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Bangladesh urged to introduce front-of-pack warnings as ultra-processed foods fuel NCD crisis

Health experts and food safety advocates have called for the urgent introduction of mandatory warning-based front-of-package labelling (FOPL) in Bangladesh, ...

07 Jun 2026 19:51 PM

Threats to demolish Gaibandha temple spark alarm; Unity Council demands immediate action

The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has expressed grave concern over what it describes as ongoing communal threats to ...

07 Jun 2026 03:55 AM

‘Padma Barrage will become another costly blunder’: Experts, activists urge project review

Economists, environmentalists, political leaders and water experts on Saturday raised strong objections to the proposed Padma Barrage project, warning that ...

06 Jun 2026 19:13 PM

Before travel influencers….there was Feluda

When I first visited Simla, early last January, a walk along the Mall Road produced a sudden, physical frisson. Leaning ...

06 Jun 2026 19:10 PM

Bhola human chain demands crackdown on waterbody encroachment, environmental destruction

Environmental activists, journalists, women leaders, youth representatives, and civil society members on Friday demanded urgent government action to protect natural ...

05 Jun 2026 16:10 PM

Roid's original sin

Four years ago, Mejbaur Rahman Sumon released the first feature film of his career. Hawa was, among other things, an ...

05 Jun 2026 16:05 PM

World Environment Day How can we stop choking our environment?

Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it is a present reality. Rising temperatures, polluted air and water, degraded soils, ...

05 Jun 2026 15:57 PM

Bangladesh’s welfare policy shifting faces a fiscal reality check

Bangladesh’s political economy is undergoing a striking shift. For much of the past fifteen years, development was measured in concrete ...

05 Jun 2026 03:35 AM

Robi to stream every FIFA World Cup 2026 match on My Robi app

Mobile operator Robi Axiata has announced that all matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be streamed live through ...

04 Jun 2026 19:52 PM

Bangladesh launches US tech drive to court global chip Giants, diaspora talent

Bangladesh’s semiconductor industry is launching a high-profile, nine-day roadshow across the United States aimed at forging partnerships with global chipmakers, ...

04 Jun 2026 19:51 PM