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HAISON Celebrates 10 Years of Excellence

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- HAISON International Ltd, founded by M Jalalul Hai, has made its mark in a short period of time with excellent services and celebrated its 10th anniversary on 18 September. The cel... Read More


February polls to be peaceful, festive despite attempts to delay: Prof Yunus

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday reaffirmed his government's commitment to holding a 'free, fair, transparent and festive' general election in the first half of Februa... Read More


Islami Bank regains customer trust amid remarkable growth in post-uprising era: Omar Faruk Khan, MD and CEO

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- After changing leadership in August 2024, Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has achieved extraordinary growth, significantly increasing its customer base and deposits while paying off all ... Read More


Back from the brink

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Over the 36 days that it spanned, the July Uprising that uprooted the authoritarian regime of the Awami League last year didn't quite have the fate of the country's banking sector v... Read More


The climate crisis in South Asia: The future of statehood and transboundary rivers

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- South Asia will be one of the worst affected regions in the climate crisis. Melting Himalayan glaciers in Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and India will contribute to rising sea levels and ... Read More


The blend of impulsiveness and understated abstraction

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- To discern the unique signature of artist Tajuddin Ahmed, who has resided in Toronto since 2008, it is essential to examine his current artistic practice within the framework of the... Read More


Five ways the state failed during Gen Z protest

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- On September 8, police opened fire on protesters in New Baneshwar while they tried to storm into the Parliament building, killing 19 on the first day and raising the toll to 58 with... Read More


India's Reckoning With Its Dangerous Neighborhood

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Although instability is endemic to South and Southeast Asia, it is becoming increasingly dangerous both for India's neighbors and India itself. This was reflected most recently in t... Read More


Ice, Spice, and the Dollar Enticements to Plumb Alien Oceans

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- In the coming decades, a new drilling frontier awaits, one exponentially more exciting than the desert oil fields that defined the last century. The pursuit of extraterrestrial life... Read More


Chilling Memories of November 1971

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- A few evenings ago I was sitting in the Shahabuddin Park, deep in thought. My hands were holding either side of my face when an elderly man came up and put his hand on my shoulder a... Read More