Jasmine furious over reports of breakup to ‘increase views’
Indian television actress Jasmine Bhasin has opened up about her breakup with Aly Goni. Rumours of their relationship deteriorating started with an emotional post she...
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How Can We Prevent Deaths We Do Not Even Count?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Bangladesh recorded 4,714 suicide deaths in 2021- only 2.8 per 100,000 populations. In the same year, police records...
Food delivery apps and digital labor
The rapid expansion of food delivery apps is reshaping urban life in Bangladesh. Platforms such as Foodpanda and Pathao have transformed how urban residents order,...
River Excavation Project: Strict Accountability Needed to Curb Malpractice
OURS is a riverine country. Rivers, streams and canals crisscross the entire nation like a vast network. For any agriculture-based economy, these water sources are...
Govt cuts aromatic rice export quota by 50pc
The government has cut the approved quota for aromatic rice exports by 50% to maintain normal rice supplies in the domestic market, ensure food security...
Where does BD export rice?
Saudi Arabia and the United States are among the leading destinations for Bangladeshi milled rice. In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported around 1,643 tonnes of rice...
US sanctions put Iran’s students in peril
US sanctions have disrupted English proficiency testing in Iran, threatening the overseas study plans of thousands of Iranian students who can no longer sit for...
Nearly 40m people can’t read
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj has stressed the need to strengthen non-formal education to bring nearly 40 million people who remain...
Anu warns of risks in DP world port deal
Economist Professor Anu Muhammad has accused successive Bangladeshi governments of using a “lack of capacity” argument for 54 years to justify foreign takeovers of national...
Stop arrests over anti-govt views: Rizvi
BNP Acting Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called for an end to the practice of arresting people merely for...
104-year-old Nur sent to jail
A Dhaka court has sent 104-year-old Md. Nur Muhammad to jail in a double-murder case stemming from a robbery at a jewellery shop in Kishoreganj...
Gold price surge lifts BB’s reserve value
The financial value of gold held in Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserves increased by Tk 2,422.52 crore in the 2025-26 fiscal year as global gold prices...