High price, low quality hold back solar energy in Bangladesh
- Business
- April 22, 2018
Non-appearance of witnesses and plaintiff, as well as missing case dockets, have stalled the trial after it started in 1988
Tanjim was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma last December
Electronic products assembled with precious metals yield good returns when recycled, but there are no proper safety protocols for e-waste recycling in Dhaka. In the finale of a series on waste management in the capital, we explore the lucrative prospect of e-scavenging
Protesters say age limit should be increased as students fail to graduate on time because of session lag
The air quality in Dhaka is among the worst in the world. In the second instalment of a four-part series exploring waste management in Dhaka, we count down the time we have left to make the capital a sustainable habitat for a growing population
Urban waste management is a challenge for Dhaka authorities. Two separate city corporations were formed to better manage solid waste. In the first of a four-part series exploring waste management in Dhaka, we delve into the initiatives designed to clean up the city
Reuters uncovered and pieced together how Buddhist villagers and Myanmar troops had killed 10 Rohingya men in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state on September 2 last year. The Reuters journalists who had been under detention for the last couple of months were initially arrested during the reporting of this article.
As many as five wild elephants have been killed between November 21 last year and January 22
Several district librarians and sources from DPL headquarters said the libraries did not get enough budget to run their activities
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) conducted many researches on the cyber security of banks in Bangladesh, with one of its research revealing that 52% of the banks are at a high risk of cyber attack
Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims face exorbitant expenses
The power plants– 12 furnace oil-based and the rest diesel-based—are being erected under both public and private initiatives
Harvest losses and lower profit margins are pushing farmers away from cultivating paddy. The common coarse varieties are being abandoned in favour of expensive finer varieties and profitable fruit orchards. The Dhaka Tribune’s Bilkis Irani travelled across three northern districts – Naogaon, Dinajpur, and Panchagarh – to investigate the price anomalies. This is the finale to a three-part series on the crisis in rice prices
The air quality in the major cities ranges from ‘unhealthy’ to ‘extremely unhealthy’
2017 was a year of soaring rice prices. Millers and traders, who have been blamed for the price anomaly, pointed fingers at natural disasters. The government could do little to curb the hoarding situation. The Dhaka Tribune’s Bilkis Irani travelled across three northern districts – Naogaon, Dinajpur, and Panchagarh to track the change in price from paddy to rice. This is the second in a three-part series on the crisis in rice prices
‘I requested the doctor for an ambulance but she denied the request and asked me to call an ambulance on my own, and left the scene’
This year, over 300 artists will exhibit across 10 curated exhibitions and over 120 speakers will participate in 16 panel discussions
Why are Bangladeshi students leaving in record numbers?
Data collected from different sources and victims reveal that at least ten incidents of mugging occur in the capital every day
A set of 10 questions will test your knowledge about the industry from the 1950’s to the present
