-People crippled by community centres, catering service providers  -Syndicates control catering, others-Competition Commission’s action not visible Weddings and various social events have fallen under the clutches of corporate monopoly syndicates. In community centers and club halls, guests could previously be entertained by the chefs of their choice. That freedom to hire their own chefs is no longer there. ...more

The cultural arena was also instrumental in constructing the discourse of Awami fascism in the past decade and a half. The entertainment world is not left out of partyization and assimilation. Once artists like Pijush Banerjee, Asaduzzaman Noor, Riaz, Mau and Shami Kaiser had universal acceptance.But in the past decade and a half, they became ...more

Salman Khan is currently shooting his upcoming movie, Sikandar, at Hyderabad's Falaknuma Palace Hotel, with a section of the property cordoned off exclusively for the film’s team.Despite receiving a new threat, Salman remains focused on his work. The actor is under a heightened four-tier security arrangement, with additional safety measures in place to protect him.According ...more

Environmental activists and civil society representatives on Tuesday called for coordinated measures to address the development challenges facing the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh, one of the areas most vulnerable to climate change impacts.At a press conference, speakers warned that the quality of life in the region would worsen without swift action, potentially harming the ...more

 Brick kilns surrounding Dhaka are the main pollution source at the moment. The city dwellers are affecting different diseases, especially chest-related disorders, have been harming the health sector of the country.  more

Unfortunately, 56 percent of the waste remains uncollected. While these facts present a grim picture of plastic waste mismanagement in Chattogram, the overall scenario of the country perhaps paints a more alarming landscape. According to the World Bank, in December 2021, Bangladesh was one of the top countries in the world in terms of plastic ...more

It is no big secret that Bangladesh holds an incredible amount of potential when it comes to the diversification of our export basket -- and the story of a company called Natural Fibre helps us realize just how untapped this potential is.Located at the BSCIC industrial zone near Bagerhat town, Natural Fibre works around the ...more

Days after the cabinet ministers took the oath of office, a news item got circulated stipulating that the new government would hike prices of utility services, including gas, electricity, water supply and others.The consumer rights organisations and several other left-leaning political parties started protesting the price hike, arguing that it will not only affect low-income ...more

Cyclone Hamoon unleashed its fury upon us around seven o’clock. As a newcomer from North Bengal venturing into Cox’s Bazar for a new job, I had underestimated the impact of a 145km/h storm. Initially considering it a typical sea storm, my perception drastically changed when I found my 10-storey building trembling, its windows shattering one ...more

Israel will pay a price for sabotaging its own reputationThe latest hearings at the International Court of Justice are nails being hammered into the coffin of Israels international standing. More than 50 countries are submitting evidence questioning the legality of Israels "occupation, settlement and annexation" of Palestinian territories. This runs parallel to hearings at the ...more