
Nearly one in five Bangladeshis aged seven and above remains illiterate, despite Tk 4,000 crore being spent on literacy programmes over the past 34 years.
8 September 2025, 18:09 PM
Graduation From LDC: Govt seeks 5-year transition period
Bangladesh will seek to retain the zero duty benefit and the market access for five years after its graduation to a developing country as the pandemic took a heavy toll on the nation’s economy.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Oxford University-Astrazeneca Vaccine: Bangladesh okays it for emergency use
Bangladesh yesterday approved the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for importing the vaccine from Serum Institute of India.
4 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Oxford University-Astrazeneca vaccine: Bangladesh okays it for emergency use
Bangladesh has approved the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, paving the way for bringing the vaccine for emergency use.
4 January 2021, 17:15 PM
2020, the Year of Pandemic: Heartbreaks in heartland
Abdur Rahim*, a private tutor in Dhaka, thought his life had finally stabilised after two decades of hard work. With a steady income, he could afford a place in the capital and sustain his family.
3 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-time Education: New approach, old disparity
When the Covid-19 outbreak led to a closure of educational institutions in late March, students, guardians and teachers alike speculated that the disruption would last a few months.
29 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Food security still not for all
Although Bangladesh achieved food security and improved access to food, eight percent of the households where the urban poor live still go to sleep with empty stomachs, reveals a government survey.
20 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Graduation from LDC: UN projections show high hope
Bangladesh is on track to graduate to a developing country from a least developed one as a UN body estimates that the country’s scores in all three criteria would be much higher from the graduation threshold next year.
14 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Mission Impossible accomplished
Mizanur Rahman stood still, gazing with awe from the bank of the Padma river at the specialised floating crane laying down the last span on the mega structure yesterday.
10 December 2020, 18:10 PM
Grit and glory
At precisely 12:02pm came the glorious moment. The final span of the Padma bridge was in its place and a giant step was made towards the realisation of a long-cherished dream.
10 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Tk 1,21,353Cr Stimulus Packages: 39pc disbursed in six months
After the government announced 21 stimulus packages involving more than Tk 1,21,000 crore to tackle the pandemic fallout, 39.23 percent of the total amount or Tk 47,615 crore was disbursed till October 31, according to a report of the finance ministry.
27 November 2020, 18:00 PM
A winter to watch
The temperature drop over the last few days means that the season of cold and flu is around the corner.
26 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Probable Vaccine Recipients: Frontliners to be first in line
With Bangladesh securing nearly 100 million doses of Covid vaccine from two sources by next year, the most pertinent question now is who will be vaccinated first.
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Graduation from LDC Status: Hope brightens
Bangladesh is going to compete in the second review of a UN panel next year for graduation to a developing country from a least developed one as it met all the three criteria for getting out of the LDC bloc.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid Fallout Package: Let barriers be removed
In the face of criticisms, the government is going to evaluate its economic rescue scheme announced six months ago to tackle the fallout of the pandemic.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Preventing Second Wave: Govt words not reflected in action
The government’s preparations for tackling a possible spike in Covid-19 cases in the coming winter appear to be limited to rhetoric as efforts to control virus transmission and ensure treatment are still far from satisfactory.
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Vaccine for all, free of cost
The government has decided to administer Covid-19 vaccines to all the citizens free of cost once those are procured.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Dream coming true bit by bit
A nuclear reactor and a steam generator, the key components of the first unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, arrived in Bangladesh yesterday, paving the way for completing the main phase of the mega project.
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Double trouble for the poor amid pandemic
House help Salma Khatun and her rickshaw-puller husband Forkan Ali saved their hard-earned money for the future of their two daughters.
15 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Lagging behind in vaccine race
Bangladesh’s refusal to co-fund the trials of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has narrowed down its options for getting vaccines when they will be ready, experts said.
14 October 2020, 18:00 PM
1 in 10 in Dhaka may have been infected: WB report
One in every 10 people in the capital may have already been infected with Covid-19, says the World Bank, warning that the coronavirus pandemic is not likely to pass anytime soon.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM