Giving away her hard-earned income to the destitute, Dil Afroze Khuki of Rajshahi has chosen a life of constant battles.

As a sailor, we always feel this and thus our relation with the sea becomes inseparable in our life. Sometimes we forget the presence of air around us, though we inhale it every second, likewise, at times we tend to realise our engrossed relation with the sea. However, the same feeling suddenly popped up when we saw a forlorn mechanised boat -- at deep sea for months -- carrying a huge number of people including women and children. They even didn’t have water to drink, even though they were surrounded by the sea.

Against the backdrop of the Institute of Public Health (IPH) asking its Muslim employees to follow specific dress code, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain has said no official can issue such circular.

Dr Muhammad Abdur Rahim, director of the institute under the health directorate, in a circular issued on Wednesday asked male employees to wear clothes above the ankle and women below the ankle with hijab.

New internet users are disproportionately affected by the socio-economic impact of Covid-19, according to a study recently released by Google’s Next Billion Users initiative team.

The following is a news article that was originally published on September 20, 2011. All dates and events correspond to the original report from 2011 and has not been edited or changed in this republishing.

It was not too long ago that "Corporate Social Responsibility", or CSR was considered as the key indicator in judging a company's responsibility for society in the sense of sustainable business practices. However, in recent times, Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) has emerged as three central factors in measuring the sustainability and societal impact of an investment in a company or business. Starting from Fortune 500 companies to new startups, investors are now considering ESG ratings as key indicators in determining future financial performances (return and risk).

Md Ziaur Rahman, professor of Dhaka University’s Criminology Department, has been sued under the Digital Security Act on charges of “making derogatory comments on Islam” during a live talk-show on a private television channel.

Shwapno, the country’s largest retail chain shop, has announced to sell potatoes at a price of Tk 30 per kg and onions at Tk 75 per kg.

Over a hundred people walked along the beach of Cox’s Bazar demanding climate justice and gender justice in one of first events by ActionAid under a global campaign titled “Walk for Survival”.

The health ministry has nominated 10 private Covid-19 rt-PCR testing labs in Dhaka city for issuing coronavirus infection-free certificates today.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate a special flight from Dhaka to Rome on October 28.

ShopUp is Sequoia Capital India and Flourish Ventures’ first investment in Bangladesh.

Today marks the second death anniversary of legendary singer, guitarist, composer and songwriter Ayub Bachchu.

The second edition of Bangladesh Fintech Summit, powered by Guardian Life Insurance Limited, has begun with a view to unlock the true potential of finance for people, community and society and help Bangladesh to achieve its potential.

With 66 percent of vital oil shipments for India, Japan, and China, and 33 percent of the world’s bulk cargo passing through these waters, the Bay of Bengal is practically on the economic highway of the world. This has provided the impetus for growth of maritime enterprises of densely populated littoral countries including Bangladesh. Regional connectivity through the Bay of Bengal can change the fate of the South Asian people.

Youths from different parts of the country, including around 50 girls, have demanded action against all sorts of discrimination, violence, lack of opportunities and violation of rights of girls and young women.

Life is hard. For you, going through the motions is easier said than done, especially given your mental and physical impairments. You’ve spent every day of your life under the heel of your disabilities, with little to no control over how you act, speak, or even think. Seated on a chair, you flick through the channels on television and a smile begins to appear on your face. This is the best part of your day, because the virtual world on that little screen brings you solace and an escape from your forlorn reality.

With a motto of embracing the “new normal” that academia is experiencing amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of English at University of Asia Pacific (UAP) has recently inaugurated an international webinar series on “Doing English Studies Postcolonially”,

On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, Qatar Airways will give away 21,000 complimentary tickets to teachers to thank them for their vital work in educating young people worldwide during the challenges brought by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.