Current and Future Responsibilities of the Government
Syed Tosharaf Ali : When a nation is going through a crisis, it is unrealistic to expect that domestic and foreign opportunists will remain idle....
Anniversary Issue – 2025
Gaza Peace Deal: Between Declaration and Delivery: Can the Gaza Peace Deal Serve the People?
Professor Dr. Zahurul Alam : When world leaders convened in Sharm el Sheikh in October 2025 to endorse a new Gaza peace declaration, there was...
Urban Fires in Bangladesh: Accident, Arson, Negligence, or Structural Homicide?
Dr Adil Mohammed Khan: Fire incidents have become a grim routine in the cities of Bangladesh. Each blaze takes lives and destroys property within moments,...
Self-realisation in Technological Civilisation
Asifuzzaman : August 31, 2012. Ghat No. 5 of the River Shitalakshya, Narayanganj. In the evening, the moonlight reflecting on the water, spreading the ancient...
Hiring Management for National Security: An Urgent Imperative
Commodore Jasim Uddin Buiyan (Retd) : The foundational crisis facing Bangladesh today is not merely economic; it is a profound failure of institutional integrity and...
POST-HASINA ECONOMY: Current efforts show relief, but past economic wounds persist
Muhammad Muhid Hasan : After more than a decade and half of major economic disruption plagued by corruption, misuse of discretionary power and mismanagement during...
Barrister Mainul Hosein: A Tribute to A Great Man Who Fought Life-Long for Democracy
Mokarram Hossain : (Editor, The New Nation) It’s been nearly two years since he left us, but we still remember Barrister Mainul Hosein, a towering...
GED warns of economic slowdown ahead of election
Businees Desk : The General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission has issued a cautious outlook on Bangladesh’s economy ahead of the national election,...
Standard Bank board meeting
Business Desk : Standard Bank PLC, a Shari’ah-based commercial bank, held its 419th Board Meeting at the bank’s Head Office in Dhaka on last week....
Strengthening Bangladesh’s Healthcare Service Delivery System: Challenges and Pathways Forward
Professor Dr M Muzaherul Huq : Bangladesh has established a well-structured healthcare service delivery system that extends from its villages to the capital, Dhaka. Over...
NOC now mandatory for automatic rice mills across BD
Md Istiak : The government has introduced a new rule requiring all automatic rice mills to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of...
‘100 Years Behind’ – A Measure of Lost Potential, Not Time
Dr M A Rashid : While the phrase “100 years behind” is not a literal or statistical fact, it captures a deeper truth: Bangladesh has...