Imagine a sub-district in Bangladesh where five educated young people decide to establish a food-processing business together instead of waiting separately for five jobs. One will oversee production, another will manage farmer relations and raw material collection, a third will handle accounts and financing, a fourth will manage sales and marketing, and the fifth will […]Continue Reading

Ms. Tahmina, a 16-year-old girl from Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar, was preparing to study in Grade 10. But her future was suddenly at risk because of her family’s financial difficulties and her father’s illness. Instead of supporting her education, her family began considering her marriage. Ms. Tahmina was devastated when she heard about the plan […]Continue Reading

Md. Shahidul Islam Sumon The government has raised fuel oil prices again. It names two main reasons: higher world fuel prices and higher shipping costs. The Energy and Mineral Resources Division says that since March, world prices of several fuels have more than doubled. It also says freight charges have risen a lot because of […]Continue Reading

Dr. Ajoy Kanti Mondol Every day at the office, I go out at least once for tea. In a short break of about 15 minutes, five or six beggars come and hold out their hands. It feels a bit annoying. But this scene is a daily part of life for people in Dhaka. We meet […]Continue Reading

On September 10, the government formed three crucial committees regarding the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT): the 9-member CHT Advisory Committee headed by the Chairman of the CHT Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee, the 15-member CHT Executive Committee headed by the Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the 19-member CHT National Committee headed by Continue Reading

Bangladesh stands today at an important turning point of development. We are opening new doors in the economy, infrastructure, education, technology, human resources, diplomacy and international cooperation. Yet one basic question still shakes our conscience. Does the state truly know its silent patriots? Some people have worked for the country for decades without Continue Reading

In politics, a statement is sometimes more than a statement. A single word can raise big questions about a party’s political thinking, its strategy or its view of the public mood. The recent remark of BNP Vice Chairman Mr. Barkat Ullah Bulu has raised one such question. He said, “Prime Minister Mr. Tarique Rahman has […]Continue Reading