Little scientists from Ashuganj Tap Bidyut Kendra High School of Brahmanbaria showcased their innovative skills at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Sunday (June 28). On display was a farming rover, a watercraft and a drone. All those contraptions are conn

The World Bank (WB) has warned that the distressed banking sector is the primary hurdle to the incumbent BNP government's ambition of transforming Bangladesh into a US$1.0 trillion economy by 2034.  The barrier to achieve this ambitious goal, the international agency responsible for reducing g

On 20 (Saturday), a fisherman caught a large hilsa (fish) weighing 2.40 kg in his net from the River Meghna. When the fisherman, Kamal Majhi, brought the fish to the Ramnewaz fish landing centre (Matsya Ghat) in Manpura upazila of Bhola district, it was big news in the Ghat area among the fishermen

The tea sector contributes approximately 0.81 per cent to 1.0 per cent to Bangladesh's national GDP.  It is the country's second-largest export-oriented cash crop after jute and supporting millions of livelihoods, especially in rural communities. The sector provides direct and indirect employm

Of late, the violent crimes has  not only increased in number, but their nature has also changed. Consider the sharp rise in crimes involving rape and murder of the vilest kind in the victims' supposedly secure homes, incidents of shooting to death in broad daylight, vigilantes beating suspect

The allocation Tk 1,366.06 billion for education sector in the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year (2026-27) has, as expected, drawn the concerned quarters' attention, if only for its size in comparison to that of the previous fiscal's. But given that the FY27's budget amounting to Tk9.38

That a considerable number of Eid travellers would die and get hurt during their journey home in the districts, upazilas and villages and back is normal and as such accepted by all in Bangladesh society. And the media routinely publishes reports on the major accidents, which obviously include fatal

A nation's budget for a particular financial year involves the government's comprehensive financial plan outlining its expected revenues and proposed expenditures for the next 12-month accounting period.  Actually, the budget reflects the government's economic policies. From the outlines of th