The price of rawhide has fallen sharply causing immense loss to small and seasonal traders during this Eid-ul-Azha. On average,

Yet another Eid-ul-Azha—the festival to commemorate the spirit of sacrifice for the Muslim community—has passed, and again it has been proven that we are completely disregarding the teachings of our peaceful religion. The prophet himself (pbuh) had asked his

Everyone is well aware of the detrimental health effects of smoking. According to a study conducted this year, 1.4 percent of Bangladesh’s GDP gets wasted due to tobacco consumption, while it also contributes to 13.5 percent of fatalities. Growing accustomed to smoking is also usually the first step towards acquiring the habit of consuming drugs.

There is no question that it is becoming increasingly costlier to live in Dhaka. House rent, food prices, and travel expenses are alarmingly high, and they are only soaring by the day.

Only a few days are left till Eid-ul-Adha and people have begun to go back home. But this time, instead of joy, their hearts are filled with fear and anxiety because dengue has turned into an epidemic. It may strike anywhere, anytime—people are at their wit’s end.

Around this time last year, the government fixed 2,954 spots in 11 city corporations of the country for slaughtering sacrificial animals to speed up the disposal of waste, blood and leftovers after the slaughters.

Physical activities should be incorporated as a mandatory part of elementary school. The fact that physical exercises and sports are

A record number of patients have been admitted in many hospitals across the country. The country is now in dire straits with both the city corporations of the capital city failing to act effectively to revert this situation. The medicines that have been used so far to kill the Aedes mosquitoes in Dhaka have proven to be fruitless, with dozens of lives lost already.

Recently, in a two-day international conference jointly organised by Financial Inclusion Network, Bangladesh and the Institute for ...

It seems that death is lurking everywhere in Bangladesh. Every day we hear news of numerous unnatural deaths. Only July 31, for example, six people died while cleaning a septic tank in Joypurhat and three ship-breaking workers died from toxic gas in Chattogram.

While the entire nation seemed to have been gripped by a dark cloud of misery, the endeavours of our cricket team were the only national agenda that was providing some sort of comfort for us—but even that is no longer the case.

Bangladesh Bank initiated the school banking programme in 2010 for students to help them understand the importance of saving,

On July 24, the DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, took the biggest single day leap since January 8, this year.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) ordered all scheduled banks to downsize the deposit and lending rates to 6 and 9 percent respectively.

As of 2018, in Bangladesh, the gross domestic savings rate—as a share of the GDP—is 22.8 percent (World Bank national accounts data).

Low-lying Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries when it comes to the impacts of climate change. In the coastal areas, people undertake adaptive strategies frequently to tackle the risks and threats they face. A lot of people in the rural areas are not even aware about the climate risks. This ignorance is dangerous and should not be allowed to persist given the major climatic threats looming over us.

Dengue fever has taken the form of an epidemic: every day, more people are getting infected, and hospitals are filled to the brim.

Recently, we have seen a series of mob beatings that, in some cases, have led to the loss of innocent lives. But why are we seeing people behave like this?

Bangladesh has made major strides in laying the groundwork for a diverse and successful outsourcing market.

Every year, scores of people die or get displaced due to floods in Bangladesh, particularly in the northern parts of the country.