Once, I saw four workers picking pineapples from an orchard in the Madhupur Sal Forest in Tangail—a commonplace scenario. But what was surprising about the pineapple field inside the 1,076-acre ...

Although natural forest fires do not occur in Bangladesh, large swathes of forestland and rare genetic resources are lost every year due to "planned arson." The state has yet to take a strong ...

Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus expressed strong concern over recent attacks on women in Bangladesh, describing them as a deviation from the country's vision. With increasing reports of sexual ...

Amid the chill in Delhi-Dhaka ties over violence against minorities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to Bangladesh Chief Adviser Mohammad Yunus on March 26, the country’s National Day, and called ...

Today Islamic date in Bangladesh is calculated as per the lunar-based calendar which consists of 12 Lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. A Muslim must know about the exact Islamic date today or ...

(AP video shot by Al Emrun Garjon) Policemen use batons to disperse supporters of the banned Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir near Baitul Mokarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP ...

DHAKA – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, underscored UNHCR’s unwavering commitment to supporting 1 million Rohingya refugees hosted in Bangladesh as he completed a four-day visit ...

A report about the use of embankments for flood defence in Bangladesh.

A potential crisis is brewing in the Bangladesh Army as a deep rift has emerged between the Army Chief and a top general, raising concerns about external influences and the military’s future role in ...

Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus asserts that despite some challenges and propaganda, relations between Bangladesh and India remain positive with no fundamental deterioration. Yunus emphasizes the ...

The Sundarbans is crisscrossed by numerous rivers, streams and canals, which overflow during high tide, allowing water to enter the forest. However, when a fire breaks out in the Sundarbans, an ...

NATURE-BASED solutions have gained significant attention recently to address environmental degradation, water and food insecurity, natural disasters, and climate crises. The concept of NbS stems from ...