Nazifa Tasneem Ahmed :Taking a bold leap in reverting to the old normal, Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics games finally...
Mohammed Almezel :On her 18th birthday, in 1944, one year before World War Two ended, Queen Elizabeth, who was a...
Would this time, the authorities — the DSCC authorities to be precise — be successful in clearing the footpaths in Gulistan areas in the capital? In the past, drives to remove hawkers from the capital proved to be always unsuccessful. There are, however, reasons for this failure. These hawkers, poor as they are, do not have alternatives to fall back upon for their livelihood if they are evicted suddenly from the place where they used to earn their livelihood for...
With a $4b annual export earnings target in five years, the government has drafted a policy for the shipbuilding industry to provide a range of facilities for entrepreneurs, including bank loans at a 4 per cent interest rate. The loan, which has to be repaid in 20 years, comes with a five-year moratorium. At present, bank loans for the industry come with a two-digit interest rate but the Ministry of Industries feels it needs to come down to 4 per...
A. R. Farrukh Ahamed :‘The secret to happiness is freedom, and the secret to freedom is courage’ – this was...
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :Bangladesh in South Asia has survived 50 years since the liberation with help of India which is...
It is alarming to learn from a World Bank report that because of climate change, cyclone-induced flooding could cause damage worth US$ 570 million in Bangladesh’s coastal areas every year. Now-a-days, we can notice how seasonal features are gradually changing in the country. We are experiencing hotter summers, unpredictable monsoons, and unexpected heavy rains that lead to numerous hazards such as flooding and landslides. The new World Bank report, released on Monday, highlights the country’s journey to reducing vulnerability to...
This year the dengue outbreak has taken an alarming proportion. The infestation of this viral disease this year is much higher than the previous year. According to reports, four more dengue patients died in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising this year’s death toll from the disease to 37. The dengue caseload between six months from Jan 1-June 21 was just 372, but some 4,772 patients were admitted to different hospitals in the country with dengue from Jan 1 –...
Dil Afrose Duetee :Education is probably the most vital tool to change one’s life. Children have a right to learn...
Make social media peaceful and safer We need a peaceful and safer society in order to survive in this physical world and in doing so people follow some ethical and moral principles. Similarly, social media is a digital world where people develop online connections. As digital citizens of the online world, it is our responsibility to make it peaceful and safer. Social media can be very beneficial if we know how to use it wisely. First and foremost, think before...
Professor Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder :Air is essential for the survival of all living creatures. The quality of the air...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in a verdict has ruled that a transfer order is an administrative order which cannot be challenged and treated as a punishment. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique delivered the verdict after hearing a leave to appeal petition filed by the Agrani Bank against a judgment passed by the Administrative Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka.Being aggrieved by the judgment of the Administrative Tribunal, Agrani Bank officer...
