Proposal to merge eight DU departments sparks debate
A proposal to merge eight departments under the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of...
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08 Jul 2026
Dhaka’s roads remain chaotic despite thousands of traffic cases
Despite thousands of traffic cases every week, routine police drives and higher fines, discipline remains elusive...
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05 Jul 2026
Relentless heat grips cities nationwide
Across Bangladesh, the weather now feels more like living inside an invisible furnace and less like...
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04 Jul 2026
Millions drain as BRTC fleet fails early
While Dhaka’s private buses are chugging along outlasting a two-decade statutory lifespan, buses of state-run Bangladesh...
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02 Jul 2026
Mustafa Monwar’s legacy: The puppeteer of Liberation War
Mustafa Monwar was a luminary across almost every branch of Bangladeshi art, including painting, film, drama,...
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29 Jun 2026
Police crack down on battery rickshaws in Tejgaon
A battery-powered auto-rickshaw was stopped as soon as it attempted to enter the main road at...
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29 Jun 2026
7UP wins World Cup memes, but loses ground in market
Whenever the World Cup arrives, the visual returns almost on cue: Brazil fans in yellow and...
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23 Jun 2026
Another traffic experiment lost in Dhaka
For pedestrians in Dhaka, crossing a busy road often feels less like following traffic rules and...
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22 Jun 2026
Higher income, lower purchasing power: Tax creep deepens inflation woes
Income is rising, but spending capacity is shrinking. For middle-class families in Bangladesh, higher earnings have...
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21 Jun 2026
Dhaka’s digital eyes: AI traffic surveillance raises national security concerns
Dhaka’s new AI traffic cameras are successfully taming the capital’s chaotic roads, but the high-tech crackdown...
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20 Jun 2026