Dhaka is often making headlines for ranking as the most polluted city in the world in the Air Quality Index (AQI). The air quality of the city of around 20 million people remains in the "very unhealthy" and "hazardous" categories around the year, but its pollution level reached catastrophic levels
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh with a population of about 20 million crammed into an area of 300 plus square kilometres, is one of the worst liveable city in the world, in terms of air pollution level. Even the day before yesterday, Dhaka ranked first, according to IQAir, an air quality monitorin
The second most populated city and an important cultural and commercial hub of the United States, Los Angeles, has been burning since January 7. The catastrophic wildfire that so far reportedly claimed at least 16 lives had been raging for the seventh day on Monday (January 13) and roughly spread a
The litany of assurances of measures to solve any crisis including containing price hikes of essentials is a trademark playing-to-the-gallery ploy resorted to by a political government. This is not expected from an interim non-political government. Results of its actions should speak for itself. Bu
A video clip of aggrieved farmers destroying their cauliflower in the field as they fail to recover even the basic costs of production is doing the rounds on social media. Mainstream media is also abuzz with stories of farmers not harvesting some of their winter crops due to a lack of fair
A study on the walking environment in the country's capital city has revealed some interesting findings. It showed that five important commercial areas or districts in Dhaka are not friendly for walking at all. Motijheel, once the most important commercial area of the city, is worst for walkers, fo
The pharmaceutical sector of Bangladesh has achieved quite a success in terms of quality and overseas market penetration. The country exports medicines to over 150 countries with several of the over 250 functional drug manufacturers sending their products even to highly regulated markets like the U
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays a pivotal role in the economic growth of any country. For Bangladesh, achieving its ambitious development goals hinges significantly on attracting substantial FDI. However, despite the country's economic potential and strategic geographic location, a multitude
Election and democracy are mainly political issues. In Bangladesh those, however, often become relevant to socio-economic development, particularly when they accelerate or hinder economic growth process. The prospect of peace, stability and economic growth in the context of the upcoming elections n
To retard the process of human-induced global warming, the concerned UN bodies have been working hard to prevail upon nations to limit their levels of carbon emission. But despite commitments and promises from the main contributors to global warming, cooperation from the developed and fast growing
A fresh spurt in rice price right in the peak harvesting time is unexpected but not ruled out altogether. It may happen if the harvest is very poor and there is no arrangement for supplementing the anticipated shortfall of the staple cereal. But as many as 277 private importers have been given perm
As predicted earlier, the New Year celebration on the so-called 31st night was marked with sound and air pollution in different parts of the country. Only a week ago, a study revealed that fireworks during the New Year celebration heightened Dhaka's air and sound pollution. This year, the amo
The New Year's Eve celebration was unknown to most people in Bangladesh until the early nineties of the last century. It began on a small scale in the seventies when it was confined to the neo-rich class and celebrities in Dhaka city, usually arranged indoors. The festival started getting popular a
