Dhaka has been experiencing heavy downpours over the past few days and in consequence that have left the megacity city non-functional.  But why should a heavy downpour be able to completely inundate a modern city   and disrupt entire city life altogether? What has happened to its drainage

The continuous torrential rains that started on July have inundated Chattogram and the southeastern districts. The heavy, relentless monsoon downpours not only caused widespread floods but also landslides in the hills causing some 29 fatalities of which 14 happened to be children. Reports further s

What a recent report based on the inspection titled, ‘Foundational Literacy and Numeracy of all Primary School Students in Dhaka and Narayanganj Districts’ conducted under the primary and mass education ministry showed about the basic knowledge acquired by primary schoolchildren was any

In Bangladesh, food security is structurally synonymous with rice security, as the crop serves as the foundational backbone of the nation's nutrition, rural economy and agriculture. Rice constitutes a staggering 94 per cent to 97 per cent of the country's total food grain production. So, it is hard

Little scientists from Ashuganj Tap Bidyut Kendra High School of Brahmanbaria showcased their innovative skills at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Sunday (June 28). On display was a farming rover, a watercraft and a drone. All those contraptions are conn

The World Bank (WB) has warned that the distressed banking sector is the primary hurdle to the incumbent BNP government's ambition of transforming Bangladesh into a US$1.0 trillion economy by 2034.  The barrier to achieve this ambitious goal, the international agency responsible for reducing g

On 20 (Saturday), a fisherman caught a large hilsa (fish) weighing 2.40 kg in his net from the River Meghna. When the fisherman, Kamal Majhi, brought the fish to the Ramnewaz fish landing centre (Matsya Ghat) in Manpura upazila of Bhola district, it was big news in the Ghat area among the fishermen

The tea sector contributes approximately 0.81 per cent to 1.0 per cent to Bangladesh's national GDP.  It is the country's second-largest export-oriented cash crop after jute and supporting millions of livelihoods, especially in rural communities. The sector provides direct and indirect employm