Sadat Rahman (not his real name) has a small photocopy shop right beside a renowned university in Rongpur.

There are some books that immediately grab your attention by dint of their titles.

The Covid-19 vaccine that has reached Bangladesh was developed by Oxford University scientists. It has already been approved for use in the UK and the EU.

Once a pure jungle, Modhupur sal forest is now, for the most part, a motley assortment of vast banana, pineapple and spice orchards.

Bangladesh’s bilateral ties with the United States are wide-ranging and have historical roots.

Why is it so difficult to write about something that seems so obvious and urgent? Can it have something to do with that very “obviousness” itself?

Caesarean section (C-section) is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby by cutting an opening in the mother’s abdomen. It was developed as a way to enable a safe birth when complications in the pregnancy threatened harm for either the mother or the baby.

In the early hours of February 1, the day Myanmar’s newly elected parliamentarians were to take their seats, the armed forces arrested senior members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), including State Counselor and NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar President Win Myint.

The story of India’s fight against coronavirus for over a year is remarkable. On September 16 last year, India had reported a record 97,894 coronavirus cases.

It was around mid-2014. I was a non-resident Bangladeshi (NRB) banker completing seven years in the UAE, working for regional banks there.

For ordinary Bangladeshis bereft of smart phones and computers, it was a baffling experience. Last week they were bombarded with the message that the Al Jazeera report titled All the Prime Minister’s Men was the outcome of a mischievous conspiracy.

Bangladesh celebrated National Library Day on February 5, 2021. According to the British Council and the department of public libraries, the day aims to celebrate libraries nationwide to promote library culture at the grassroots level. However, there is a need to discuss National Library Day in relation to school libraries’ connections to national education policy goals and its implications for student success.

During a recent round-trip from Atlanta, US to Dhaka, Bangladesh, I had wildly contrasting experiences in the two cities as I tried to get tested for Covid-19.

If you were forced out from your ancestral land today, where would you go? How long could you walk in your torn sandals?

This column is about humans and the interactions that this intelligent mammal have with machines. Humans have been using tools since the dawn of civilisation.

For the HSC students in Bangladesh, when it comes to choosing a field of study, business and engineering have generally been the top picks for a long time.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked agricultural scientists to conduct further research on local fruits and agricultural items to expand the market for those.

In a recent webinar titled “History of the University of Dhaka and Higher Education in Bangladesh”, organised in connection with the celebration of 100 years of Dhaka University, the discussion on the importance of research came up in all the presentations.

The biggest political challenge that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government faces right now is the agitation on the outskirts of Delhi by farmers coming mainly from Punjab, Haryana and western part of Uttar Pradesh.

Elections in our part of the world usually generate an atmosphere of festivity among the people. Aspiring candidates start wearing special attire and print posters with greetings on occasions like Eid,