Restrictive laws have journalists concerned that Islamic extremists are not the only threat to press freedom
Two writers were hacked to death with machetes on the streets of this capital city during a six-week period this year. They were targeted for openly criticizing Islam, the country’s main religion, in their work and in Facebook commentary.
Avijit Roy, a dual citizen of Bangladesh and the United States, was murdered on the evening of Feb. 15, as he and his wife were leaving a book fair in the capital. On the morning of March 30, Washikur
Rural housewives in countries such as India and Bangladesh, where ground water has high levels of arsenic, are being encouraged to set up businesses to sell safe water to save lives in their communities and earn some income.
U.S.-based social enterprise Drinkwell Systems has developed a new system for removing toxic heavy metals from water and is seeking to scale up the process by selling the technology to
community-based entrepreneurs with microcredit loans.
Drinkwell CEO Minhaj Chowdhury said the company had sold 208 units a...
The 615th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited was held recently at head office of the bank.
The meeting was presided over by Alhaj Akkas Uddin Mollah, Chairman of the EC of the bank.
The members of the committee discussed various issues relating to investment in different sectors. Among others Vice-Chairman of the EC Alhaj Md. Sanaullah Shahid, Directors Alhaj Engineer Md. Towhidur Rahman, Alhaj Mohammad Younus, Alhaj Mohiuddin Ahmed, Managing Director Mr. Farman R Chowdhury, Additional Managing Director Mr. Masihul Huq Chowdhury and Deputy Managing Director Mr. Md. Setaur Rahman were present in the meeting.
Pakistani military personnel stand beside Shaheen-II missiles during the Pakistan Day military parade on 23 March 2015; the country has reportedly test-fired the longer-range Shaheen-III weapons
The time, attention and effort devoted to reaching a deal with Iran over its nuclear ambitions has unwittingly tended to obscure the growing dangers of nuclear proliferation elsewhere in the world.
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Pakistani military personnel stand beside Shaheen-II missiles during th...
new impetus to attract foreign visitors and develop tourist hotpots could help Bangladesh, which can more than match...
new impetus to attract foreign visitors and develop tourist hotpots could help Bangladesh, which can more than match...
