The good and the bad sides of climate change
John Abraham :This past year had so many stories involving human-caused climate change – it will be forever in our memories. Here is a summary...
Editorial
A strong EC for a fair poll
Mohammad Amjad Hossain :We understand from newspaper’s report that President Abdul Hamid has been conducting discussion with political parties to arrive at a consensus on...
Developing infrastructure services
Laurence Carter :One of my favorite songs when I was growing up was John Lennon’s “Imagine.” A few months ago, UNICEF created a project around...
Threat to public health from DDT mixed dry fish
DISHONEST businessmen are processing sea fish with DDT and such other chemical additives at Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong and other coastal areas where fishing trawlers unload...
They would not have died if a railway guard were at the crossing
IT could have been just another locally bound domestic train, but not the Kolkata-bound Maitree Express train to have caused an easily avoidable accident. The...
Readers’ Forum
Film industry in crisis Cine-movies are still popular in our country although the number of cinema halls came down to about 300 from 1500 in...
Creating an ‘age-friendly’ future
Sara Miller Llana :(From previous issue)The “graffiti grannies” have not stopped with spray paint. After shopkeepers denied an older man who uses a wheelchair access...
Robots, not nature, now make the selection
Baher Kamal :British naturalist Charles Darwin published in 1859 his theory of evolution in his work On the Origin of Species, he most likely did...
Illegal sand lifting destroying Padma embankment
INDISCRIMINATE and illegal sand lifting from the Padma has now become a major reason for quick erosion of its banks while causing damage to its...
Mitford Hospital needs urgent attention
MEDIA reported that Mitford Hospital is beset by irregularities and mismanagement. The once reputed 600-bed government-run hospital in the capital’s Old Town manned by 500...
Doubtful jumps of capital machinery imports
IMPORT payments for capital machinery increased by 80.80 per cent to US$ 2.49 billion in the first five months (July-November) of the current financial year...
Unthinkable mistakes in textbooks
MEDIA reports say the textbooks provided by National Curriculum and Textbook Board for students from Pre-Primary to Secondary levels are full of mistakes. Students and...