On January 16, two cats owned by Zillur Rahman, an inhabitant of Monirampur of Jashore, innocently strolled into the neighbouring house owned by Hira. Hira did not shoo the cats away. Instead, he lured them into a room, closed the doors and windows and proceeded to beat them mercilessly with a stic

On the night of August 18, when the entire village of Dalori, near the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, was sleeping, there were several loud bangs. Gul Hazir, a resident of Dalori, later told AFP that several cloudbursts from two sides of the village struck the remote valley.

In the second week of August, five companies in the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) announced plans to slash a total of 7,000 jobs. The companies include the global biotechnology firm CSL, the globally renowned LG Electronics, the US-based and internationally recognised tractor and farm

Immediately after gaining independence, Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves were nearly depleted. Most factories had either been destroyed or shut down due to the war in 1971. Despite these challenges, the economy, heavily dependent on foreign loans, aid, and agriculture, showed remarkable resil

Besides amending existing cybersecurity laws, Bangladesh  could take lessons from advanced countries  that are trying to regulate AI usage   writes Syed Tashfin Chowdhury   As Artificial Intelligence-based software and tools continue to take over many aspects of professio

Recently, my friends and I walked into the movie theatre to watch Superman with no expectations whatsoever. As this movie was directed by James Gunn, the filmmaker who made lighthearted superhero films like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Super and others in the past, I thought this would be a re

In the past month, Parlament passed the national budget for 2023-24. The budget saw a lot of 'firsts' in it, one of them being the introduction of carbon tax. CARBON TAX: Under the carbon tax that became effective from July 1, 2023, anyone who owns more than one car in Bangladesh will have to pay

The economy of Bangladesh has been enjoying a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate at over 7.0 per cent over the last four fiscal years. Economists have pointed towards several reasons behind the consistent growth rate. Primarily, a number of steps were taken by the government to facilitate ce