2015

Music and YouTube - an uneasy marriage

The row between the music industry and YouTube shows no signs of abating but what is it all about?

2015: tough year for minorities

Some 24 people were killed, 25 raped and 1,562 families were affected in 262 incidents of minority persecution in the country last year, said a report of Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad.

Inspiration / Carrying the Red & Green Flag to Telenor Youth Forum 2015

The Telenor Youth Forum 2015, which concluded in December of last year, brought back the highly popular arena for debate, discussion and experience sharing. This time, the Telenor team scoured through 13 countries with Telenor’s presence to find 25 of the brightest young minds.

Was 2015 hottest year on record? US to make big reveal

US government scientists are widely expected to announce Wednesday that 2015 was the planet's hottest year in modern times, amid mounting concerns over the pace of climate change worldwide.

Inspiring to have a book written on me - Mashrafe

Mashrafe Mortaza thinks his Bangladesh team-mates deserve more of the limelight after a successful 2015 in international cricket.

Why 2015 was a good year for Bangladesh

It’s a good time to be alive while history is being written. As we bid adieu to 2015 we realise the year was a roller coaster ride! It was a year of aggression and violence that carved the world for many new beginnings. Let us take a stroll and reminisce the achievements of the past year in various arenas that molded the nation to take on 2016.

2015 events that Bangladeshis would want to forget

Let us walk down the memory lane to look back at the events in the year 2015 that are etched in our memories and would remain so no matter how much we would want to forget them.

The year of big concerts for Dhaka

The year 2015 marks an array of music festivals, conferences and events thanks to the magnanimous initiatives taken by different organisations.

in retrospect / FLASHBACK 2015

The year 2015 is marked with many significant incidents that changed Bangladesh's course of history forever.

December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015

2015 events that Bangladeshis would want to forget

Let us walk down the memory lane to look back at the events in the year 2015 that are etched in our memories and would remain so no matter how much we would want to forget them.

December 28, 2015
December 28, 2015

The year of big concerts for Dhaka

The year 2015 marks an array of music festivals, conferences and events thanks to the magnanimous initiatives taken by different organisations.

December 25, 2015
December 25, 2015

FLASHBACK 2015

The year 2015 is marked with many significant incidents that changed Bangladesh's course of history forever.

December 22, 2015
December 22, 2015

Events that shaped the year: Refugee crisis places Europe in quandary

European Union leaders have held no less than five emergency summits but still, they keep on coming: by the time this year ends, Europe would have received at least 1.2 million refugees.

December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015

Top four newsmakers of 2015

Looking back at the eventful year, some names stand out head and shoulders above others, and have managed to make headlines with significant contributions to the whole as a whole. Let’s meet some of the luminaries of 2015 who have shown bright as a beacon of inspiration for many people around the world.

December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015

Events that shaped the year: Regional haze one of the worst in history

The transboundary haze crisis of 2015, which affected millions across Southeast Asia, will go down as one of the worst in recent history - surpassing the 1997 and 2013 crises.

November 22, 2015
November 22, 2015

Rangpur pull off a cliffhanger

Rangpur Riders come back from the depths of despair and pull off a stunning win over Chittagong Vikings by two wickets in the first game of BPL-2015.

November 12, 2015
November 12, 2015

Terrific 2015 for Bangladesh cricket team

By the time 2015-season came to an end with the 3-0 ODI sweep over Zimbabwe at Mirpur on Nov 11, Bangladesh have enjoyed the most successful spell in their cricket history by far.

November 3, 2015
November 3, 2015

Afghan girl seeking 'better future' for Kabul children

Fourteen-year-old Aziza Rahimzada is trying to help her impoverished community by offering classes to children.

October 6, 2015
October 6, 2015

Neutrino 'flavours' win physics Nobel Prize

The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics has been won by Takaaki Kajita and Arthur McDonald, for discovering how neutrinos switch between different "flavours".