Editorial

Reducing fatalities in construction works Unexpectedly it is true that in recent times the risk of sudden accidents and death is increasing alarmingly in infrastructure construction, road construction, widening, and commercial or residential high-rise multi-storied buildings with concrete and metal elements.Inadequate supply of safety equipment during construction, lack of proper supervision, managerial mismanagement, violation of construction safety rules, and absence of quality construction materials-all have become the major causes of accidents, death, and fatalities.Although death is inevitable, tragic sudden death is...

The question papers of two more SSC subjects — biology and higher mathematics — under the Dinajpur education board were leaked onThursday. The board soon scrapped the questions prepared for the biology and higher mathematics exams but did not postpone the exams as they have enough time to set new questions within the scheduled dates. Earlier on Wednesday, it postponed four exams of mathematics, physics, agriculture studies and chemistry — after question papers for English exams were leaked at a...

Full-scale war seems to be in the horizon It seems to be interesting unfortunately to note that the pogrom of 1919 in Poland and Ukraine is being repeated in Ukraine now in the twenty-first century but we are not aware of the reason for the Pogrom in the twenty-first century. The major reason could be the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine which began in 2014 following the status of and parts of Donbas region of Ukraine was in conflict...

Businesses in Bangladesh will not be able to use the Indian rupee in conducting trade with entities abroad as Bangladesh Bank has not enlisted the currency as a means of settling letters of credit (LCs). However, entrepreneurs said if trade between Bangladesh and India takes place in the local currencies, pressure from falling US dollar reserves and associated ongoing forex market volatility would be reduced to some extent. Bangladesh, which boasted of having $48 billion in reserves in August 2021,...

The Kathmandu Post : The annual meeting of Saarc foreign ministers on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York used to be a key aspect of the Saarc process. Experts cite India-Pakistan rivalry and Kabul confusion as key reasons for the regional body’s sorry state.The meeting usually set the tone of the regional bloc by informally discussing various issues to sort them out amicably.But officials say, this year, just like last year, there will be no...

Kudos to our red-green clad women booters! The girls of Bangladesh-who clinched the much-desired success in the SAFF Women’s Football Championship by beating the Himalayan girls in their land-is a unique display of self-belief, sportsmanship, and football excellence. The golden girls of Bangladesh have sustained the proof of aesthetic football ability and sportsmanship despite the constant struggle with the hostile social context outside the field and the visible many obstacles.It is the joint responsibility of all of us to keep...

The state must provide compensation to rape survivors by establishing a (state) fund, and take responsibility for their health, education and employment so that they don’t feel alienated from the state mechanism. Rights campaigners said that the state should compensate those who need to be compensated. It must be ensured through a different mechanism as the current one is inadequate.The criminal justice system is not designed in a way to ensure reparation of the victims. A victim will only receive...