Human rights issues in Bangladesh: US to keep expressing concerns
A senior official in the US State Department's Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, made the comment early today in response to a question in which a reporter asked what…
The Daily Star
Rana Plaza tragedy: Why is justice being put on hold?
The fact that there has been no significant progress in the cases filed over the Rana Plaza tragedy, even after a decade has passed by, is not just frustrating; it is a matter of…
Decolonising academia beyond the metaphor
Several students at Columbia University took to their campus last week and set up tents on the lawn, demanding that their institution immediately divest from corporations,…
Thousands pray for rain as Bangladesh sizzles in heatwave
Muslim worshippers gathered in city mosques and rural fields to pray for relief from the scorching heat, which forecasters expect to continue for at least another week.
US bans TikTok, unless ByteDance sells it
US lawmakers argue that as long as TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, it is subject to China's authoritarian regime.
Trade at centre stage between Dhaka, Doha
Qatar and Bangladesh signed 10 deals, including agreements on cooperation on ports, and overseas employment and welfare.
MV Abdullah: All 23 crew to come back by same ship
The vessel that was released by Somali pirates on April 14 berthed at a jetty of the UAE port on Monday night.
Protecting Ganges river dolphins crucial for preserving ecosystem
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said the inability of dolphins to thrive in river waters signals dangerous levels of water pollution.
Climate, weather disasters: Asia hit hardest in 2023 according to UN
The World Meteorological Organization said Asia was warming faster than the global average, with temperatures last year nearly two degrees Celsius above the 1961 to 1990 average.
Bangladesh may lower corporate tax to encourage compliance
The government revenue authority is also planning other fiscal measures like raising the tax rate on higher-income people to contain the country's gaping income inequality,