Many reputed private universities of the country are still operating under temporary arrangement, defying University Grants Commission’s repeated warnings to shift to permanent campuses.   UGC au...

Bangladesh is unlikely to get any additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar before 2025 as the gulf country has recently turned down a request in this regard. According to official sources in...

Already hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, shrimp farmers in Bagerhat district have been dealt another severe blow this year -- incessant showers and consequent tidal surges. This year, shrimps, crab...

Riddled with complaints of harassment and inconvenience from commuters, ride-sharing service Uber in Bangladesh is taking a hit in terms of reputation. Issues like failure to pick up passengers in ti...

Experts say that the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) through supply chain regulations and trade measures would be a game changer in tackling emissions. The EU is set to i...

Preparations for celebrating Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, are going on in Bagerhat with the famous ‘Shikdar Bari Durgotsob’ in limited scale like the last two...

Noted educationist and University Grants Commission (UGC) member Prof Dr Biswajit Chanda has said that the quality of higher studies is directly linked with the quality of a country’s universities. ...

Suffused with the spirit of love and camaraderie, Durga puja is a festival of unity in Bangladesh. Be it the minority Hindus or the majority Muslims, all grab this opportunity to throng pandals, danc...

Taking a cue from a slew of Indian startups, top fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in this country are now betting big on the plant-based meat segment. At least two Indian FMCG majors --  ...

Kamrul Hasan, a farmer from Bagerhat, has found massive success in recent years in cultivating foreign fruits. After racking up revenues of Tk 2.7 million annually selling the yield from his 21-bigha ...