BCB set to take legal action against Durbar Rajshahi
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to take legal action against Durbar Rajshahi after their foreign players refused to show up at the match venue citing non-payment issues which forced them to play with only local players against Rangpur Riders in Mirpur on Sunday. Since the start of the tournament, the Rajshahi franchise has…
The untapped potential for renewables on Dhaka rooftops
On the occasion of the International Day of Clean Energy, rooftop solar energy emerges as a beacon of hope for sustainable development in urban centres like Dhaka, where population density is seemingly at odds with the high land availability required for solar. But innovation, imagination, and the right design could maximise utility from the supposedly…
Bangladesh faces tough time in global apparel game
Bangladesh is likely to face more hurdles in the race to grab a bigger share of the global apparel market as the Indian government plans to step up its financial assistance to garment exporters. The Indian government’s confidence that it could capture a bigger slice of the $800 billion global market was renewed when it…
Bangla Academy suspends list of awardees
Just two days after announcing the 2024 Bangla Academy Literary Awards, the government has postponed its decision. A statement issued by the Bangla Academy confirmed that a revised list of award recipients will be announced within three working days. The original announcement, made on Thursday, recognised ten individuals for their significant contributions to various genres…
Trump’s deportation ops: US arrests, deports hundreds of migrants
(Migrants line up to leave the United States for Mexico after being deported across the Paso del Norte international border bridge, after US President Donald Trump promised mass deportation operation, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico January 23, 2025. Photo: Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez) Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others…
33m schoolchildren affected last year by climate crisis: Unicef
Extreme weather events, fueled by climate change, disrupted the education of at least 247 million schoolchildren across 77 countries in 2024. Children in Bangladesh were among the worst affected, with around 33 million facing multiple rounds of school closures. This was revealed in a first of its kind Unicef report, released yesterday, titled “Learning Interrupted:…
We must restore democracy at any cost: Tarique
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman today said the people of the country must be determined to restore democracy, freedom of speech, and voting rights by facing any conspiracy. “The anti-democratic and illegal Awami League government was forced to flee the country on August 5 in the face of a strong movement of students and people,”…
CA wraps up 4-day Davos trip after joining 47 events
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has joined at least 47 events during the World Economic Forum annual meeting and other high-level side events in the Swiss city of Davos. “The chief adviser had a very busy schedule at the WEF [meeting] where he held meetings with a number of heads of government and states and…