Songs of various genres presented
SD Burman’s song presented at Shilpakala
Living in a virtual world
A welcome rule
Simply unacceptable
Mehdi Hasan filled different vacuums in India and Pakistan
Rio+20: protecting the environment is not enough
Violence kills at least 12 people in Iraq
Australia fears refugee boat disaster toll could soar
Efforts still far away to free Red Zone hill sites in Ctg
Art exhibition by 'special' children opens at Drik Gallery
Tigers edge SA in nail-biter
Ronaldo roadshow blitzes Czechs
5 police officers under fire
A quarter within govt conspires to destroy RMG sector: Moudud
SCBs lag behind in green project implementation
Recent recession took deep toll across US states
Potato, lentil prices continue to rise
Political use of Section 144 on rise
Intruders in custody happy about BGB hospitality
Slow progress in completion of AL grassroots council sessions
Dissolved oxygen hardly found in Buriganga water

Mehdi Hasan filled different vacuums in India and Pakistan

MEHDI Hasan once said he aspired to do for Urdu ghazal what his relative Ustad Amir Khan did for Hindustani classical singing. Amir Khan controlled and stabilised the note on which, with effortless deliberation, he built the... Full story

Rio+20: protecting the environment is not enough

People walk next to an installation made of recycled plastic bottles representing fish, at Botafogo beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 20, 2012.— AFP photo

RIO+20 is a landmark for the future. As more than 190 countries gather in Rio, we are witnessing a historic moment. The recent global crisis has shown that old-fashioned views about development are misleading. It is now time to rethink the very foundations of how we consider... Full story

Showdown with the generals

Against all odds the Muslim Brotherhood’s (MB) candidate, Dr. Muhammad Mursi won Egypt’s first presidential election since the ouster of dictator Hosni Mubarak…but barely. Full story

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