IN 2019, I worked with a USAID-funded project called Nobo Jatra, which was implemented across 40 unions in the Khulna and Satkhira districts of Bangladesh. One of these unions was Buri Goalini, located in Shyamnagar Upazila. Like many other villages in the southwestern region of the country, Buri Goalini suffered from high salinity levels, leading to...
The Palestinian health ministry said one person was killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank on Sunday, a day after a deadly series of air strikes in the occupied territory...
The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, better known as ICDDR,B, has served job termination notice to more than 1,000 of its employees following the US foreign aid freeze.
Two Hamas officials on Wednesday accused Israel of delaying the delivery of vital humanitarian aid to Gaza, as agreed in the ceasefire deal, and warned that it could impact the release of hostages...
Haider Ali spearheaded a moderate yet nervy chase as Chittagong Kings beat Rangpur Riders by five wickets to boost their chances of playoffs and in the process handing Rangpur their third straight defeat at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday...
THE suspension of US aid can have wide-ranging impacts both on the countries directly affected and on global dynamics. The United States has been a major source of humanitarian, economic, and military assistance to numerous countries, particularly in regions like Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America...
Bangladesh interim government foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday described US President Donald Trump鈥檚 decision to cut aid as 鈥榚xpected鈥� and clarified that USAID鈥檚 temporary aid suspension is not specific to any particular country.
THE decision by US President Donald Trump to suspend foreign aid for 90 days, announced on the very night of his second term inauguration, has raised concerns across the globe. For countries like Bangladesh, where US assistance is crucial in development efforts, this move warrants careful examination. Stakeholders, development partners, and...
Speakers at an event on Thursday stressed the need for strengthening local government institutions to achieve national development goals...
Fiction writer and essayist Faizul Islam passed away while undergoing treatment at Labaid Hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday. He was 61.
Bangladesh Premier League franchise Durbar Rajshahi cancelled their scheduled practice session amid reports that the players had yet to receive their unpaid salaries...
The United Nations joined the Lebanese government on Tuesday to appeal for an additional $371.4 million in humanitarian aid for people displaced by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah...
President Volodymyr Zelensky has seen his approval ratings further eroded at a critical time for the Ukrainian army and as uncertainty grows over future international military aid, new polling showed on Tuesday...
Border Guard Bangladesh has reclaimed a 5-kilometre stretch of border territory along the Kodala River in Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah, strengthening Bangladesh鈥檚 sovereignty over the area....
Gunmen ambushed a Pakistan convoy travelling to bring aid to a region besieged by sectarian fighting on Saturday, local government said, wounding several officials despite a ceasefire announced three days ago...
An interim government review committee has found proof of embezzlement in 21 projects taken by the Information and Communication Technology Division during the Awami League regime...
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 25.35 crore...
THE escape of many leaders of the Awami League accused of killing several hundred students and people during the July uprising, who the nation expects to be held to justice, is unacceptable. Such escapes of the perpetrators of the mass murder is an insult to victims and their family. While the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country to India...
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday directed the police chief to explain how Awami League general secretary and former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader managed to leave the country...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 2024 national Victory Day (16 December) is significantly different from all such days in its past. It is an outstanding moment of national achievement and celebration; it is a critical point for political learning and truth-telling; finally, it is an occasion for nurturing wisdom, unity and courage in the face of what is happening across...
Chinese tech titan Baidu and car giant Geely on Friday blamed 鈥榟uge changes鈥� in the EV industry for sudden staffing and operations cuts at their joint electric auto venture this week...
Jahangirnagar University authorities have distributed financial aid amounting to Tk 36.96 lakh to individuals injured during the July-August mass uprising...
BANGLADESH stands at a crossroads, thick with tension and uncertainty. A nation that has long prided itself on the embroidery of religious and cultural coexistence is now wrestling with the cracks in its communal harmony. The timing could not be worse. Political transition is inherently unstable and in such moments of flux, the consequences...
USAID鈥檚 Sisimpur project, the local production of Sesame Street in Bangladesh, has launched an initiative to bring the joy of nursery rhymes to children, says a press release.
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in the Hamas-run territory on Saturday but the Israeli army said it killed a 鈥榯errorist鈥�...
Khanqueh-e-shaheed at Mia Saheb's Maidan Sharif at Luxmibazar in Dhaka organised religious discussion, Fateha Khwani, zikir azker, milad and doa mahfil marking the holy annual urs after Maghrib prayers on Tuesday, said a press release...
USAID鈥檚 Women Thrive in Bangladesh project on Wednesday hosted a job fair in Chattogram to connect local women jobseekers with employers and service providers, aiming to enhance their career prospects...
The United Nations chief on Tuesday denounced the 鈥榮ystematic鈥� looting of humanitarian aid in Gaza, a day after the territory鈥檚 Hamas authorities said 20 people were killed in a security operation targeting such actions...
Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former state minister for posts, telecommunications, and information technology, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital Saturday night after falling ill during police remand.
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Friday allowed the police to take former housing and public works minister RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury for five days in custody for...