Hosted annually, the International Robot Olympiad (IRO) is a global event that awards students from all over the world in robotics. This year, in the 24th iteration of the IRO, Team Bangladesh won a total of 13 awards, including 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals, 2 bronze...
New World Bank Country Director to Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck on Tuesday highly lauded the economic development of Bangladesh over the years and thus termed the country as a true global champion on various fronts. He explained that Bangladesh was a true...
Ordinary people sometimes go through extraordinary events that completely upend their lives. In our Surviving an Extraordinary Event series, we aim to tell the stories of these people and how they persevered after such events. In the first instalment of this series,...
The following is an excerpt from the chapter ‘Falling out’ of the newly published ‘Hope Over Fate – Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty’ a biography of the founder of BRAC, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, written by Scott MacMillan. This book will be...
Bangladesh witnessed the highest-ever export earnings of $5.36 billion in December last year braving a global economic crisis. The export earnings, which surpassed the $5 billion milestone for the second consecutive month, saw a 9.33 per cent growth year-on-year,...
With subtlety as his secret ingredient, Khalilur Rahman is popularising Bangladeshi cuisine in New York. At first glance – in a tailored black suit, ironed white shirt and maroon silk tie – Khalilur Rahman looks more like someone who plys his trade on Wall...
