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Financing for Development Must Account for Women

Dhaka, July 4 -- The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) is taking place at a time of escalating debt crises, rising poverty, declining food security, and proliferating... Read More


Bangladesh to overcome dengue epidemic with joint efforts, says China

Dhaka, July 4 -- China on Thursday said they firmly believe that the people of Bangladesh will be able to overcome the dengue epidemic soon with the joint efforts of the Bangladesh government, society... Read More


US supports Prof Yunus's bid to build consensus on reform agenda for elections

Dhaka, July 4 -- The United States on Wednesday said they fully support the work planned by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to build consensus around reform and to pave the way for free and fai... Read More


Dhaka vows to help build terror-free world, pays tribute to Holey Artisan victims

Dhaka, July 4 -- Paying deep tribute to the victims of the 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery terrorist attack, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam has said Bangladesh continues to pursue a 'zero tolerance policy... Read More


Human-elephant coexistence in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 4 -- I was scheduled to travel to Bogor, Indonesia, to attend the 4th meeting of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group from May 20-22, 1992. When I went to the visa office of the Indonesian ... Read More


The contours of art criticism and curatorial practices in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 4 -- Dhaka Courier's long-term cultural correspondent, Takir Hossain (TH), got a chance to explore the vibrant city of Stromstad in Sweden, as part of a two-week residency programme in Jun... Read More


Decline in Migration: A crisis bigger than it seems?

Dhaka, June 20 -- Migration from Bangladesh of workers to elsewhere declined in 2024. It was not unexpected as the country's situation was unstable with political changes but the issue may be deeper t... Read More


No Endgame in the Middle East

Dhaka, June 20 -- Israel's pre-emptive military strike on Iran is the latest episode in a Middle Eastern conflict that began once upon a vanished time and that appears to have no end in a tangible fut... Read More


The Consensus to End Patriarchy

Dhaka, June 20 -- It is almost axiomatic, but let's start by saying that women in the Indian Subcontinent have been subjugated for millenia, since time immemorial. That holds true for other regions of... Read More


Will the dark shadow of piracy eclipse Bangla cinema's revival?

Dhaka, June 20 -- The Bangladeshi film industry has shown signs of revival in recent Eid seasons, with multiple box office successes offering hope to a sector that has struggled for years due to the p... Read More