Bangla QR payments to reach merchants instantly from Oct 1
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Business
When natural gas runs short, factories need another lifeline
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Omera LPG
LPG can give industry the energy flexibility it needs
6 September 2026
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Omera LPG
Leather industry targets $1.77bn exports
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
How the shoe factory found its feet
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
Bangladesh’s Footwear Market Steps Up
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
Six generations of consumer trust meets comfort
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
Taking Bangladeshi footwear up the value chain
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
The making of Bangladesh’s leather industry
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
Weathering the Seasons
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
Remembering Lieutenant Samir Das
Samir Das was a Bengali belonging to a middle class family of Calcutta. He was born in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh in India.
15 December 2016
Editor's Note
This day comes in the life of every Bangladeshi with unfathomable joy. Regrettably the feeling of joy is tinged with pain and loss, although victory against such a rapacious and brute force is never achieved without sacrifices. “If blood is the cost of victory then Bangladesh had overpaid.”
15 December 2016
Muktijuddho: Polyphony of the Ocean
As a PhD candidate at Columbia University with a research focus on Bangladesh history, I paid close attention when media reports came out about a draft bill that would punish any distortion of the history of Muktijuddho.
15 December 2016
No more violence against girls and women
NOT a day seems to pass without new bone-chilling reports of inhumane violence and abuse perpetrated against women and children in Bangladesh, but against girls in particular. Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations
24 November 2016
"We have achieved much on human development indicators"
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of
24 November 2016
We are in the business of building human assets
The growth of private universities in the country, in terms of both number and quality, is phenomenal. Their contribution
5 November 2016
We should emphasise on active learning
ULAB was formally launched on October 1, 2004. From the beginning, quality was the top priority for the board and me, as I
5 November 2016
We should focus on research and global partnership
Independent University (IUB) is distinct from......
5 November 2016
Our goal should be producing world class graduates
North South University (NSU) recruits quality teachers. We haven't got a single lecturer who doesn't have a Masters degree; in
5 November 2016
Training for teachers is key
Quality education has a number of elements that need to be fulfilled. These include physical facilities like libraries, IT, and
5 November 2016
We need to provide quality education at affordable cost
Starting from 1980s, demand for university education in Bangladesh has been increasing fast. The limited number of seats in
5 November 2016
We need collaborative partnership through academic consortium
AIUB envisions promoting professionals and excellent leadership catering to the technological progress and development
5 November 2016
We need to digitalise our higher education
In 2009, UNESCO published a report titled “Trends in Global Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution” which
5 November 2016
All taxes on private universities should be waivered
World University of Bangladesh has been established with a vision to provide utilitarian education for economic emancipation
5 November 2016
Fifteen campus activation programmes all over the country
While Bangladesh has successfully managed to manufacture various distinctive items, we have failed to translate this
22 October 2016
EXPANDING CAPABILITIES and ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION
Sustainable changes occur when an extreme poor person or household reaches a level of economic well-being
16 October 2016
We all have a role to play
2016 marks the 41st anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between Bangladesh and China. Although the trade
13 October 2016
AL plays China card right
Relation between Awami league and China has warmed up significantly in the last eight years after BNP's astounding faux pas in 2004.
13 October 2016
XI JINPING: Destined to reign
He was sent to a poor village in the countryside at a tender age of 15 to work there for seven years. He did the same work as locals
13 October 2016
Duty-free, not hurdle-free
Bangladesh can significantly increase its exports to China's if only it would relax its rules of origin.
13 October 2016