Destiny, freedom of will inter-related
Ameer Hamzah :Destiny and freedom of will are inter-related in Islam. Unless Allah has decreed something for a man, he cannot get it much he...
New Nation Supplement
Unhealthy politico-social environment hampers quality education
Masum Billah :A form of government of the people, by the people and for the people “has gone as the popular and most accepted definition...
Dhaka City : Stressed but alive!
Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed :Dhaka remains an enigma. A living nightmare yet remains awake day and night. There is, indeed, a mysterious side to its birth....
No short-cuts in democracy
Dr. Zahurul Alam :Democracy is rule of the people. The term has been defined by the philosophers, social scientists and statesmen at various stages of...
Banking sector of Bangladesh: Past, present and challenges ahead
Prof. M. Muzahidul Islam :After the impendence in 1971 the banking sector of Bangladesh started its journey with a new dream and new commitment towards...
The New Nation: A voice that echoes people’s voice
Shahjahan Mozumder :The New Nation began its journey as a weekly in 1978. It was subsequently launched as an independent daily in 1981. Based thereon,...
Power matrix and country’s vulnerability
Anu Muhammad :During the last four decades since independence, we have experienced different forms of governments: civil and military, parliamentary and presidential, elected and selected....
Digitization for development
Ibne Siraj :Digitization, the mass adoption of connected digital services by consumers, enterprises, and governments, emerged in recent years as a key economic driver to...
Governance and related issues
Akhtar Husain Khan :What is Bangladesh’s main problem? Food? Maybe not anymore. I said `maybe’, because although recently some rice has been earmarked for export,...
Stepping up for gender equality
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka :If we look at the headlines or the latest horrifying YouTube clip, it may seem a bad time to celebrate equality for women....
Newspapers of Dhaka : Then and Now
Dr. Shaikh Abdus Salam :The foundation of Bangladesh press is rooted into the history of news papering in undivided India. The ‘Bengal Gazzette’ or the...
Bangladesh: A member of the Flat World
Dr. Md. Shamim Ahsan :In early Mesopotamian mythology, the Earth has been portrayed as a flat disk floating in the ocean surrounded by a spherical...