Dhaka, Delhi relations must be based on equal footing
ALTHOUGH Bangladesh had previously initiated formal and diplomatic contact at a high level with India to ensure that no former political leader facing charges would...
Editorial
Bangladesh’s Triple Balancing Act: The Shrinking Policy for Small States
When Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chose Malaysia and China for his first overseas trip since taking office, rather than India, the decision was read in...
Nurul Huq Chowdhury: Gone but not forgotten
Chattogram is the birthplace of many great personalities and the late firebrand Nurul Huq Chowdhury was one of them. He was born into a respected...
Power crisis deepens, load shedding hits record
BANGLADESH’S recent plunge into record-breaking load shedding, with shortfalls topping 3,671 megawatts, is a stark reminder of the fragile state of our energy infrastructure. According...
Will the Prime Minister’s initiatives to curb river pollution be successful?
THE condition of the rivers surrounding the capital, Dhaka, is dire. Rivers such as the Buriganga, Turag, Balu, and Shitalakshya are facing an existential crisis...
The End of the “Unipolar Moment” and the Rise of a New Global Political Order
For more than three decades, the international system has been undergoing a profound structural transformation. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 produced the...
Role of Feasibility Study for Disbursing Loan
Bangladesh’s banking sector has expanded considerably since its independence in 1971. There are currently over 60 scheduled banks operating in the country including state-owned commercial...
To end fatalities, make roads and highways safer
ACCORDING to the latest newspaper reports, at least 19 people were killed and dozens injured in separate road crashes in Bogura, Sylhet and Begarhat districts...
Can a Trilateral Security Pact Bring Peace to the Middle East?
The political and security landscape of the Middle East appears to be entering a new phase. The recently signed Mecca Joint Security Pact among Saudi...
Save Rivers, Save the People; Save Bangladesh
The world’s largest delta, Bangladesh, is the creation of Rivers. Bangladesh is the drainage channel of the three major river systems—the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, and...
OBE in universities: Should schools follow suit?
Bangladesh is quietly undergoing a significant shift in the philosophy of higher education. Universities across the country are increasingly adopting Outcome-Based Education (OBE)-an approach that...
Sudden inflation in the price of energy sector
Electricity is one of the fundamental infrastructures of modern civilization. Every sphere of human life depends on electricity, specially linking to industry, agriculture, education, healthcare...