Watch the top ten Bangla songs on YouTube coming out of the Bangla music industry this passing year; all in one place!

Rivers in the country, mainly the small and medium sized ones, are being filled up from bank-side; land is developed for various...

AS 2015 draws to a close, we stand witness to another year of world-wide terrorist activities threatening peace and security.

It may be noted that in Copenhagen Bangladesh had placed 1.5 degree centigrade as the preferred objective on behalf of the LDCs and most vulnerable states.

"It cannot be accepted that they cannot give 7.5 percent VAT while they pay Tk 30,000-Tk 50,000 as tuition fees.”

EDUCATION EVENTS OF THE YEAR

THE year 2015 began with a perilous journey of confrontation between the main opposition and the government. On the anniversary of the 2014...

Mariam, a bright nine-year old girl with dangling ponytails, sat in one of the middle rows in a class of about 50 students in a rural primary school.

In 2015, “fascism” once again became the highest-octane political epithet in general use. Of course, the temptation to apply the fascism label...

It is time we had a little more faith in Europe's ability to provide collective solutions to problems felt acutely and independently by each EU member state. Doing away with EU asylum laws will not take away national obligations to abide by the humanitarian principle and requirement under international law to offer asylum to those in need.

Regrettably, 2015 started on the same pitch as did 2014 - with hartal and blockades by the Jamaat-BNP alliance and with the leader...

IN 2015, we witnessed the ghastly experiences of thousands of Bangladeshi migrants, rescued from the death traps set by the human traffickers...

Last year has been one of continuous shocks as well as pleasant surprises both on the international and home fronts.

FREEDON ON THE NET IN 2015

The nation embraces 2016 with a degree of scepticism and anxiety. With the experiences of disenfranchisement and violations of ...

NOT only was 2015 filled with moments of national pride and joy but also moments of national tragedy and shame. Bangladesh was faced with some of the worst instances of violence against women, children and minorities in 2015.

BANGLAWASH, ALL THE WAY

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the highest environmental accolade of the UN – Champions of the Earth – in recognition of Bangladesh's far-reaching initiatives to address climate change (September 27, 2015).

You needed something special to defeat the likes of India and South Africa, and that, for Bangladesh, came in the form of Mustafizur Rahman -- a freak of a bowler, who absolutely changed the entire balance of the Bangladesh team.

LAUNCHED in 1967,“Operation Smallpox Zero” was a unified, global effort to accelerate the eradication of smallpox within a decade.