No one knows when life's journey comes to an end unless one makes a voluntary but undesirable choice for making it happen. Why do people, particularly those in the prime of youth, think enough is enough and there is no point carrying on? It may vary from person to person but one underlying feeling

The World Population Day observed on July 11 every year has passed rather quietly in this country. But this year's theme "Realising the hopes and aspirations of young people, today and for the future" could not be more relevant for Bangladesh. Already overburdened with an outsize population, the co

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister concern of the Economist magazine has published its 2026 edition of liveability index. According to the EIU, Dhaka's position remains unchanged at 171st, like last year's, out of 173 cities in the world. Although its score has slightly improved from l

At a time when the Ministry of Agriculture has made a mess of its tree plantation programme, an office attendant of a primary school has shown how love for and dedication to trees can make miracle happen in greening an entire district town. Named Anwar Hossain, the office attendant has already plan

The news that 36 per cent of regular students enrolled for completion of higher secondary education have not even registered for this year's ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations is alarming. Two years back about 1.5 million students had completed admission to class 11 and now 0.5

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for the year 2027 released on June 18 last once again presents a poor showing by the universities---public or private--- in Bangladesh. As usual the University of Dhaka (DU) is leading the pack with its ranking exactly at 600th spot shared by

It may not be the greatest show on earth but, without any doubt, it is the single greatest sporting event ever. Yes, it is the World Cup Football. The honorific of the 'greatest show' goes to the Olympics because it features hundreds of events across dozens of disciplines. But the Federation Intern

Social networks and video platforms have overtaken for the first time the mainstream media globally as the primary source of information. The prestigious Reuters Institute Digital News Report's survey of around 100,000 respondents in 48 countries reveals this troubling development. According to its